Borealis Group AG (Vienna, Austria) and Axens (Rueil-Malmaison, France) have recently signed a license agreement for the Rewind Mix process in order to purify and upgrade 50,000 metric tons per year (m.t./yr) of pyrolysis oils produced from plastics wastes at…
The Chemours Company (Wilmington, Del.) has announces a series of leadership transitions effective July 1, 2021. Mark Newman, the company’s current Chief Operating Officer, will become President and Chief Executive Officer of Chemours, succeeding Mark Vergnano, who has served as…
Chevron Phillips Chemical Co. LLC (The Woodlands, Tex.) announced that Bruce Chinn, currently president, Chevron Chemicals, will become chief executive officer. B.J. Hebert, currently executive vice president and chief operating officer, will become president and chief operating officer. Chinn and…
NOVA Chemicals Corp. (Calgary, Alberta, Canada) announced that the company’s Board of Directors has appointed Luis Sierra as President and Chief Executive Officer effective August 1, 2020. He will succeed Todd Karran, who previously announced his retirement. “We are delighted…
Andreas Fischer has been named Evonik's new chief innovation officer, effective July 1st. He takes over from Ulrich Küsthardt, who has held this position since 2015 and is now taking early retirement. Essen. Andreas Fischer has been named Evonik Industries…
Today is the first day for Haldor Topsoe A/S's (Lyngby, Denmark) new CEO, Roland Baan. “This is a special day for me," says Baan. "Topsoe is an exceptional company that has made a huge difference for the refining and chemical…
John Sinks has been appointed as CEO of Magnum Systems (Lanexa, Kan.; www.magnumsystems.com), a North American equipment manufacture of bulk solids pneumatic conveying and packaging automation systems. John has been in the industrial business sector for his entire career, with…
Many industry events are being impacted due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This list will be updated continually as more information is available. To add an event to this list, please email [email protected]. AIChE Spring Meeting & Global congress on Process…
The continued significant increase in demand for individual pump solutions designed by manufacturer Paul Bungartz GmbH & Co KG (Düsseldorf, Germany; www.bungartz.de) requires a reorientation of its sales department. “With Mr Lempert, we are pleased to have found a head…
In the twenty-first year of the company’s existence, the management of inprotec AG (Heitersheim, Germany; www.inprotec-ag.de), a leading service provider in spray granulation and spray drying, will be undergoing a change. The company has two locations in Heitersheim (Baden-Württemberg) and…