30.04.2024 • News
QatarEnergy Signs $6 Billion Deal for 18 LNG Vessels with Chinese Shipbuilder
China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) will construct 18 giant liquefied natural gas (LNG) vessels for QatarEnergy under a deal worth $6 billion.
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26.04.2024 • News
Wanhua Chemical Opens Barcelona R&D Center
On Wednesday, China’s Wanhua Chemical opened its R&D center in Cornellà de Llobregat near Barcelona, Spain, providing technical support and services to downstream customers in fine chemicals and materials on topics like product performance, application methods, and raw material selection.
26.04.2024 • News
Syensqo Breaks Ground on US Facility for EV Battery Materials
On Thursday, Syensqo broke ground on its new battery-grade polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) facility in Augusta, Georgia, US. When complete, the site will be the largest PVDF production facility in North America, the company said.
25.04.2024 • News
Asahi Kasei to Build a Battery Separator Plant in Canada
Asahi Kasei announced that it will construct an integrated plant in Ontario, Canada for the base film manufacturing and coating of Hipore wet-process lithium-ion battery (LIB) separator. Asahi Kasei and Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (Honda) have reached a basic agreement about the plant and are currently exploring the possibility of a joint investment.
22.04.2024 • News
LyondellBasell, Genox Open Plastics Recycling JV in China
Last week, LyondellBasell and Genox Recycling have opened their plastics recycling joint venture (JV) in Zhaoqing, Guangdong Province, China, which will operate under the name Guangdong Genox LyondellBasell New Material Co.
19.04.2024 • News
Linde to Build New Electrolyzer Plant in Brazil
Linde announced that – through its subsidiary White Martins – will build, own and operate a second 5-MW pressurized alkaline electrolyzer to produce green hydrogen in Jacareí, São Paulo, Brazil. Start-up of the facility is expected in 2025.
18.04.2024 • News
Solvay Opens New Blowing Agent Production Facility in Italy
Belgian chemical major Solvay has opened a new facility in Rosignano, Italy, for the production of Alve-One, a chemical blowing agent for the thermoplastic foaming industry.
17.04.2024 • News
BASF Launched Prototype Metal Refinery for Battery Recycling in Germany
BASF has started operations at its prototype metal refinery for battery recycling in Schwarzheide, Germany. The plant enables the development of operational procedures and the optimization of innovative battery recycling technology, processing end-of-life lithium-ion batteries and battery production scrap, the company said.
17.04.2024 • News
Vantage Expands Taurate Manufacturing Capacity in Germany
US-based Vantage Specialty Chemicals is to expand taurate capacity at its major manufacturing site in Leuna, Germany, in particular for the production of N-methyltaurine.
16.04.2024 • News
OQ Chemicals Completes US Propionaldehyde Expansion
As part of its strategy to expand the company's application portfolio, Germany-based OQ Chemicals has mechanically completed the expansion of its US plant in Bay City, Texas, for the production of high-purity propionaldehyde.
16.04.2024 • News
Fujifilm Invests Additional $1.2 Billion in CDMO Business in North Carolina
Fujifilm announced an additional investment of $1.2 billion in its large-scale cell culture contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) business to further expand the planned Fujifilm Diosynth Biotechnologies facility in Holly Springs, North Carolina, bringing the total investment in the facility to over $3.2 billion. Plans for the new site were unveiled in September last year.
15.04.2024 • News
Air Liquide Expands Biomethane Capacities in the US
Air Liquide is to expand its capacities in biomethane, also known as renewable natural gas (RNG) in the US, with the construction of two new production units. These units, located in Center Township, Pennsylvania, and Holland Township, Michigan, will treat waste sourced from dairy farms.
12.04.2024 • News
Novoloop and Aether Attain Continuous Operations of Pilot Plant
Novoloop, a plastic circular economy technology company, recently announced the successful startup of its pilot plant in India in collaboration with Aether Industries, a publicly listed specialty chemicals manufacturer.
10.04.2024 • News
Orion Breaks Ground on Battery Materials Plant in Texas
Specialty chemicals company Orion, a producer of carbon black, broke ground on a battery materials plant in Texas, US. According to Orion, the facility will be the only one in the US producing acetylene-based conductive additives for lithium-ion batteries and other applications for the growing electrification.
09.04.2024 • News
Roquette Invests in Danish Start-up Biograil
Roquette, a French multinational supplier of pharmaceutical and nutraceutical excipients, announced an investment by its venture capital arm Roquette Ventures in Danish start-up Biograil.
05.04.2024 • News
TotalEnergies, Sinopec to Produce Sustainable Aviation Fuel
TotalEnergies and China Petroleum and Chemical Corporation (Sinopec) have agreed to develop a production unit for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) at a Sinopec's refinery in China.
03.04.2024 • News
Upperton Opens New Development and GMP Manufacturing Facility
Upperton Pharma Solutions was joined by Sarah Gilbert, Professor and co-creator of the Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine for the official opening of its new development and GMP manufacturing facility in Nottingham, UK.
