Emerson (St. Louis, Mo.; www.emerson.com) announced that it has acquired KnowledgeNet (KNet) software from Tunisia-based Integration Objects. KNet’s unique analytics application software accelerates digital transformation initiatives for process and hybrid industries. KNet is used to extract, clean, transform and analyze…
Due to increasing global demand for high-performance polymers, Evonik Industries AG (Essen, Germany; www.evonik.com) is expanding its production of transparent polyamides of the Trogamid CX brand at the Marl Chemical Park (Germany). Production expansion is scheduled for completion in the…
Celanese Corp. (Dallas, Tex.; www.celanese.com) today announced that Mark Rohr, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), will assume the position of Executive Chairman of Celanese’s Board of Directors. After an extensive search, the Board has selected Lori Ryerkerk to succeed…
thyssenkrupp AG (Essen, Germany; www.thyssenkrupp.com) will establish an Additive Manufacturing TechCenter Hub in Singapore this year. The announcement – made at Hannover Messe 2019, the world’s leading trade fair for industrial technology – illustrates the company’s initiative to bring its…
Plastic Energy Ltd. (London, U.K.; www.plasticenergy.com), a company with a unique process to recycle plastic waste on a global and commercial scale, has reached an agreement with the province of West Java (Indonesia) to build five chemical recycling plants. The…
AVEVA (Cambridge, U.K.; www.aveva.com) announced a significant addition to its comprehensive Asset Performance Management (APM) portfolio with the acquisition of the software assets of MaxGrip, subject to approval from MaxGrip’s shareholders. MaxGrip, an AVEVA partner since 2017, is a pioneer…
Nouryon (formerly AkzoNobel Specialty Chemicals) will start construction in May on a project to further increase capacity for chloromethanes at its site in Frankfurt, Germany, supporting growing global customer demand. The expansion is expected to be completed in 2020. The…
Borealis Group (Vienna, Austria; www.borealisgroup.com) and Borouge have announced that Borealis’ new compounding plant in Taylorsville, North Carolina, has come on stream as planned, with the inauguration of the facility scheduled for 16 May 2019. With dedicated production lines for…
KBR, Inc. (Houston; www.kbr.com) announced that it has been awarded a contract by Saudi Aramco for KBR's Supercritical Solvent Deasphalting (SDA) technology ROSE.Under the terms of the contract, KBR will provide a 3-product ROSE technology license, basic engineering design, and proprietary…
DowDuPont Inc. announced that it has completed the separation of its Materials Science Division through the spin-off of Dow Inc. Dow begins “regular way” trading tomorrow on the NYSE under the symbol “DOW.” DowDuPont common stockholders received one share of…