Evonik Industries (Essen, Germany; www.evonik.com) is reorganizing its carbon black activities. On July 1, Evonik Carbon Black GmbH was founded as a legally independent management company under the umbrella of Evonik Industries. Jack Clem is CEO and Rainer Wobbe will…
In a recent statement, Dr. Rafael Moure-Eraso, chairperson and CEO of the U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB, Washington, D.C.; www.csb.gov) expressed that he was saddened by news of the death of a Colorado welder on July 8, while performing what…
ABB (Zurich, Switzerland; www.abb.com) has won an order worth $50 million from Actelios SpA, through its subsidiary Actelios Solar SpA, in Italy to supply three photovoltaic (PV) solar-power plants in western Sicily. The plants will have fixed PV modules and…
Question: What is driving the trend toward increased water reuse and how is membrane technology addressing this? Furthermore, what does the future hold for water reuse? Answer: Meeting water demands and ensuring a plentiful supply of water for future generations…
The House Committee on Energy and Commerce has asked the U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB, Washington, D.C.; www.csb.gov) to investigate the BP Deepwater Horizon blowout. In a statement, CSB’s chairman, John Bresland, says that “It is my desire that the…
AdvantaPure (Southhampton, Pa.; www.advantapure.com), a company that specializes in ultra-clean products for the pharmaceutical, biomedical, food, beverage, and chemical industries, has increased its production capabilities for the manufacture of single-use silicone products. The rapid adoption of single-use systems, particularly in…
GE (Fairfield, Conn.; www.ge.com) and Ramky Enviro Engineers, an environment and waste management organization, have signed emergency water and industrial-wastewater treatment agreements specifically designed to address India’s industrial-wastewater treatment and recycling needs. Under the agreement, GE’s ultra filtration (UF) and…
The Supervisory Board of BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany; www.basf.com) has appointed Dr. Kurt Bock to succeed Dr. Jürgen Hambrecht as chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of BASF. Dr. Martin Brudermüller will become vice chairman of the Board of…
The Dow Corning Corp. (Midland, Michigan; www.dowcorning.com) has announced that it will invest up to $13 million to expand its European capabilities to innovate with silicon-based materials and technologies. The investment in a Solar Energy Exploration / Development Center (SEED)…
AkzoNobel (Amsterdam, the Netherlands; www.akzonobel.com) has completed its acquisition of The Dow Chemical Co.’s (Dow; Midland, Michigan; www.dow.com) powder coatings activities, which was purchased by Dow in 2009 as part of its acquisition of Rohm and Haas. The deal was…