DuPont Safety & Construction, a business unit of DowDuPont Specialty Products Division, has announced plans to invest more than $400 million to expand capacity for the manufacture of Tyvek nonwoven materials at its facility in Luxembourg. The production expansion, which will add a new building and third operating line at the site, is scheduled to […]
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Arysta LifeScience completes acquisition of Etec Crop Solutions
Platform Specialty Products Corporation announced today that Arysta LifeScience, which comprises its Agricultural Solutions segment, has completed the acquisition of Etec Crop Solutions in New Zealand. Etec Crop Solutions has been a significant supplier of agrochemical solutions in New Zealand. The company develops and commercializes innovative high-value specialty products across the entire spectrum of pastoral, […]
ELIX Polymers announces new investment in its Tarragona plant
The company ELIX Polymers, a thermoplastics manufacturer located in Tarragona’s Polígono Sur industrial complex, has announced a new investment amounting to €4 million, whose objective is to optimize its ABS powder production facilities. The company expects to begin executing this new project in 2018, which it will continue to develop and consolidate throughout this year […]
Process innovation needs to be undertaken in early R&D phase, predicts ADC Bio
ADC Biotechnology predicts that the next crucial phase of innovation to optimize and streamline production processes of Antibody Drug Conjugates (ADCs) will be designed at the clinical development stage by specialist, ADC focused service providers. At present, a number of the larger CDMOs are focused solely on commercial scale ADC production and lack both the […]
Bayer plans closing of Monsanto acquisition on 7th June
Bayer plans to complete the acquisition of Monsanto on June, 7, following the receipt of all required approvals from regulatory authorities. “The acquisition of Monsanto is a strategic milestone in strengthening our portfolio of leading businesses in health and nutrition. We will double the size of our agriculture business and create a leading innovation engine […]
Arkema to double thiochemicals production capacities in USA
Arkema confirms a detailed investment review, with its partner Novus International, to double production capacities at Arkema’s Beaumont Thiochemicals site in the United States. This project will support the strong global growth in the animal nutrition market and further strengthens Arkema’s world leading position in high value-added sulfur derivatives. Arkema is reviewing in detail, with […]
Umicore to build cathode materials plant in Poland
Further to its announcement earlier this year of a first production plant to manufacture cathode materials for the European automotive market, Umicore has now selected a site in Nysa, Poland, for this investment. The plant will build upon the state-of-the-art and proprietary production technologies developed to meet the highest automotive performance and quality standards. The […]
Sumitomo Chemical begins operations at Chemistry Research Center
Sumitomo Chemical has announced that, starting 1st June, it has begun operations at its Chemistry Research Center, a synthesis research building newly built on the premises of its Health & Crop Sciences Research Laboratory in Takarazuka, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan. The centre is intended to serve as Sumitomo Chemical’s new global R&D base principally for […]
Q Laboratories opens $10 million lab facility
Q Laboratories has opened its new 30,000-sq.-ft. lab in Cincinnati, OH. Completion of this new facility combined with the purchase of two existing buildings on adjacent property will comprise the Q Laboratories Campus allowing for continued growth and a more efficient workspace for its 130+ employees. With this expansion the company’s total square footage grows […]
AkzoNobel Specialty Chemicals announces 2018 Imagine Chemistry winners
Another group of 10 start-ups and chemical researchers will see their ideas move a step closer to commercialization after being named winners of the 2018 edition of AkzoNobel Specialty Chemicals’ Imagine Chemistry-challenge. Imagine Chemistry was launched to help solve real-life chemistry-related challenges and uncover sustainable business opportunities. The 2018 edition generated no less than 150 […]