Arxada Gains English High Court Sanction for Debt Restructuring Scheme

Arxada, the Basel-headquartered ingredients and services group, reported that the High Court of Justice of England and Wales has sanctioned its English scheme of arrangement for the amend-and-extend transaction involving…

Braskem’s Cazoolo Lab Halves Circular Packaging Development Cycle to Two Years

Braskem’s Cazoolo circular packaging design lab has shortened the packaging development cycle from four years to two in projects it has conducted, measured from initial briefing to store-shelf launch. Early-stage…

Mitsui Chemicals Achieves 85% Ammonia Co-firing in Naphtha Cracker Test

Mitsui Chemicals, NEDO, Maruzen Petrochemical, Toyo Engineering and Sojitz Machinery reached an 85% ammonia co-firing rate on a heat-input basis across an entire naphtha cracking furnace in a test furnace…

Umicore highlights ruthenium recycling as supply tightens across electronics demand

Umicore describes ruthenium as a scarce platinum group metal, mined at roughly 25 tonnes annually as a by-product of platinum and palladium. The company says it is one of the…

Ercros shareholders tender 7.88 million shares in Bondalti delisting offer

Bondalti Iberica accepted shares in its delisting tender offer for Ercros, S.A., with 7,882,035 shares tendered, equal to 37.86% of the shares targeted by the offer and 8.62% of Ercros’s…

Henkel showcases new Technomelt hot-melt adhesives for furniture makers at SICAM

Henkel is showcasing its latest Technomelt adhesives at SICAM in Pordenone, Italy, targeting furniture and component manufacturers. The range includes the Technomelt PUR 260/x ME edge-banding family for kitchen and…

JNC Corporation Earns Halal Certification for Polylysine in Southeast Asia

JNC Corporation has obtained Halal certification for its polylysine from the Japan Halal Association for Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam. The certification lets it supply polylysine for non-food uses such…