Air Products (Lehigh Valley, Pa.; www.airproducts.com) has announced it has been awarded a major contract by Samsung Electronics Co. to supply complete bulk specialty-gas and chemical delivery systems in support of its fab in Xi’an, Shaanxi Province, western China. The…
Addivant (Middlebury, Conn.; www.addivant.com) has announced the completion of the first phase of capacity expansions at Gulf Stabilizers Industries (GSI), the company’s joint venture in Al Jubaïl, Saudi Arabia. Once completed, the production capacity of hindered phenolic antioxidants, ANOX 20…
Foster Wheeler AG (Zug, Switzerland; www.fwc.com) has announced that a subsidiary of its Global Power Group has signed an asset purchase agreement with Siemens Energy, Inc. to acquire the Siemens Environmental Systems and Services business that supplies and services clean…
Chiyoda Corp. (Yokohama, Japan; www.chiyoda-corp.com) and CB&I (www.chicagobridge.com) have announced the joint venture between Chiyoda International Corp., a U.S.-based wholly owned subsidiary of Chiyoda, and CB&I has been awarded a contract valued at approximately $6 billion by Cameron LNG, LLC…
Lanxess AG (Cologne, Germany; www.lanxess.com) has divested its wholly-owned subsidiary Perlon-Monofil to the Munich-based Serafin Group for an undisclosed amount. The transaction closes with immediate effect. Perlon-Monofil GmbH is a global leader for polyamide (PA) and polyester (PET) monofilament products…
Evonik Industries AG (Essen, Germany; www.evonik.com) has opened its expanded production plant for precipitated silica in Rayong, Thailand. With this investment, Evonik increased its capacity for precipitated silica for the automotive industry, food and animal feed industry, as well as…
Air Liquide Group (Paris, France; www.airliquide.com) has announced three investments in France, supporting various innovation initiatives. The investments total nearly €100 million. First Air Liquide will extend and modernize its Paris-Saclay research center, near Versailles, which is its main…
Eastman Chemical Co. (Kingsport, Tenn.; www.eastman.com) has announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Commonwealth Laminating & Coating, Inc. The company, which had 2013 sales revenue of approximately $100 million, is an independent manufacturer and global…
Foster Wheeler AG (Zug, Switzerland; www.fwc.com) has announced that an indirect wholly owned subsidiary has entered into a merger implementation agreement with MDM Engineering Group Ltd. to acquire all of the ordinary shares and options in issue of MDM Engineering…
Praxair, Inc. (Danbury, Conn.; www.praxair.com) has announced that it has strengthened its position in Italy through the acquisition of Messer Italia S.p.A’s liquid carbon dioxide, oxygen, nitrogen and argon and packaged gases businesses. The businesses will be fully integrated into…