Robert Wassmer will be joining Kelvion, a globally active manufacturer of industrial heat exchangers, as CEO and managing director of Kelvion Holding GmbH (Bochum, Germany; www.kelvion.com), effective as of 1 July, 2016. Wassmer is an experienced CEO with extensive…
Clariant (Muttenz, Switzerland; www.clariant.com) has signed an agreement to acquire a 17% share in BioSpectrum, Inc. (South Korea; www.biospectrum.com), a leading developer and supplier of specialty active cosmetics’ ingredients derived from Asia’s diverse flora that have proven benefits for…
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI; Tokyo, Japan; www.mhi-global.com), Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Compressor Corp. (MCO) and Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems, Ltd. (MHPS) have announced their collaboration with Exxon Mobil Corp. (www.exxonmobile.com) to develop and explore new applications for their latest…
Linde Bangladesh Ltd. (Dhaka; www.linde.com.bd), a member of The Linde Group’s (Munich, Germany; www.linde.com) Gases Division, today marked the start of construction for the company’s BDT 1.2 billion (14.6 million euro) air separation unit (ASU) in Rupganj. Linde’s investment…
Air Products (Lehigh Valley, Pa.; www.airproducts.com) has been awarded a long-term contract by JCET STATS ChipPAC Korea Ltd. (JSCK), a leading semiconductor packaging and test services provider, to supply tonnage quantities of nitrogen to its new production facility in…
Effective April 1, 2016, the Hoerbiger Group (Zug, Switzerland; www.hoerbiger.com), acquired privately held Brilex Gesellschaft für Explosionsschutz mbH (Brilon, Germany). Brilex is a leading provider of explosion relief venting products. All interests in the company were privately held by…
KBR, Inc. (Houston; www.kbr.com) announced today Greg Conlon will be joining KBR's executive leadership team as president, Engineering & Construction (E&C), Asia-Pacific (APAC). Conlon has over 25 years' experience in the E&C business, with global experience across a range…
The Board of Directors of SRF Ltd. (Gurgaon, India; www.sfr.com), an intermediate chemicals manufacturer and a leader in refrigerant gases, approved an investment proposal for setting up of a pilot plant to manufacture next generation refrigerant gas, HFO 1234yf. The…
Dr. Robert Gnann (51) has taken over as president of Wacker Silicones effective April 1, 2016. He succeeds Dr. Christian Hartel, who was appointed to the Wacker Group’s (Munich, Germany; www.wacker.com) Executive Board in early November 2015. Gnann comes…
Outotec Oyj (Espoo, Finland; www.outotec.com) has agreed with the Sweden-based mining and smelting company Boliden on the main design and delivery of proprietary equipment for a sulfuric acid plant to be built in connection with the Harjavalta nickel and…