Maire Tecnimont S.p.A. (Milan, Italy; www.mairetecnimont.com) announced that its main subsidiaries Tecnimont S.p.A. and KT-Kinetics Technology S.p.A. have signed an Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) contract with the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic (SOCAR) as part of the execution…
BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany; www.basf.com) will start the construction of a new methylene diphenyl diisocyanate (MDI) synthesis unit at the company’s Verbund site in Geismar, Louisiana, in early Q2 2018. Planning and engineering for the new unit started in 2016…
Cummins Inc. (Columbus, Ind.; www.cummins.com) announced the acquisition of Johnson Matthey's (London; www.matthey.com) U.K. automotive battery systems business, a subsidiary of Johnson Matthey that specializes in high-voltage automotive grade battery systems for electric and hybrid vehicles. As part of the…
Norsk Hydro ASA (Oslo, Norway; www.hydro.com) started producing aluminum metal at its technology pilot in Karmøy, marking the beginning of verification at an industrial scale the innovative climate-and energy efficient aluminum technology. “We’re now producing aluminum in the technology pilot,…
Solvay S.A. (Brussels, Belgium; www.solvay.com) announces a €6-million investment in its site in Rheinberg to expand its sodium bicarbonate production capacity. Its startup is planned by the end of 2018. With this new capacity, Solvay will be able to deliver its…
Kaneka Corp.'s (Tokyo, Japan; www.kaneka.com) wholly owned subsidiary, Kaneka Aerospace, LLC (KAE; San Francisco, Calif.), and Henkel Corp. have finalized the transfer of commercial rights, technologies and patents of the benzoxazine-based high-performance composites business from Henkel Corp. to Kaneka Aerospace.…
Outotec Oyj (Espoo, Finland; www.outotec.com) has been awarded a contract by Shalina Resources Limited for the delivery of advanced sulfuric acid plant technology to the Mutoshi project near Kolwezi in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The order value, approximately €33…
DSM (Heerlen, the Netherlands; www.dsm.com) and Evonik Industries AG (Essen, Germany; www.evonik.com) have established a new company, Veramaris V.O.F. (www.veramaris.com), for the production of omega-3 fatty acids EPA and DHA from natural marine algae for animal nutrition. The 50:50 joint…
Ingevity Corp. (North Charleston, S.C.; www.ingevity.com) announced that it will install a photovoltaic solar panel system at its pine chemicals plant in North Charleston, South Carolina. Once the installation is complete, the company will be participating in South Carolina Electric…
Endress+Hauser (Reinach, Switzerland; www.endress.com) has increased production capacity with a third plant in Suzhou, 100 kilometers west of Shanghai. The 16,500-square-meter facility will help the group meet disproportionately high growth in the Far East. The opening of the new building,…