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Evonik Expands Sodium Methylate Production Capacity in Argentina

Posted on 12, July 2024 by

(IN BRIEF) Evonik has announced a significant expansion of its sodium methylate production capacity at its Rosario plant in Argentina’s Sante Fé Province. The expansion, increasing annual capacity by 50% to 90,000 tons, aims to meet growing demand for biofuels … Read the full press release →

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Solvay’s new circular highly dispersible silica (HDS) made with bio-based sodium silicate derived from rice husk ash will reduce CO2 footprint in the tire industry

Posted on 17, January 2023 by

(IN BRIEF)Solvay, an international chemical company, has announced the launch of a new circular highly dispersible silica (HDS) in Europe, with plans to expand to North America. The new HDS is made with bio-based sodium silicate derived from rice husk … Read the full press release →

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Valio committed to help Finns reduce their excess sodium intake through its Valio ValSa® products

Posted on 20, February 2019 by

(PRESS RELEASE) HELSINKI, 20-Feb-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — FinRavinto 2017 survey revealed that Finns’ salt intake is still too large, with 86% of women and almost all men, 98%, exceed the daily recommended sodium intake. Valio makes it possible to reduce … Read the full press release →

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Valio Group 2016: Exports and international operations accounted for 35% of net sales

Posted on 15, June 2017 by

A series of lean years for Finnish dairy farmer entrepreneurs and Valio Ltd continued in 2016 but the downward trend has stabilised. Despite the challenges, Valio was able to pay its owners, the dairy farmer entrepreneurs, around 8 cents above … Read the full press release →

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Stora Enso and Altris Unite to Drive Eco-Friendly Battery Solutions in Europe

Posted on 6, June 2024 by

(IN BRIEF) Stora Enso and Altris, a Swedish sodium-ion battery developer, have joined forces to propel the advancement and commercialization of a sustainable battery value chain in Europe. The collaboration centers on integrating Stora Enso’s Lignode®—a sustainable hard carbon derived … Read the full press release →

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Saltigo Launches “Net Zero Custom Manufacturing” for Sustainable Production

Posted on 7, May 2024 by

(IN BRIEF) Saltigo, a subsidiary of LANXESS specializing in exclusive synthesis of active ingredients and intermediates, introduces “Net Zero Custom Manufacturing” to offer sustainable production solutions to potential customers, particularly in the food and agrochemical industries. The initiative focuses on … Read the full press release →

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FDA Approves Basilea’s ZEVTERA® for Severe Bacterial Infections, Including Pediatric Use

Posted on 4, April 2024 by

(IN BRIEF) Basilea Pharmaceutica Ltd, a biopharmaceutical company, has received approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for ZEVTERA® (ceftobiprole medocaril sodium for injection). The approval covers its use in adult patients with Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infections (bacteremia), … Read the full press release →

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EIB Commits €350 Million to Umicore for EV Battery Materials Innovation and Recycling

Posted on 8, February 2024 by

(IN BRIEF) In a significant move to bolster Europe’s electric vehicle (EV) battery industry, the European Investment Bank (EIB) has entered a €350 million financing agreement with Umicore to support research, development, and innovation (RDI) in rechargeable battery materials technologies. … Read the full press release →

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Sandoz Expands Hospital Offering and Anti-Infectives Portfolio with Mycamine® Brand Rights Acquisition

Posted on 29, August 2023 by

(IN BRIEF) Sandoz, a global leader in generic and biosimilar medicines, has successfully acquired the worldwide brand rights for the systemic antifungal agent Mycamine® (micafungin sodium) from Astellas. This acquisition bolsters Sandoz’s position in the global hospital sector and enhances … Read the full press release →

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ANDRITZ Awarded Order to Enhance Andhra Paper’s Mill Capacity and Sustainability in India

Posted on 5, August 2023 by

(IN BRIEF) ANDRITZ, an international technology group, has secured an order from Andhra Paper Limited in India for a recovery boiler upgrade and sustainable technologies to increase capacity and achieve environmental goals. The upgrade includes a recovery boiler capacity increase, … Read the full press release →

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Researchers Unlock the Mystery of Microgels’ Behavior, Paving the Way for New Applications

Posted on 11, July 2023 by

(IN BRIEF) Researchers at the Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI) and the University of Barcelona have provided experimental proof for the behavior of microgels, soft particles made of polymers, in colloids. The phenomenon, known as the shrinking of microgels, occurs when … Read the full press release →

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Chr. Hansen’s MyOli™ 6’-SL HMO Receives EU Approval for Infant Formula and Follow-On Formula

Posted on 13, June 2023 by

(IN BRIEF) Chr. Hansen has received approval from the EU for their 6’-SL HMO, the final addition to their MyOli™ 5 HMO Mix. This authorization allows the highest use level of 6’-SL in infant formula and follow-on formula in the … Read the full press release →

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Study Shows Linear Association Between Salt Intake and Atherosclerosis in Heart and Neck Arteries

Posted on 1, April 2023 by

(IN BRIEF) A study published in the European Heart Journal – Open has found that excessive salt intake is associated with clogged arteries of the heart and neck, which is linked with increased risks of heart attack and stroke. Atherosclerosis, … Read the full press release →

