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Merck and Siemens recently deepened their collaboration to take smart manufacturing to the next level.

• Merck
• Siemens

Pyran has completed its latest round of financing, including a $3 million investment from lead investor Kowa, to continue its progress toward building a world-scale commercial plant for high-performance bio-based diols, 1,5-pentanediol (PDO).

• Pyran

Bilfinger is expanding its presence in Egypt by signing a substantial Project Management and Consultancy (PMC) contract with Egyptian Chemical Industries (KIMA).

• Bilfinger

SABIC announced the signing of an agreement with Saudi Arabian Mining Company (Ma'aden) to sell its 20.62% stake in Aluminium Bahrain (Alba). The sale proceeds are expected to be between BHD363 million and BHD398 million.

• SABIC
• Saudi Arabian Mining Company

Clariant, a specialty chemicals company focused on sustainability, announced today that it has reached an agreement to sell its real estate "Industrial Park Fechenheim" in Frankfurt, Germany, to the Lugman Group.

• Clariant

Syensqo announced today that it has decided to apply for the delisting of its shares from Euronext Paris.

• Syensqo

Benefits of amino acid supplementation include: increased muscle growth when combined with strength training, reduced fatigue and soreness during exercise, enhanced fat loss, and improved fitness over time. Here are the best amino acids for muscle growth.

• Best amino acids for muscle growth

Shin-Etsu Chemical has developed the ST-OR type heat-shrinkable silicone rubber tube for busbar covering for the first time in the industry.

• Shin-Etsu Chemical

DKSH’s Performance Materials business unit, a specialty chemicals and ingredients distributor, has upgraded its four innovation centers in Manila to support its rapidly growing business in the Philippines.

• DKSH

POS roll and label supplier Schades has announced the acquisition of UK-based Hamilton Adhesive Labels, a private label manufacturer of label solutions that has worked with brands in the UK and Europe for over 32 years.

• Schades
• Hamilton Adhesive Labels

The Biesterfeld Group continues its strategic expansion in the Baltic States with the establishment of a new legal entity, Biesterfeld Baltic SIA, headquartered in Riga, Latvia.

• Biesterfeld

Nouryon, a global leader in specialty chemicals, has opened a new integrated manufacturing model plant in Ribas do Rio Pardo, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil, which produces hydrogen peroxide, sodium chlorate and chlorine dioxide.

• Nouryon

U.S. green technology company LanzaTech has signed an agreement with Sekisui Chemical to deploy a jointly developed platform at commercial scale to convert syngas generated from municipal solid waste (MSW) and industrial solid waste into ethanol.

• LanzaTech
• Sekisui Chemical

Sekisui Chemical Industries, Ltd. has established a branch of its overseas group company, Sekisui Specialty Chemicals (Thailand) Co., Ltd. (SSCT), in India.

• Sekisui

Saint-Gobain has completed the sale of its automotive exterior plastic parts manufacturing business ‘Freeglass GmbH & Co. KG’ to HF Opportunities GmbH, a subsidiary of Hannover Finance.

• Saint-Gobain

On September 3, East China Engineering Science and Technology Co., Ltd. (ECEC), an engineering construction service provider under China National Chemical Engineering Group Co., Ltd., won the bid for Bolivia's first large-scale chemical plant construction

• East China Engineering Science and Technology
• ECEC
• Bolivian chemical project

The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) has agreed to acquire a 35% stake in ExxonMobil’s proposed low-carbon hydrogen and ammonia production facility in Baytown, Texas, USA.

• ADNOC
• ExxonMobil

Saipem has been awarded two offshore contracts in Saudi Arabia under its existing long-term agreement with Saudi Aramco. The total value of the two contracts is approximately $1 billion.

• Saipem
• Saudi Aramco

Evonik has upgraded the production of its high-performance foam Rohacell at its main plant in Darmstadt, Germany, to use only electricity from renewable sources.

• Evonik
• Rohacell foam

Raízen and Vertoro, a Dutch biotech accelerator, announced the signing of a Joint Development Agreement (JDA) to enhance the value of lignin by converting it into advanced sustainable biofuels, chemicals and materials.

• Raízen
• Vertoro
• lignin