Lanxess AG (Cologne, Germany; www.lanxess.com) has commissioned a new test bench for additivated hydraulic fluids into operation at its facility in Mannheim, Germany. It is being used to test the additive package Additin RC 9200 N, as well as other…
Thyssenkrupp’s Industrial Solutions business area (Essen, Germany; www.thyssenkrupp-industrial-solutions.com) has received a new order for the construction of a fertilizer plant in Poland. The customer for the project is ANWIL, a subsidiary of PKN ORLEN, one of the largest oil industry…
Haldor Topsoe A/S's (Lyngby, Denmark; www.topsoe.com) ClearView Hydrogen is a complete connected plant service that leverages the power of continuous upload of data to offer plant owners improved asset utilization, energy savings, and less unplanned downtime. Based on a stream…
Bilfinger SE (Mannheim, Germany; www.bilfinger.com) has been commissioned by lubricant manufacturer Fuchs to install modern production equipment and piping systems at its new blending plant in Haninge near Stockholm. The Swedish Bilfinger team will weld approximately 15,000 welding joints between…
Fluor Corp. (Irving, Tex.; www.fluor.com) announced that a groundbreaking event was held today for Bayer AG’s (Leverkusen, Germany; www.bayer.com) first-of-a-kind cell culture technology center in Berkeley, California. Fluor is providing a single point of responsibility for engineering, procurement, construction management…
Royal DSM (Heerlen, the Netherlands: www.dsm.com) has reached agreement with SRF Ltd., to acquire its Engineering Plastics business, a leading player in India in the development, production and sale of specialty materials. The acquisition is expected to close in Q3…
BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany; www.basf.com) and Lactips (Saint-Jean-Bonnefonds, France; www.lactips.com) signed an exclusive contract to market Lactips’ water-soluble, bio-based and fully biodegradable material. This long-term partnership supports BASF’s strategy to leverage sustainable solutions to drive business growth. BASF and Lactips…
Dover Corp. (Downers Grove, Ill.; www.dovercorporation.com) has completed the acquisition of the All-Flo Pump Company, Limited business (All-Flo; Mentor, Ohio), which is now part of the Pump Solutions Group (PSG; www.psgdover.com) unit within Dover’s Fluids segment. Founded in 1986, All-Flo…
Clariant (Muttenz, Switzerland; www.clariant.com) plans to open a state-of-the-art consumer care innovation center near New York City in mid-2019. With this Consumer Care Innovation Center (CCIC), Clariant further strengthens its ability to leverage its portfolio of solutions to provide more…
Tesco Controls, Inc. (Sacramento, Calif.; www.tescocontrols.com), a leading North American control system solutions provider for the water and wastewater industry, has acquired Trimax Systems, Inc. (Brea, Calif.) for an undisclosed sum. Trimax is a systems integrator serving the water and…