Irish Cement produced an information booklet ‘Investing in Our Future’ which outlines plans for the next phase of investment in Limerick Cement Works. The investment plans focus on the replacement of fossil fuels with locally produced alternative fuels, manufactured from…
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SIl-Pro acquires Machining Solutions
Sil-Pro LLC recently acquired Sil-Pro Machining Solutions (formerly MMI Precision), a leading provider of high precision machining to the medical, aerospace, defense and specialty equipment markets. The acquisition will expand on Sil-Pro’s current value added manufacturing and full device manufacturing…
Barwell launches new rebuild program called Barwell twentysix
Barwell USA, a specialist manufacturer of ram preformers for the rubber industry, launched an approved used machine program called ‘Barwell twentysix’. This program has been developed to provide rubber processors with reliable second-hand ram preformers, rebuilt by the original manufacturer…
Nynas takes over Shell refinery in Germany
Nynas, a Swedish company focusing on producing and selling naphthenic specialty oils and bitumen, has now completed the takeover of the former Shell refinery in Hamburg, Germany. “The addition of Harburg to the Nynas supply network is an important step…
Evonik strengthens its German sites
Evonik is planning further large-scale projects in Germany. One of these is the construction of a new plant for production of specialty copolyesters in Witten by 2018 with an investment in the double-digit million euro range. As part of the…
DuPont cuts back US$700 million in costs this year
DuPont announced a 2016 global cost savings and restructuring plan designed to reduce US$700 million in costs compared with 2015. The 2016 cost reductions include a range of structural actions across all businesses and staff functions globally to operate more…
Bridgestone APM selects site for new plant
Bridgestone APM Company (BAPM), a wholly owned subsidiary of Tokyo-based Bridgestone Corporation headquartered in Findlay, Ohio, selected a site in the Town of Wheatfield in Niagara County, N.Y., for construction of a new facility that will produce seat foam for…
Continental Donates US$10,000 to firefighters’ charity
International automotive supplier Continental today donated US$10,000 to the Auburn Hills Firefighters’ Helping Hands organization. The money donated will go toward helping needy families this holiday season. “For the seventh year in a row, Continental has made a substantial impact…
Inovyn closes UK plant
Inovyn, a joint-venture between Ineos and Solvay, announced details of its new chloromethanes operations strategy in response to the decline in European demand. With effect from March 1 2016, production will be focused on Inovyn’s chloromethanes assets at Tavaux (France)…
Dow Corning scientist elected to board of German tribology group
At the recent conference of GfT – Gesellschaft für Tribologie e.V. (the German Tribological Society), a globally recognized Dow Corning lubrication expert was elected to the group’s Board of Directors. Associate Industry Scientist Manfred Jungk of Dow Corning’s Molykote brand…