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BASF begins construction on new Chemetall surface-treatment site in China

The Surface Treatment global business unit of the Coatings division of BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany; www.basf.com), operating under the Chemetall brand (www.chemetall.com), has started construction of its surface treatment site in the Dushan Port Economic Development Zone of Pinghu, Zhejiang…

Emerson expands steam-system offerings with acquisitions from Circor International

Emerson (St. Louis, Mo.; www.emerson.com) has acquired the Spence and Nicholson product lines from Circor International. The acquisition complements Emerson’s broad portfolio of steam system solutions for process industries and commercial buildings. The Spence and Nicholson lines are established industry-leading…

Sibur to sell Togliatti-based production assets to Tatneft

Sibur (Moscow; www.sibur.com) and Tatneft signed a letter of intent with respect to Togliatti-based petrochemical facilities. Under the deal, Sibur plans to sell and Tatneft plans to acquire certain production and other assets that are currently registered in the name…

Japanese consortium begins study for licensing plastic-waste gasification facilities

JGC Corp. (Yokohama, Japan; www.jgc.com), Ebara Environmental Plant Co., Ltd., Ube Industries, Ltd. and Showa Denko K.K. (SDK) announced that they started a study of collaboration for an Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) business for plastic waste gasification facilities utilizing…

Dow enters partnership with Fuenix focused on recycled feedstocks

Dow (Midland, Mich.; www.dow.com) announced an agreement with the Fuenix Ecogy Group, based in Weert, The Netherlands, for the supply of pyrolysis oil feedstock, which is made from recycled plastic waste. The feedstock will be used to produce new polymers…

GE to deliver power-generation technologies for Poland’s largest petroleum refinery

GE Steam Power (www.ge.com/power/steam) has been selected by Polish petroleum refiner PKN Orlen (www.orlen.pl) to deliver a full lifecycle power-generation package for its Plock refinery plant, which includes a new steam turbine generator set, Predix Asset Performance Management (APM) software…

ExxonMobil partners with Mosaic Materials to advance MOF-based carbon capture

ExxonMobil Corp. (Irving, Tex.; www.exxonmobil.com) and Mosaic Materials said that they have entered into an agreement to explore the advancement of breakthrough technology that can remove carbon dioxide from emissions sources. Mosaic Materials has progressed research on a unique process…

CP Kelco to expand biogums plant in Oklahoma

CP Kelco (Atlanta, Ga.; www.cpkelco.com) is expanding its gellan gum production capabilities in the U.S. In response to continued global demand for the product, CP Kelco is making a significant investment to increase capacity at its Okmulgee, Oklahoma, biogums production…

Dow to retrofit Louisiana cracker unit to produce on-purpose propylene

Dow (Midland, Mich.; www.dow.com) announced that it will retrofit proprietary fluidized catalytic dehydrogenation (FCDh) technology into one of its mixed-feed crackers in Plaquemine, Louisiana, to produce on-purpose propylene. The retrofit will enable Dow to continue to meet growing demand for…

TechnipFMC to split into two independent companies

TechnipFMC plc (Houston; www.technipfmc.com) announced that its Board of Directors has unanimously approved its plan to separate into two industry-leading, independent, publicly traded companies: RemainCo, a fully-integrated technology and services provider, continuing to drive energy development; and SpinCo, a leading…