Clariant International Ltd. (Muttenz, Switzerland; www.clariant.com), announced that it has signed a long-term supply contract with OMV. From 2015, the Austrian oil and gas company will supply Clariant's site in Gendorf (Germany) with ethylene. This agreement will enable Clariant to…
Ineos Technologies (Rolle, Switzerland; www.ineos.com) announced that it has been chosen to provide the Innovene PP process to Oriental Energy Company Limited based in Nanjing for its subsidiary, Ningbo Fuji Petrochemical Company Limited. The unit, to be built in Ningbo,…
NordsonCorp. (Westlake, Ohio; www.nordson.com) announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Münster, Germany based Kreyenborg Group’s Kreyenborg GmbH and BKG Bruckmann & Kreyenborg Granuliertechnik GmbH companies. Material terms of the transaction are being provided in required regulatory…
Sapphire Energy, Inc. (San Diego, Calif.; http://www.sapphireenergy.com/), a producer of algae-based crude oil, and the technology company The Linde Group AG (Munich, Germany; www.the-linde-group.com) announced they will expand their partnership to commercialize a new industrial-scale conversion technology needed to upgrade…
Metso Corp. (Helsinki, Finland; www.metso.com) was awarded a service contract by Qatar Shell supporting an earlier delivery of valves and intelligent positioners to the Pearl Gas-to-Liquids (GTL) Project in Ras Laffan Industrial City. Jointly developed by Qatar Petroleum and Shell,…
Aker Solutions ASA (Oslo, Norway; www.akersolutions.com) has acquired U.K. specialist engineering company International Design Engineering And Services Ltd (I.D.E.A.S) to boost its asset integrity management services. I.D.E.A.S. (Glasgow, Scotland) has developed software and technology that improves the quality and accuracy…
Isola Group S.a.r.l. (Chandler, Ariz.; www.isola-group.com), a producer of laminate materials used to fabricate advanced multi-layer printed circuitboards, announced the site expansion of its Suzhou, China manufacturing facility. The substantial upgrade includes two additional hot-oil presses, semi-automatic layup lines and…
Sundrop Fuels, Inc. (Longmont, Colo.; www.sundropfuels.com), a privately held advanced biofuels company, announced that it has appointed engineering and construction firm IHI E&C International Corp., a U.S. subsidiary of Tokyo-based IHI Corp. as contractor for its inaugural facility near Alexandria,…
Sasol Technology (Pty) Ltd (Johannesburg, South Africa; www.sasol.com) today announced a series of engineering and technology provider appointments as it continues to advance front-end engineering and design (FEED) of its ethane cracker and derivatives project. Fluor Corp. (Irving, Tex.; www.fluor.com)…
DuPont (Wilmington, Del.; www.dupont.com) has launched production at its probiotic blending and packaging facility in China. The new site in Beijing represents DuPont Nutrition & Health’s first step in packaging probiotics into ready-to-market formats. Investment and capacity were not disclosed.…