03.04.2024 • News
Archroma to Expand Operations in South Carolina
Swiss specialty chemicals producer Archroma announced plans to expand its US operations in Martin, South Carolina.
28.03.2024 • News
Aragen Launches First Phase of Biologics Facility in India
Aragen, a CRDMO, has launched the first phase of its biologics manufacturing facility in Bangalore, India. The $30 million project, executed by its subsidiary Aragen Biologics Pvt Ltd, has completed its first small-scale manufacturing project for a US-based organization, producing a novel anticancer monoclonal antibody.
28.03.2024 • News
Syensqo Inaugurates Application Development Labs in Italy
Syensqo has opened its application development labs (ADL) in Bollate, Italy. The project includes an expansion of 1,300 m2 in a new building and represents a €10 million investment over the past three years and underlines the Bollate research center’s pivotal role in developing new applications for high-tech industries, the company said.
26.03.2024 • News
Sandoz Opens Antibiotic Production Facility in Austria
Sandoz, a generic and biosimilar medicines manufacturer, recently opened a new production facility in Kundl, Austria, to serve more patients with affordable life-saving drugs produced entirely in Europe.
26.03.2024 • News
Dow to Build World-Scale Carbonate Solvents Facility on US Gulf Coast
Dow announced its intent to build a world-scale carbonate solvents production facility for lithium-ion battery production on the US Gulf Coast. The plant will serve customers in the lithium-ion battery sector, in which carbonate solvents are used as a component in electrolytes.
25.03.2024 • News
Schott Pharma to Build New US Prefillable Syringe Manufacturing Facility
In a move to triple its production of glass and polymer syringes for the US market by 2030, Germany’s Schott Pharma announced plans to build its first US facility to manufacture prefillable polymer syringes that meet the need for deep-cold storage and transportation of mRNA medications.
22.03.2024 • News
Afyren Neoxy Gets €3.4 Million in After-Biochem Project
Greentech firm Afyren Neoxy, a subsidiary of Afyren, received a €3.4 million payment this week for achieving key milestones with its bio-based low-carbon products.
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13.03.2024 • News
Adare to Expand Oral Dose Capabilities in Italy
US CDMO Adare Pharma Solutions is to add a high-shear mixer granulator at its Pessano, Italy facility, to complement existing fluid bed capabilities. The new mixer can provide wet granulation using either aqueous or organic-based solutions.
12.03.2024 • News
Kyowa Kirin to Build First US Pharma Operations
Japan-based pharmaceutical company Kyowa Kirin plans to build a $200 million biologics manufacturing center in Sanford, North Carolina, creating 102 jobs. This will be the company’s first North American pharmaceutical manufacturing operation, expected to create 102 jobs.
11.03.2024 • News
SK Bioscience to Expand South-Korean Vaccine Production Capacity
South Korea-based contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) SK Bioscience has broken ground on an approximately 4,200 m2 expansion of its L House vaccine manufacturing facility in Andong, Gyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea, which will serve as the production base for pneumococcal conjugate vaccine candidate GBP410, jointly developed by SK Bioscience and Sanofi, who are co-investing in the expansion.
07.03.2024 • News
AstraZeneca Plans £650 Million Investment in UK
AstraZeneca, whose CEO Pascal Soriot has been critical of the UK business environment for the life sciences industry in the past, wants to invest a large sum at its homebase. On Mar. 6, Chancellor Jeremy Hunt announced that the pharma giant plans to invest £650 million in the UK.
05.03.2024 • News
AkzoNobel Completes Capacity Expansion at Vietnam Multi-site
AkzoNobel has completed a significant investment project at its production facility in Bac Ninh province, Vietnam, aimed at strengthening the company’s position in Asia and focusing on more sustainable manufacturing. The total investment amounts to €18.5 million.
01.03.2024 • News
BMS to Invest $400 Million in Expansion of Dublin Site
Bristol Myers Squibb (BMS) wants to invest $400 million for the construction and design of a sterile drug product (SDP) facility at its Cruiserath campus in Dublin, Ireland, significantly expanding manufacturing and laboratory capacity at the site.
01.03.2024 • News
AkzoNobel Opens Paints and Coatings Plant in Pakistan
Dutch paints and coatings group AkzoNobel has been opened a new €26 million manufacturing plant Faisalabad, Pakistan – the company’s largest investment in the country to date.
28.02.2024 • News
Merck Opens New €20 Million Distribution Center in Brazil
Merck will open a new € 20 million distribution center in São Paulo, Brazil to better serve its Life Science customers in the region. The new space, which will be operational in late February, has an area of 13,000 square meters, which is twice as large as the former São Paulo location.
21.02.2024 • News
Perstorp Opens New Penta Plant in India
Sweden-based specialty chemicals company Perstorp has built and commissioned a new ISCC Plus-certified plant in western India to meet the growing market demand for Penta chemicals.
14.02.2024 • News
Solvay Completes Coal Phase-out at Wyoming Soda Ash Plant
Brussels, Belgium-headquartered chemical company Solvay has completed the coal phase-out initiative at its US site in Green River, Wyoming.
