Altivia Specialty Chemicals, LLC (Houston; www.altivia.com) announced the completion of a new multipurpose production unit at its Phosgene Derivatives Unit at La Porte, Texas. This new facility will result in a 30% increase in capacity for the production of acid…
Step changes in condition-monitoring technology to achieve operator-driven reliability can be a reality for organizations of any size The chemical process industries (CPI) are like all others in that they must negotiate the twin challenges of maximizing productivity and opportunities…
INEOS (London; www.ineos.com) has announced the sale of INEOS Melamines and INEOS Paraform to Prefere Resins Holding GmbH. The agreement covers sites in the U.S., Germany and Indonesia. INEOS Paraform is Europe’s second largest producer of Paraformaldehyde. It employs around…
Sasol Ltd. (Johannesburg, South Africa; www.sasol.co.za) reached beneficial operation of its new alkoxylation plant in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province on 18 April 2019. “Sasol has successfully built the new facility by implementing state-of-the-art technology for alkoxylation plants. The construction was completed…
Air Products (Lehigh Valley, Pa.; www.airproducts.com) announced an agreement to build, own, and operate a second air separation unit (ASU) to support Big River Steel LLC’s expansion at its Osceola, Arkansas steel mill. The new ASU, scheduled to be onstream…
Sumitomo Chemical Co. (Tokyo, Japan; www.sumitomo-chem.co.jp) and Dongwoo Fine-Chem, Sumitomo Chemical's subsidiary located in Korea, have invested $150 million into a new project at the Changzhou National Hi-Tech District (CND) facility of Sumika Electronic Materials (Changzhou) Co., Ltd. Designed to…
McDermott International, Inc. (Houston; www.mcdermott.com) and Kuwait Integrated Petroleum Industries Company (KIPIC), a subsidiary of Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC), announced that KIPIC has awarded McDermott a technology contract for the basic engineering, technology license and catalyst for an integrated Low…
John Crane (Chicago, Ill.; www.johncrane.com) finalized its purchase of the Industrial Division of Advanced Diamond Technologies (ADT). ADT, based in Romeoville, Illinois, is a leader in the development and application of diamond films for industrial, electronic, mechanical and medical applications. “John…
The Saudi Arabian Oil Company (Saudi Aramco; Dhahran; www.saudiaramco.com) is to acquire Shell Saudi Arabia Refining Limited’s (Shell) 50% share of the SASREF joint venture (JV) in Jubail Industrial City, in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, for $631 million. Abdulaziz…
The Chemours Co. (Wilmington, Del.; www.chemours.com) announced a strategic partnership with UniEnergy Technology LLC (UET), a redox flow battery (RFB) manufacturer headquartered in Mukilteo, Washington. With their long run time, maintaining full storage capacity over 20 years, scalability and improved…