On Sep. 25, German biopharma company Boehringer Ingelheim opened its new 11,000 sqm Angelika Amon Research Building at its site in Vienna, Austria. According to Boehringer Ingelheim, the investment of around €60 million is further proof of the company's commitment to cancer research.
Lonza inaugurated its new facility at the Colmar, France site. The new Innovaform Accelerator will serve as a Center of Excellence for developing and innovating capsule-based manufacturing and delivery solutions for oral and pulmonary administration.
Covestro will start the construction of a new Thermoplastic Polyurethanes (TPU) APAC Application Development (AD) Center in Guangzhou, China.
Nouryon recently announced it has commenced operations at its new Integrated Manufacturing Model site in Ribas do Rio Pardo, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil, which includes the production of hydrogen peroxide, sodium chlorate, and chlorine dioxide.
The chemical industry faces acute labor shortages because the talent pool is shrinking, but the industry remains heavily reliant on manual work. Therefore, realizing labor productivity potential will be decisive for business continuity and future growth.
CDMO Serán BioScience recently announced that it has completed an expansion to increase the number of process manufacturing suites at its facility in Bend, Oregon, from 6 to 14, adding approximately 130% more cGMP clinical manufacturing capacity.
Lonza recently announced that it has completed a planned expansion of the mid-scale microbial manufacturing facility at its Visp, Switzerland site. This multi-product facility was recently granted a GMP license, allowing cGMP manufacturing and release of biologics produced using microbial fermentation.
Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) has agreed to acquire a 35% equity stake in ExxonMobil’s proposed low-carbon hydrogen and ammonia production facility in Baytown, Texas, US.
Evonik has completed the expansion of its MetAmino (DL-methionine) production facilities in Singapore and the production on Jurong Island is again running at full capacity, after shutdowns in the fourth quarter of 2023 and the second quarter of 2024.
QatarEnergy has decided to build a new, world-scale urea production complex in Mesaieed Industrial City. The project comprises the construction of three ammonia production lines that will supply feedstock to four new urea production trains at the site.
BASF's Coatings division has inaugurated its new application and technical center in Jiangmen, China, which is located within the site of BASF Coatings (Guangdong) (BCG).
Chinese chemical group Wanhua has launched its 48,000-ton-per-year citral production facility in Yantai, China.
In order to meet significantly higher demand from its parent company Novo Nordisk, Novo Nordisk Pharmatech is planning to build a new factory at a 47,000 m² site in Køge, Denmark, which it acquired in March 2023.
In a move to enhance its R&D capabilities, customer proximity, and market presence in the North of China, German flavors and fragrances manufacturer Symrise has opened a new office and lab facility for food & beverage in Beijing.
US chemical company Chemours has opened its Chemours Battery Innovation Center (CBIC), a laboratory facility located at the company’s Discovery Hub in Newark, Delaware, US. A multi-million-dollar investment, the CBIC supports the testing and scaling of next generation battery technologies, to enable more sustainable, cost-effective, energy-efficient, and high-performing batteries for hybrid and electric vehicles (EVs), Chemours said.
Pfizer is investing nearly $100 million in a major upgrade to its manufacturing facility in Melbourne, Australia, that is intended to produce new antimicrobial treatments to address rising levels of antimicrobial resistance.
French specialty materials manufacturer Arkema has opened its new technologies innovation lab for ultraviolet-light-cured (UV-cured), light emitting diode (LED-cured) and electron-beam-cured (EB-cured) curable resins and additives for specialty coating and adhesive applications at the company’s Kyoto Technical Center (KTC).
International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) plans to complete the renovation and expansion of its facilities in Shanghai, China by the end of August. The 16,000 m2 site, named “Shanghai Creative Center,” is IFF’s largest in Asia.
CF Industries Holdings recently announced that it is moving forward with a carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) project at its Yazoo City, Mississippi, Complex that is expected to reduce the facility's carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by up to 500,000 metric tons annually.
Malaysia's state energy firm Petronas, Italy's Enilive (a subsidiary of Eni), and Japanese company Euglena have reached the final investment decision (FID) to develop a biorefinery which will be located within Petronas’ Pengerang Integrated Complex (PIC) in Johor, Malaysia.
Pfizer has commissioned its expanded, highly automated active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) manufacturing facility at the Tuas Biomedical Park in Singapore.
Yara, a global crop nutrition producer, and Atome, a developer of international green fertilizer projects, sign Heads of Terms for offtake from Atome’s renewable CAN project in Villeta, Paraguay.
Borouge, in a consortium with ADNOC and Borealis, and China’s Wanhua Chemical, together with Wanrong New Materials, a subsidiary controlled by Wanhua, signed a project collaboration agreement for a feasibility study to develop a 1.6 million t/y specialty state-of-the-art polyolefin complex in Fuzhou, Fujian Province, China.
Integrals Power has started production of high-performance Lithium Iron Phosphate (LFP) and Lithium Manganese Iron Phosphate (LMFP) cathode active materials at its new UK pilot plant. This zero-emission power plant will help to accelerate development for the UK battery industry.
CordenPharma announced its largest strategic investment to date, committing to spend ~€900m over the next three years to enhance its peptide technology platform.
Evonik has announced the expansion of its sodium methylate production capacity at its Rosario plant in Argentina. The company's expansion contributes to its ongoing role in the biofuels industry and supports its efforts in innovation and sustainability in South America.
A newly updated and automated production line is operational at AkzoNobel’s Suzhou site in China. The improvements are part of a €14 million investment to accelerate growth and double the plant’s marine and protective coatings capacity by 2025.
Navin Molecular, an Indian-headquartered CDMO with small molecule development and manufacturing capabilities, recently announced a Rs 288 Crore (approximately €32.6 million/$35 million) investment to construct a 9,000 m2 GMP manufacturing plant in Dewas, India. The new facility will nearly double the overall capacity at the site to 420 m3. It will support existing commercial-scale projects and meet future demands as the company continues to expand its global customer base.
Specialty material solutions provider Trinseo recently announced the opening of its polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) depolymerization facility in Rho, Italy. The pilot facility demonstrates the company’s commitment to sustainability by advancing next-generation recycling technology for acrylic solutions, in line with Trinseo’s 2030 Sustainable Product Portfolio Goals.
US contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) Veranova has initiated an expansion of its antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) and highly potent active pharmaceutical ingredient (HPAPI) development and manufacturing capabilities at its US facility in Devens, Massachusetts.
Ozempic producer Novo Nordisk announced plans to invest $4.1 billion to build a second fill and finishing manufacturing facility in Clayton, North Carolina, for the production of obesity and diabetes drugs.
US scientific services supplier Thermo Fisher Scientific has opened a new 72,500-square-foot clinical research laboratory building at its good manufacturing practices (GMP) lab in Middleton, Wisconsin, USA.
German chemical company Wacker Chemie has broken ground for its new production site in Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic. Wacker plans to produce room-temperature-curing high-performance silicones there from the end of 2025 and high-consistency silicone rubbers from 2028.
Fujifilm hast completed the construction of a new factory for advanced semiconductor materials in Pyeongtaek City, Korea. The new factory will produce color filter materials for image sensors. The new factory is scheduled to be fully operational by the end of December 2024.
Kyowa Kirin announced a new, state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Sanford, North Carolina, US. Kyowa Kirin will invest up to $530 million (€489 million) in constructing a 15,951m2 two-bioreactor facility, scheduled to break ground in Q3 of 2024.
