Evonik Industries (Essen, Germany; www.evonik.com) is significantly expanding its global isophorone (IP) and isophorone diamine (IPD) capacities by funding an investment of more than €100 million in Shanghai, China. The new production plants will be completed in the first quarter…
Specialty chemicals company Lanxess (Cologne, Germany; www.lanxess.com) has completed the expansion of its cresol production plant in Leverkusen, Germany, and has now begun operating a newly constructed reaction system as well as a second distillation column. The expansion increases capacity…
Rockwell Automation (Milwaukee, Wis.; www.rockwellautomation.com) has announced that it has agreed to purchase Jacobs Automation, a leader in intelligent-track motion-control technology. Jacobs Automation provides a motion-control solution called the iTRAK System. This technology improves performance across a wide range of…
PT Chandra Asri Petrochemical Tbk (CAP; Jakarta, Indonesia; www.chandra-asri.com) along with Compagnie Financière Michelin (Michelin) have formed a partnership for the inauguration of a synthetic rubber plant ,which is managed by PT Synthetic Rubber Indonesia (SRI). This partnership is a…
Autodesk, Inc. (Mill Valley, Calif.;www.autodesk.com) has announced its intention to acquire Delcam (Birmingham, U.K.; www.delcam.com), a supplier of advanced software for the manufacturing industry. Autodesk plans to acquire Delcam for £20.75 per share, or approximately £172.5 million. The transaction will be…
KBR, Inc., (Houston; www.kbr.com), a global engineering, construction and services company, announced that it has been awarded a contract by Fertial SpA to conduct a study that will improve safety, reliability and energy efficiency of two Algerian ammonia plants. The…
Mitsui Chemicals Group (Tokyo; www.mitsuichem.com) and Prime Polymer, a Mitsui Chemicals subsidiary, have announced expansions to polypropylene production in the U.S. and Mexico, to meet the growing demands of the automotive sector. The U.S. expansion will increase production at the…
Eni S.p.A. (Rome; www.eni.com) chemical subsidiary Versalis and Lotte Chemical (Seoul; www.english.lottechem.com) have established a 50:50 joint venture (JV) under the name Lotte Versalis Elastomers Co., Ltd. The new joint venture will be headquartered in Yeosu, South Korea, and will…
Flotek Industries, Inc. (Houston, www.flotekind.com) and Tasneea Oil and Gas Technologies, LLC (www.tasneea-int.com), of Oman, have announced the execution of an agreement to establish an oilfield chemistry manufacturing company and a chemical research company in Oman to serve markets in…
Global specialty chemicals company Chemtura Corp. (Philadelphia, Pa.; www.chemtura.com) has opened its new multipurpose manufacturing facility in the Nantong Economic and Technological Development Area in Nantong, China. The state-of-the-art facility, located in Jiangsu Province 80 miles northwest of Shanghai, will…