Nouryon, a global specialty chemicals leader, have just announced the expansion of the company’s Application Development Centers in Deventer, the Netherlands and Chattanooga, Tennessee, US, to offer advanced technical service capabilities dedicated to cleaning in Europe and North America. The expansion…
Valmet has completed the acquisition of the U.S. based NovaTech Automation’s Process Solutions business. The acquired business specializes in process control and optimization solutions for batch, continuous and hybrid processes. It serves customers mainly in process industries such as food…
Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Solutions (WMFTS) highlights its range of Qdos chemical metering pumps for chemical processing and OEM applications.  Pumps are ideal for chemical processing and OEM applications The Qdos range features a simple drop-in installation that eliminates the ancillary…
Brenntag, the global market leader in chemicals and ingredients distribution, has just announced a multi-year project with Amazon Web Services (AWS), an Amazon.com company (NASDAQ: AMZN). AWS will enable Brenntag to accelerate the integration of digital processes and services and…
Brenntag (ISIN DE000A1DAHH0), the global market leader in chemicals and ingredients distribution, have just announced the acquisition of the Life Science and Coatings business from Ravenswood, a specialties distributor in Australia and New Zealand with a strong expertise in blending.…
Brenntag the global market leader in chemicals and ingredients distribution, has just announced the acquisition of Tech Management (dba), a leading solutions provider for proprietary formulations and on-site services directly to operators in the energy sector in the Permian Basin.…
Brenntag, the global market leader in chemicals and ingredient distribution, has just announced an exclusive partnership with INOFEA to promote the pharmaceutical applications of its enzyme technology in EMEA. As part of the exclusive partnership, Brenntag and INOFEA will provide…
BASF closed the divestiture of its kaolin minerals business to KaMin, a global performance minerals company headquartered in Macon, Georgia, United States, following the fulfillment of clearance conditions. The kaolin minerals business has approximately 440 employees, including personnel in North…
With the certification of BASF’s production site in Cassina Rizzardi, Italy, BASF is the first chemical company offering certified sustainable personal care ingredients based on coconut oil. The company was certified according to the Rainforest Alliance Mass Balance Coconut certification…
Splitter will enable the production of more high-value, differentiated grades Huntsman Corporation (NYSE: HUN) has just announced the start of commercial operation of a new methylene diphenyl diisocyanate (MDI) splitter at its Geismar site in Louisiana. The $180 million splitter…
ICIS, a global source of Independent Commodity Intelligence Services, has launched Supplier Carbon Footprints to help chemical and plastic companies measure, manage and identify opportunities to reduce global supply chain emissions for chemicals and plastics with ground-breaking emission data by…
It’s estimated that for every kilogram of drug made in the pharmaceutical industry, 100kg of waste is produced. Manufacturing faces the need to become more efficient, flexible, and sustainable, and waste production is one area where industry could improve. Optimising…
ECHA's Committee for Risk Assessment (RAC) agrees to keep glyphosate’s current classification as causing serious eye damage and being toxic to aquatic life. Based on a wide-ranging review of scientific evidence, the committee again concludes that classifying glyphosate as a…
Solenis, a leading global producer of specialty chemicals used in water-intensive industries, has released its 2021 Sustainability Report summarizing the company’s environmental stewardship, social responsibility and governance (ESG) initiatives for the previous fiscal year. The report is available for download…
Valmet has signed a Heads of Agreement with Circa to industrialize the production of sustainable biochemicals at Circa’s small-scale ReSolute plant in France and future large-scale production plants. Valmet will offer the main machinery and equipment and actively contribute to…
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