Aemetis validates yields at cellulosic demonstration plant

Aemetis has announced that its subsidiary, Aemetis Advanced Products Keyes, has received third-party validation from Leidos Engineering of ethanol and protein yields produced from the successful operation of its integrated demonstration unit (IDU) at InEnTec’s Technology Center in Richland, Washington. Aemetis continuously operated its gas fermentation process for over 120 days, meeting the requirements for […]

MFG Chemical acquires Gulf Bayport Chemicals

MFG Chemical, a specialty chemical manufacturer of polymers, surfactants and esters, has acquired Gulf Bayport Chemicals. Headquartered in Houston, TX, with plant operations in Pasadena, Texas, Gulf Bayport Chemicals is a manufacturer of maleic anhydride derivatives and provides a variety of contract manufacturing, warehouse and transportation services for a range of industrial end markets. “The […]

Competition Commission of India approves Brenntag-Raj Petro deal

The Competition Commission of India has approved the acquisition of Raj Petro Specialities by chemical distribution company Brenntag. Brenntag (Holding) BV is part of the Brenntag Group, which is active in distribution of industrial and speciality chemicals. Raj Petro Specialities is a manufacturer, distributor and exporter of a range of petroleum speciality products and lubricants. […]

Versarien to collaborate with Team Sky on graphene-enhanced cycling equipment

Versarien, the advanced materials engineering group, has announced that it has entered into a collaboration agreement with British professional cycling team, “Team Sky”. Versarien and Team Sky have agreed to collaborate to explore the benefits of adding graphene to high performance cycling equipment used by Team Sky. These products may include cycle frames, wheels and […]

Newalta and Tervita merge as well drilling increases

Canadian industrial waste management specialists Newalta and Tervita have announced a merger to create a new publicly traded company with pro forma annual revenues of Can$2.6 billion (US$2.0 billion). Both companies already hold leading positions in the market for the disposal of wastewater and brine in the Canadian oil sands, and the combined entity – […]

in-cosmetics Global recruits brand new faces for most topical edition to date

Robert Green Ingersoll, the American lawyer, Civil War veteran and politician once said: “The few lead, the many follow.” Never has this been more true than in the rapidly evolving cosmetics industry where stand-out scientists and formulation professionals have changed the face of personal care.   in-cosmetics has been at the forefront of these changes […]

Sartorius supports ABL Europe with viral vector capacity expansion

Sartorius Stedim Biotech, a leading international technology partner of the biopharmaceutical industry, has been selected by ABL Europe as its primary supplier of single-use systems. Through a supply partnership with Sartorius, ABL Europe has successfully increased and brought online new viral vector manufacturing capacity at its European facility in Strasbourg. A subsidiary of ABL Inc, […]

Inocucor hires David Sisk as CFO

Inocucor has hired David Sisk as Senior Vice President, Finance and Administration & Chief Financial Officer. David is an accomplished financial executive whose previous experience includes leadership roles in global organizations such as Armacell, Platform Specialty Products Corporation and Cheminova A/S. He is skilled in business strategy and process improvement, and guiding companies through mergers […]

Rainbow ranked as No. 1 agrochemical exporter in 2017

On the evening of 6th March 2018, the 19th CAC2018 was opened in Shanghai, and the 6th CAC award ceremony was held at its opening dinner. Rainbow was awarded the “2017 Top 20 Chinese Pesticides Exporters” and continued to rank as number one in the sector.     Rainbow has been in the top three […]

Alcami donation to support TROSA Medical Department

Alcami Corporation, a leading provider of fully-integrated custom end-to-end solutions for the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries, and Triangle Residential Options for Substance Abusers, Inc. (TROSA), a Durham-based innovative, multi-year residential program that enables substance abusers to be productive, recovering individuals by providing comprehensive treatment, work-based vocational training, education, and continuing care, have announced Alcami’s donation […]