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BASF Personal Care Launches Re_think to Promote Health and Sustainability in Personal Care Industry

Posted on 24, March 2023 by

(IN BRIEF) BASF Personal Care has launched its Re_think concept for in-cosmetics, a focus on health, sustainability and transparency in the personal care market to reshape and reinvent the industry for a sustainable future. The concept aligns with the changing … Read the full press release →

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Sandoz acquires Mycamine, reinforcing its anti-infectives portfolio

Posted on 24, January 2023 by

(IN BRIEF) Sandoz, a global leader in off-patent (generic and biosimilar) medicines, has signed an agreement to acquire worldwide product rights for leading systemic antifungal agent Mycamine® (micafungin sodium, Funguard® in Japan) from Astellas. This acquisition will reinforce Sandoz’s hospital … Read the full press release →

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Suzano selects ANDRITZ for sustainable sulfuric acid plant at new pulp mill in Brazil

Posted on 18, January 2023 by

(PRESS RELEASE) GRAZ, 18-Jan-2023 — /EuropaWire/ — ANDRITZ, an international technology group based in Austria active in the supplies of plants, has received an order from Brazilian pulp producer Suzano to deliver a SulfoLoop concentrated sulfuric acid plant for its … Read the full press release →

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Das neue kreisförmige hochdispergierbare Silica (HDS) von Solvay, das aus biobasiertem Natriumsilikat hergestellt wird, das aus Reisschalenasche gewonnen wird, wird den CO2-Fußabdruck in der Reifenindustrie verringern

Posted on 17, January 2023 by

(PRESSEMITTEILUNG) BRÜSSELS, 17-Jan-2023 — /EuropaWire/ — Solvay (EBR:SOLB), ein internationales Chemieunternehmen, hat die Markteinführung einer neuen biozirkulären Kieselsäure in Europa angekündigt und plant eine Expansion nach Nordamerika. Die neue kreisförmige hochdisperse Kieselsäure (HDS) wird von globalen Reifenherstellern unterstützt und zielt … Read the full press release →

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Solvay to use biomass to cut CO₂ emissions related to energy production at its soda ash plant in Devnya, Bulgaria

Posted on 23, February 2022 by

(PRESS RELEASE) BRUSSELS, 23-Feb-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Solvay (EBR:SOLB), an international chemical company, has announced plans to cut 20% of its CO2 emissions related to energy production activities at its largest European soda ash plant in Devnya, Bulgaria by adapting … Read the full press release →

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New data from AstraZeneca’s renal medicines will be presented at the 57th European Renal Association – European Dialysis and Transplant Association (ERA-EDTA) Virtual Congress

Posted on 5, June 2020 by

(PRESS RELEASE) CAMBRIDGE, 5-Jun-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — British-Swedish multinational pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical company AstraZeneca announced it will present new data across continuum of care from its broad renal portfolio during the 57th virtual congress of the European Renal Association – … Read the full press release →

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Hyperkalaemia: Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare has approved AstraZeneca’s Lokelma

Posted on 26, March 2020 by
Hyperkalaemia - Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare has approved AstraZeneca’s Lokelma

(PRESS RELEASE) CAMBRIDGE, 26-Mar-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — Science-led biopharmaceutical group AstraZeneca (LSE/STO/NYSE: AZN) has announced that its Lokelma (sodium zirconium cyclosilicate) is now approved in Japan. It is used for the treatment of patients with hyperkalaemia (elevated levels of potassium … Read the full press release →

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New research: Light pollution significantly alters moth activity disrupting their role as pollinators

Posted on 21, January 2019 by

(PRESS RELEASE) YORK, 21-Jan-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — Switching off street lights in the middle of the night to save money and energy could have a positive knock-on effect on nocturnal pollinators, according to new research. Lead author of the study, Dr Callum … Read the full press release →

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ALPHA experiment: researchers observed the Lyman-alpha electronic transition in the antihydrogen atom, the antimatter counterpart of hydrogen, for the first time

Posted on 23, August 2018 by

GENEVA, 23-Aug-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — In a paper published today in the journal Nature, the ALPHA collaboration reports that it has literally taken antimatter to a new level. The researchers have observed the Lyman-alpha electronic transition in the antihydrogen atom, the … Read the full press release →

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University of Dundee led scientists explained how the switches that control signals to and from your brain across your body, making it possible for us to move, think and feel, are controlled

Posted on 23, July 2018 by

DUNDEE, 23-Jul-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — An electrifying puzzle that has evaded scientists for more than half a century, likened to a cellular Mexican wave, has finally been explained, according to a team of European scientists led by the University of Dundee. … Read the full press release →

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CERN: ALPHA collaboration reports the most precise direct measurement of antimatter ever made

Posted on 5, April 2018 by

GENEVA, 05-Apr-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — The ALPHA collaboration has reported the most precise direct measurement of antimatter ever made, revealing the spectral structure of the antihydrogen atom in unprecedented colour. The result, published today in Nature(link is external), is the culmination … Read the full press release →

