Stahl completes acquisition of WEILBURGER Graphics

02-Oct-2024 - Stahl has completed the acquisition of WEILBURGER Graphics GmbH. The transaction significantly strengthens Stahl’s new packaging coatings division and supports its strategy to broaden its franchise for coatings for flexible materials. The acquisition of WEILBURGER Graphics, a division of Grebe ...

Verder Group acquires majority stake in Sauermann

20-Sep-2024 - The Verder Group has acquired Sauermann, a leading supplier in the HVAC-R market. This strategic acquisition marks a significant step forward for Verder, as it continues to expand its product portfolio and strengthen its position in the global pump and equipment industry. We are proud to announce ...

GIDARA Energy and Black & Veatch collaborate to convert more waste into syngas

16-Jul-2024 - GIDARA Energy, a pioneer in technology that converts waste into syngas (synthesis gas), announces its collaboration with Black & Veatch to convert biomass and non-recyclable waste into renewable syngas, a key component of sustainable fuels and chemicals repurposed for other products. Looking to ...

Hydrogenious founder Dr Daniel Teichmann receives Missie H2 Hydrogen medal

He is the first German CEO to receive this award

09-Jul-2024 - Dr Daniel Teichmann, founder and CEO of Hydrogenious LOHC Technologies, has been honoured with the well renowned Hydrogen Medal by the Dutch organization Missie H2 (Mission H2). This prestigious and independent award recognizes pioneers in the hydrogen economy who have made a significant ...

Fungus breaks down ocean plastic

“What makes this research scientifically outstanding, is that we can quantify the degradation process”

17-Jun-2024 - A fungus living in the sea can break down the plastic polyethylene, provided it has first been exposed to UV radiation from sunlight. Researchers from, among others, NIOZ published their results in the scientific journal Science of the Total Environment. They expect that many more plastic ...

Fermentation revolution?

Trash becomes treasure as bio-waste yields valuable acetone and isopropanol

07-Feb-2024 - In a major stride towards sustainable industrial fermentation, a team of researchers at Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) in The Netherlands, has unveiled pioneering advancements in the purification of isopropanol and acetone from the fermentation of waste gases. The study, published in ...

Autonomous synthesis robot uses AI to speed up chemical discovery

Impressive ingenuity

30-Jan-2024 - Chemists of the University of Amsterdam (UvA) have developed an autonomous chemical synthesis robot with an integrated AI-driven machine learning unit. Dubbed ‘RoboChem’, the benchtop device can outperform a human chemist in terms of speed and accuracy while also displaying a high level of ...

AkzoNobel’s Supervisory Board member, Jolanda Poots-Bijl, to step down

18-Jan-2024 - Jolanda Poots-Bijl has announced that she will step down as a member of AkzoNobel's Supervisory Board as of January 31. The decision follows her appointment as CFO of Ahold Delhaize, which limits availability for her current Supervisory Board role. Commenting on the announcement, Ben Noteboom, ...

BYK Netherlands invests in new plant for solvent based wax dispersions

The new facility aims to start commercial production end 2026

16-Jan-2024 - BYK Additives starts 2024 with a significant investment at the Deventer site in the Netherlands. On January 11, 2024, BYK Netherlands B.V. celebrated the groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of a new factory in Deventer, the Netherlands. The new production facility will manufacture ...

Seita Hagihara Takes Over as President of Yokogawa Europe

09-Jan-2024 - Yokogawa Europe B.V. announces that Seita Hagihara has been appointed as the new president of the Yokogawa regional headquarters for Europe as of January 1. Hagihara succeeds Takayuki Matsubara, who will be moving into the role of CEO in Yokogawa Group company KBC. After studying Economics & ...