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Contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) CordenPharma has finalized plans to establish a new peptide manufacturing facility in Switzerland located at Getec Park in Muttenz near Basel. This investment is part of the company’s growth initiatives with a more than €1 billion strategic investment in peptide development and manufacturing.
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Spanish energy and petrochemicals group Repsol has approved an investment of more than €800 million to build its Ecoplant in the area of Tarragona, Spain. The first of its kind in Europe, the facility will use urban waste to produce renewable fuels and circular products through gasification, the company said.
Asahi Kasei will end the production of methyl methacrylate (MMA) monomer and other chemicals and focus on its Energy & Infrastructure division.
US adhesives major H.B. Fuller plans to significantly reduce its global manufacturing footprint and streamline its North American planning and logistics structure.
