Air Liquide (Paris, France; www.airliquide.com) will build the first world-scale liquid hydrogen production unit dedicated to the hydrogen energy markets, located in the Western U.S., and has signed a longterm agreement with FirstElement Fuel Inc (FEF), a leader in retail hydrogen…
The Linde Group (Munich, Germany; www.the-linde.group.com) and the NLMK Group, a leading international manufacturer of high-quality steel products, have signed an agreement for the longterm supply of oxygen, nitrogen, and argon to the Novolipetsk Steel site in Russia. Linde is…
Perstorp (Malmö, Sweden; www.perstorp.com) announced the sale of Perstorp BioProducts, a leading producer of biodiesel and glycerine in Scandinavia, to a Swedish investor together with a member of the subsidiary’s management team. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed.…
This company has developed an approach to moisture measurement that uses Near-Infrared (NIR) light, which can deliver immediate, laboratory-quality moisture readings. Traditional laboratory and online moisture-measurement techniques — while capable of providing comprehensive results — lack the simplicity and flexibility…
Versalis (San Donato Milanese, Italy; www.versalis.eni.com), Petrochem (a Mazrui Energy Services Company), a leading manufacturer of drilling fluids, and Mazrui Energy Services (a Mazrui International Company), a leading service company in the Oil & Gas industry in the Middle East,…
INVISTA’s (Wichita, Kan.; www.invista.com) technology and licensing group, INVISTA Performance Technologies (IPT), and Jiangsu Honggang Petrochemical Co., Ltd. (Honggang) have reached agreement for the licensing of INVISTA’s latest purified terephthalic acid (PTA) process technology. This is the first time that…
INEOS Enterprises (London; www.ineos.com) has agreed to acquire the entire composites business from Ashland Global Holdings Inc. (Covington, Ky.; www.ashland.com) for $1.1 billion. The businesses included in the transaction have combined sales of more than $1.1 billion per year. They…
Air Liquide Engineering & Construction (www.engineering-airliquide.com) has been selected as a technology licensor by Pertamina, the state-owned National Oil & Gas Company of Indonesia, engaged in the oil, gas and renewable energy sectors. Air Liquide Engineering & Construction will provide…
Maire Tecnimont S.p.A. (Milan, Italy; www.mairetecnimont.com) announced that its subsidiary Tecnimont S.p.A., through its affiliate Tecnimont USA Inc., in consortium with Performance Contractors Inc., has been awarded a reimbursable contract by Exxon Mobil Corp. (Irving, Tex.; www.exxonmobil.com) for the initial…
Air Products (Lehigh Valley, Pa.; www.airproducts.com) and Sonatrach, the largest state-owned oil and gas company in Africa, have signed two gas production and delivery agreements. Conducted through both companies’ joint venture (JV), HELIOS, the deals have a combined value of…