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Air Liquide to build world-scale liquid-hydrogen plant to boost hydrogen energy infrastructure in the U.S.

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…

Linde to supply industrial gases for NLMK steelmaking site in Russia

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 sells its bioproducts business

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.…

NIR-based technique provides a simpler way to measure moisture

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 launches oilfield chemicals JV in Abu Dhabi

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 licenses PTA process technology to Honggang Petrochemical

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 to acquire Ashland’s composites business for $1.1 billion

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 selected as technology provider for Pertamina refinery upgrade

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 awarded design contract for ExxonMobil petrochemicals project

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 and Sonatrach sign industrial gas agreements in Algeria

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…