In view of the surging demand, Oxea GmbH (Monheim am Rhein, Germany; www.oxea-chemicals.com) plans to significantly expand its supply of carboxylic acids in the short to medium term. To this end, the company is already evaluating various strategic options for…
Venator Materials PLC (Wynyard, U.K.; www.venatorcorp.com) announced it has reached agreement with Tronox Ltd. (Stamford, Conn.; www.tronox.com) to purchase the European paper laminates business (the 8120 Grade) from Tronox. In connection with the acquisition, Tronox will supply the 8120 Grade…
Messer Group GmbH (Bad Soden, Germany; www.messergroup.com) and CVC Capital Partners Fund VII concluded an agreement with Linde AG (Munich, Germany; www.the-linde-group.com) to acquire the majority of Linde’s gases business in North America and certain business activities in South America.…
SATORP (Saudi Aramco Total Refining and Petrochemicals Co.) has selected Axens (Rueill-Malmaison, France; www.axens.net) to evaluate, develop, and implement an Advanced Process Control (APC) system for its aromatics complex ParamaX producing high purity paraxylene and benzene. The objective of the…
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (Dallas, Tex.; www.jacobs.com) was awarded a feasibility study contract from Equinor Energy AS to evaluate the possibilities for building a hydrogen production plant, including CO2 capture and export facilities, in Eemshaven, the Netherlands. The hydrogen will…
Messer Group GmbH (Bad Soden, Germany; www.messergroup.com) has signed a 15-year hydrogen supply contract with RÜTGERS Germany, a subsidiary of Rain Carbon Inc. The industrial gases company will now invest a total of €9 million in a hydrogen production facility…
Maire Tecnimont S.p.A. (Milan, Italy; www.mairetecnimont.com) has been awarded an engineering, procurement & construction (EPC) contract by Abu Dhabi Polymer Company (Borouge) for a new polypropylene unit (PP5 Project) in Ruwais, Abu Dhabi, in the UAE. Borouge is the joint…
Honeywell (Morris Plains, N.J.; www.honeywell.com) announced that Compañía Española de Petróleos S.A.U. (Cepsa; Madrid, Spain; www.cepsa.com) will convert an alkylation unit using hydrofluoric acid (HF) to Honeywell UOP’s solid-bed Detal-Plus technology at its refinery in San Roque, Spain. The unit…
The board of directors of Milliken & Company’s (Spartanburg, S.C.; www.milliken.com) announced the appointment of Halsey M. Cook Jr. as president and CEO effective September 1, 2018. J. Harold Chandler will return to his role as chair of the board of…
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (Dallas, Tex.; www.jacobs.com) was awarded a contract from Eastman Chemical Co. (Kingsport, Tenn.; www.eastman.com) to provide capital construction, maintenance and turnaround services at its facilities in Longview, Texas, and Kingsport, Tennessee. This contract represents additional maintenance…