Geneva (ots/PRNewswire) - Firmenich, the world's largest privately owned fragrance and taste company, today announces the launch of its Culinary and SmartProteins® Innovation Center in Tuas, Singapore. The new center will serve as a regional R&D hub for Asia and a global center of expertise in alternative proteins for meat and dairy analogs. The Innovation Center is ...
Columbus, Ohio (ots/PRNewswire) - Expanding portfolio of solutions and capabilities addressing growing need for curated scientific data and expertise to accelerate discovery CAS, a division of the American Chemical Society (ACS) that specializes in scientific information solutions, today launched a new brand reflecting the broadening scope of its solutions and ...
Rome (ots/PRNewswire) - Maire Tecnimont S.p.A. announces that its subsidiary NextChem has been awarded today a contract by Total Corbion PLA, a 50/50 joint venture between Total and Corbion, to carry out a Front-End Engineering Design for their 100,000 tons per annum Poly Lactic Acid (PLA) plant in Grandpuits, France. The plant, due to be operational in 2024, will be ...
Johannesburg (ots/PRNewswire) - Sasol Limited ("Sasol") herewith announces that its wholly owned subsidiary Sasol Financing USA LLC (the "Issuer") has priced an offering of US$-denominated, SEC-registered notes (the "Notes"), including $650 million of senior notes due 2026 (the "2026 Notes") and $850 million of senior notes due 2031 (the "2031 Notes"). The 2026 Notes will bear interest at a rate of 4,375% per annum. The ...
Brussels (ots/PRNewswire) - A major research project to shape regulation and policy on chemical safety without the use of animal testing has been launched with the aid of EUR19.3M funding from the European Commission under H2020 program. Led by the University of Birmingham and involving 15 European and US organisations, PrecisionTox aims to protect human health from ...
Geneva (ots/PRNewswire) - Delivering sustained revenue and free cash flow growth, while demonstrating resilient profitability. Integrating largest-ever acquisition. Firmenich International SA, the world's largest privately-owned Perfume and Taste company, announced its Half Year Results for the six months ended 31 December 2020. Financial Highlights - Total Revenue reached CHF 1,997 million, up 2.3% on an organic basis at ...
Johannesburg (ots/PRNewswire) - In keeping with its priority Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) of responsible production and consumption, Sasol and waste management company GrnCat, have developed a solution to recover wax from spent catalysts. Since the GrnCat plant was commissioned in 2018, Sasol has recovered and ...
Rome (ots/PRNewswire) - NextChem, Maire Tecnimont Group's subsidiary for the development of projects and technologies for energy transition, and JFE Engineering Corporation, engineering and operative company of Japan Group JFE, have signed a commercial agreement which strengthens the cooperation between the ...
Omni Conversion Technologies Inc.
Ottawa, On (ots/PRNewswire) - OMNI CT launches OMNI200(TM) OMNI CT is pleased to announce our flagship product: The OMNI200TM Gasification and Plasma Refining System (GPRSTM). OMNI200TM converts any solid energetic material into OMNISyngasTM and OMNIRock(TM). OMNISyngas(TM) is used to produce hydrogen, bio-fuels, synthetic natural gas, chemicals or electricity. ...
Berlin (ots/PRNewswire) - LabTwin, creator of the world's first voice-powered smart assistant for scientists, today announced the company has achieved ISO/IEC 27001:2017 and ISO/IEC 27017:2015 certification. This certification recognizes LabTwin's compliance with international gold standards for information security. ISO 27001 is a set of more than 100 requirements for ...
Houston and Johannesburg (ots/PRNewswire) - LyondellBasell (NYSE: LYB), one of the largest plastics, chemicals and refining companies in the world, and Sasol (JSE: SOL, NYSE: SSL), a global integrated chemicals and energy company, today announced the closing of their Louisiana-based Integrated Polyethylene Joint Venture (JV) transaction following required regulatory ...
Lake Charles, La. (ots/PRNewswire) - Seventh unit marks completion of Lake Charles Chemicals Project Sasol today announced our LDPE unit reached beneficial operation on 15 November 2020. The LDPE unit is the seventh and final Lake Charles Chemicals Complex unit to come online. The LCCP is now 100 percent complete with total capital expenditure forecast to be within the ...
Geneva (ots/PRNewswire) - Firmenich International S.A., the world's largest privately-owned Perfume and Taste company, held its Annual General Meeting on the 6th October 2020 as planned without in-person participation. Firmenich's Chairman Patrick Firmenich said: "I am proud of our performance in the past fiscal year which shows how resilient our business is. I want to ...
LyondellBasell and Sasol Limited
Houston and Johannesburg (ots/PRNewswire) - - LyondellBasell to acquire 50 percent of certain Sasol assets in Louisiana LyondellBasell (NYSE: LYB) and Sasol (JSE: SOL) (NYSE: SSL) today announced they have entered into a definitive agreement to form a 50/50 joint venture (JV) through which LyondellBasell will acquire 50 percent of Sasol's 1.5 MM ton ethane cracker, 0.9 ...
Johannesburg (ots/PRNewswire) - Sasol is committed to reducing its overall impact on the environment and is developing and implementing on our climate change mitigation response to enable long-term resilience of the company through an updated strategy, Future Sasol and lower-carbon business operations. We are ...
