Category: Chemicals & Materials
Chemicals & Materials
The company said it is seeking to build a flex production line which would enable numerous companies to share the facility on a fee for use basis. Calgary based Saint Jean Carbon Inc. has recently announced that the firm is building a new type of …
Chemicals & Materials
ANSYS, a US-based software company, has reportedly inked a definitive agreement to acquire Granta Design, the UK-based materials information technology provider. The acquisition is likely to provide ANSYS customers with wide access to material intelligence, including data that is quite vital to successful simulations. An …
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In what marks the foray of the Gautam Adani-led Adani Group in the rapidly growing petrochemical sector, the company has recently inked a MoU (Memorandum of Understanding) with the German specialty chemical giant BASF SE to investment in the acrylics value chain. The move, reportedly …
Chemicals & Materials
The funds would be going towards new research in the field of chemical & materials sciences with the aim of advancing the emerging Quantum Information Science field. The field would be shaping the future of sensors and information processing. The United Stated Department of Energy …
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The Anglo-Australian metals and mining corporation Rio Tinto has reportedly concluded the sale of its largest aluminum smelter in Europe to Liberty House for USD 500 million. As per trusted sources, the France-based aluminum smelter has been renamed as Liberty Aluminum Dunkerque. Reportedly, the aluminum …
Chemicals & Materials
Global private equity investment firm, H.I.G. Capital, LLC, has recently announced that its portfolio firm, Vantage Specialty Chemicals Holdings, Inc., a leading provider of natural based specialty ingredients, has inked a definitive agreement to acquire renowned industrial surfactant manufacturer, LEUNA-Tenside GmbH (LTG). Reportedly, LTG manufactures …
Chemicals & Materials
Brazilian multinational petroleum giant Petrobras is reportedly planning to sell additional assets worth USD 20 billion through next year. As per trusted sources, Petrobras was in talks to sell its Pasadena refinery to Chevron. Reportedly, the company plans to sign deals by year-end to sell …
Chemicals & Materials
KolonOLON BASF innoPOM Inc., the joint venture formed between BASF and Kolon Plastics has commenced operations at its new, 70,000 metric tons per year capacity polyoxymethylene (POM) production facility in Korea’s Gimcheon city. The construction of the plant had begun in April 2016 and took …
Chemicals & Materials
Carlsberg, the leading Danish brewer is about to set new standards in the liquor industry as the global beer giant recently announced that it will be replacing traditional can holders with new technology that will hold cans together while cutting down on plastic use. Reliable …