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AkzoNobel announces €22 million investment in France, to streamline its operations

a plan that includes a €22 million investment to establish the Montataire site as a flagship for decorative paint production.

Alleima supplies Preem in the green transition of the aviation industry

Alleima will supply Preem with heat exchanger tubes to be used in the conversion of the Lysekil refinery from fossil to renewable fuels. The investment is an important part of Sweden's green energy...

Perstorp establishes Amsterdam site in key step to enter the growing synthetic ester business

Global specialty chemicals innovator Perstorp, a wholly-owned subsidiary of PETRONAS Chemicals Group Berhad (PCG), will serve growing specialty fluids markets from new site in Amsterdam.

Naturgy will lead a strategic alliance to develop up to 30 biomethane plants in Spain

Hispania Silva will participate as a partner in this alliance. The plants, which will be spread throughout Spain, will have the capacity to generate up to 2.5 TWh per year, equivalent to the consum...

Merck (MSD Ireland) announces acquisition of WuXi Vaccines’ Dundalk site

MSD's acquisition of the WuXi Vaccines Dundalk site strengthens the company’s long-standing commitment to Ireland, bringing its footprint to eight locations nationwide with over 3,000 currently emp...

BASF starts up its expanded ammonium chloride plant in Ludwigshafen

New fifth nitric acid line launches in Grupa Azoty's Puławy plant

The fifth line has a production capacity of 1,000 tons per day (calculated at 100% acid concentration), and the fourth neutralization line, with a capacity of 1,300 tons per day, is set to begin it...