Geneva (ots/PRNewswire) - In order to strengthen Firmenich industry leadership in ingredients and drive a new era of excellence, Firmenich, has appointed Boet Brinkgreve to President of Ingredients, effective June 1st, 2020. Boet will continue to report directly to Firmenich CEO, Gilbert Ghostine, as a member of the Company's Executive Committee. Separately, ...
Geneva (ots/PRNewswire) - Building on Firmenich's donation of 20 tons of hand sanitizer in Geneva, the Group is increasing its production capacity to 100 tons for hospitals, as well as medical and emergency services across the USA and Switzerland. Firmenich has transformed its production lines to provide hand sanitizer vital to limiting the spread of COVID-19 and ...
Toronto (ots/PRNewswire) - OPIS 35 Provides "Inherently Safe" Laser Radiation for Zone 0 Hazardous Location - Tornado Spectral Systems Inc., a leading manufacturer of Raman analyzers for process monitoring, announced today that it has received ATEX and IECEx certification for its OPIS 35 laser accessory. The certification is in accordance to the IEC 60079 standard and ...
Geneva (ots/PRNewswire) - Firmenich to Become a Key Player in Renewable Ingredients for Perfumery and Beyond Firmenich today announced that it has entered into exclusivity with Ardian, Tikehau Capital and family shareholders to acquire Les Dérivés Résiniques et Terpéniques ("DRT"). DRT is a world leader in plant-based chemistry, mainly from pine trees, and is one of the leading suppliers globally of high quality, ...
Arnhem, Netherlands (ots/PRNewswire) - Teijin Aramid, world leader in aramid high performance fibers with production locations in the Netherlands, Thailand and Japan, announced today the appointment of Peter ter Horst as the company's new President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) per April 1st, 2020. Ter Horst succeeds Gert Frederiks who will continue in an advisory role before retiring one year later after a long and ...
Hamamatsu Photonics Europe GmbH
Hamamatsu City, Japan (ots/PRNewswire) - By applying its own unique microelectro-mechanical systems (MEMS) technology, Hamamatsu Photonics has successfully developed a palm-sized "Fourier transform infrared spectrometer (FTIR) engine C15511-01" offering high sensitivity to near-infrared light at wavelengths from 1.1 ...
Geneva (ots/PRNewswire) - Firmenich, the world's largest privately-owned Perfume and Taste company, is today announcing its joint participation with Quadia in green packaging pioneer LOOP's Series A equity round. Announced at the American Cleaning Institute's (ACI) annual convention, this investment demonstrates the Group's commitment to the circular economy and ...
Mitsubishi Chemical Advanced Materials AG
Lenzburg, Switzerland (ots/PRNewswire) - Mitsubishi Chemical Advanced Materials AG (MCAM), a leading global manufacturer of high-performance materials, today announced that it has entered into an agreement for the acquisition of c-m-p GmbH (c-m-p) through its German subsidiary Mitsubishi Chemical Advanced Materials GmbH. The transaction is expected to close in early March 2020. With the addition of c-m-p, both companies ...
Geneva (ots/PRNewswire) - For the sixth consecutive year, Firmenich, the world's largest privately-owned perfume and taste company, has been commended for its climate action, achieving a place on CDP's prestigious 'A List' for climate change. Confirming its position as a world leader in environmental management, Firmenich is ranked among the top 2% high-performing ...
Berlin (ots/PRNewswire) - The Atotech Group today announced that Atotech Limited, an entity which will be its indirect parent, has confidentially submitted a draft registration statement on Form F-1 with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") relating to the proposed initial public offering of its common ...
Geneva (ots/PRNewswire) - Firmenich, the world's largest privately-owned perfume and taste company, has partnered with Pantone® to bring its 2020 Color of the Year to life through bespoke fragrance and taste experiences. One of the first Pantone Sensory Partners, Firmenich put its world-class creativity to work to ...
Geneva, Switzerland (ots/PRNewswire) - Firmenich, the world's largest privately-owned perfume and taste company, is proud to announce that it has been recognized for its exemplary leadership in sustainability with the first ever IMD-Pictet Sustainability in Family Business Award 2019. Selected out of 60 competitive applications, the jury ...
London (ots/PRNewswire) - Partnership strengthens Infosys' footprint in the European chemical industry Infosys (http://www.infosys.com/) (NYSE: INFY), a global leader in next-generation digital services and consulting, today announced it has been selected as a strategic end-to-end partner for Digital Ecosystem Application portfolio by ARLANXEO - a global market leader ...
Geneva (ots/PRNewswire) - Marking World Toilet Day, Firmenich, the world's largest privately-owned perfume and taste company, released pioneering research demonstrating that malodor control is a key lever in tackling today's sanitation crisis. The four-country study, released at the Global Sanitation Economy Summit 2019 in Pune, India, found that effective malodor ...
Geneva (ots/PRNewswire) - Firmenich recorded CHF 3.9 billion in net revenues, in progression of +6% in Swiss Francs versus prior year in its Fiscal Year 2019 (FY19). Expanding its reach with four acquisitions and eight new facilities, the Group invested CHF 390 million in R&D to deliver cutting-edge innovation, ...