Air Liquide(Paris, France; www.airliquide.com) has entered into an agreement to sell certain assets in the U.S. to Matheson Tri-Gas, Inc., a subsidiary of Taiyo Nippon Sanso Corp. (Tokyo, Japan). Upon closing, these divestitures to Matheson would mark a significant milestone…
Clariant (Muttenz, Switzerland; www.clariant.com) inaugurated its new production plant for water-based pigment preparations in Santa Clara, Mexico. The new plant doubles Clariant’s Mexico annual production capacity for water-based pigment preparations and enhances its ability to serve customers across North and…
KBR, Inc. (Houston; www.kbr.com) has been awarded a contract to provide engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) services to Monroe Energy for the company’s Tier 3 Ultra-Low-Sulfur Gasoline (ULSG) Project at Monroe’s petroleum refinery in Trainer, Pa. Under the terms of…
Wacker Chemie AG (Munich, Germany; www.wacker.com) is expanding its silicone elastomer production capacity in Jincheon, South Korea. The new facilities will include production plants for silicone sealants, specialty silicones and liquid silicone rubber. At the same time, existing production units…
BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany; www.basf.com) and Aspen Aerogels, Inc. (Northborough, Mass.; www.aerogel.com) announced today the expansion of their strategic partnership with the signing of an exclusive supply agreement and a joint development agreement. The agreements are designed to increase market…
Amec Foster Wheeler (London, U.K.; www.amecfw.com) announces today the award of a three-year framework agreement by BP Iraq NV (BP) to complete conceptual studies and pre-front end engineering design (FEED) work to support BP plans to sustain and grown production…
Covestro AG Leverkusen, Germany; www.covestro.com) is now, for the first time, using CO2 to produce plastics on an industrial scale. Today, the company opened a production plant for an innovative foam component made with 20% CO2 at its Dormagen site…
BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany; www.basf.com) has signed an agreement to acquire Albemarle’s global surface treatment business, Chemetall (Frankfurt, Germany). The purchase price is $3.2 billion. The transaction is subject to approval by the relevant authorities and is expected to close…
Haldor Topsoe A/S (Lyngby, Denmark; www.topsoe.com) officially opened an advanced automotive-catalysts plant in Tianjin Economic-Technological Development Area (TEDA) — a 600 million renminbi investment (more than $90 million). The plant produces advanced catalysts that clean the exhaust from heavy-duty diesel…
KBR, Inc. (Houston; www.kbr.com) has been awarded a Bankable Feasibility Study (BFS) contract by ECOWAS Refinery Liberia Limited (ERLL) for development of a 100,000-bbl/d petroleum refinery located in Buchanan, Liberia. Under the terms of the contract, KBR will provide a…