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Study: 2-billion-year-old chunk of sea salt sheds light on the transformation of Earth’s atmosphere into an oxygenated environment

Posted on 26, March 2018 by

Fife, Scotland, 26-Mar-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — A 2-billion-year-old chunk of sea salt provides new evidence for the transformation of Earth’s atmosphere into an oxygenated environment capable of supporting life as we know it. The new study by an international team of … Read the full press release →

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University of Nottingham: Some patients may have genetic risk of developing serious side effect to high blood pressure medication

Posted on 8, August 2017 by

NOTTINGHAM, 08-Aug-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Some patients may have a genetic risk of developing a serious side effect to a type of medication commonly used to treat high blood pressure, research by clinicians and scientists at the University of Nottingham … Read the full press release →

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University of York Dr William Brackenbury to investigate how electrical charges help breast cancer spread

Posted on 21, July 2017 by

YORK, 21-Jul-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — A leading scientist at the University of York is to investigate whether a change in the electrical voltage of breast cancer cells could be helping them to spread around the body. Funded by charity Breast Cancer … Read the full press release →

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New class of micro-organisms in Siberian soda lakes discovered

Posted on 30, May 2017 by

DELFT, Netherlands, 30-May-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Researchers from Delft and Moscow have discovered a new class of micro-organisms in Siberian soda lakes. These organisms grow in sodium carbonate brines with a pH 10 and convert methyl group of organic material … Read the full press release →

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Scientists to look at new ways of dealing with digestive issues in people living with cystic fibrosis

Posted on 9, May 2017 by

LIVERPOOL, 09-May-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Scientists from around the world are being led by the University to look at new ways of dealing with digestive issues in people living with cystic fibrosis. Cystic Fibrosis (CF) is an inherited genetic condition … Read the full press release →

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FDA Approves Roche’s TECENTRIQ as initial treatment for certain advanced bladder cancer patients

Posted on 24, April 2017 by

First and only cancer immunotherapy approved in advanced bladder cancer as initial treatment for those unable to receive cisplatin chemotherapy BASEL, 24-Apr-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) today announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) … Read the full press release →

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Solvay to end the production of So-dium Percarbonate in Rosignano, Italy

Posted on 31, July 2015 by

Brussels, 31-7-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Solvay announces today its intention to end the production of So-dium Percarbonate in Rosignano, Italy, by the end of the first quarter of 2016 at the latest. The main reason is the further decrease of the … Read the full press release →

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US Coast Guard granted Alternate Management System (AMS) acceptance for Wärtsilä’s Aquarius EC Ballast Water Management System

Posted on 12, November 2014 by

Helsinki, Finland, 12-11-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The United States Coast Guard (USCG) has granted Alternate Management System (AMS) acceptance for Wärtsilä’s Aquarius EC Ballast Water Management System (BWMS). This allows all US and foreign flag ships fitted with this system to … Read the full press release →

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Solvay unveils breakthrough innovation for surface cleaning formulations at Sepawa Congress and Detergents Conference in Fulda, Germany

Posted on 17, October 2014 by

Fulda, Germany, 17-10-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Solvay unveils its breakthrough innovation for surface cleaning formulations at the Sepawa Congress and Detergents Conference, stand 408 and 353-354 from 15-17th October 2014 at Fulda, Germany. Saving time and cleaning without effort are must-haves for … Read the full press release →

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Novartis published clinical trial results about novel and potent antimalarial drug candidate KAE609 (cipargamin)

Posted on 31, July 2014 by

KAE609 is the first antimalarial drug candidate with a novel mechanism of action to achieve positive clinical proof-of-concept in over 20 years KAE609 was tested in adult patients with uncomplicated malaria and showed a median parasite clearance time of 12 … Read the full press release →

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Solvay to increase its annual production capacity of natural soda ash in US by 150,000 metric tons

Posted on 4, February 2014 by

Brussels, Belgium, 4-2-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Solvay plans to increase its annual production capacity of natural soda ash at its Green River plant in Wyoming by 150,000 metric tons as of early next year, to meet growing demand of its U.S. … Read the full press release →

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Slovenian generic pharmaceutical company Krka Group announced EUR 857.8 million sales in the first 9 months of 2013, up 5% YoY

Posted on 22, November 2013 by

Novo mesto, Slovenia, 22-11-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The Management Board of Krka, d. d. held a press conference today presenting to the public the performance results of the Krka Group and the Krka Company for the first nine months of 2013, which … Read the full press release →

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Schwarzkopf Professional introduced the first professional Smoothing Infusion System – Supreme Keratin

Posted on 4, October 2013 by

Supreme Keratin – Welcome to the Beauty Hub! Hamburg, Germany, 04-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The times of frizzy, rebellious hair being difficult to tame are over! So are bad hair days as well as women’s frustration about repetitive boring hairdos because … Read the full press release →

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Pipelife wins major contract for water pipeline

Posted on 18, December 2012 by

–  Shell orders 27 km of special pipes for water pipeline from Pipelife – Largest order since creation of the Soluforce business unit – Wienerberger Group strategy for broader positioning and diversification confirmed Vienna, 18-12-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — After successes in … Read the full press release →

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