Ecolab Inc. (St. Paul, Minn.; www.ecolab.com) has signed an agreement to acquire the paper chemicals business from Georgia-Pacific. This business supplies differentiated products and applications that provide strength, softness and durability to paper. These products and applications will enhance Ecolab’s position…
Kemira Oyj (Helsinki, Finland; www.kemira.com) has signed an agreement to form a joint venture - Kemira TC Wanfeng Chemicals Yanzhou (NewCo) - with Shandong Tiancheng Wanfeng Chemical Technology (Tiancheng). NewCo will strengthen Kemira's position as the global leader in Pulp…
Borealis AG (Vienna, Austria; www.borealisgroup.com) will move to the FEED-phase for a new, world-scale propane dehydrogenation (PDH) plant, after successfully concluding a pre-FEED feasibility study in June 2017. The facility is planned to be located at the existing Borealis production…
Chevron Corp. (San Ramon, Calif.; www.chevron.com) announced that its Board of Directors elected Michael K. Wirth chairman of the board and chief executive officer, effective February 1, 2018. Wirth, who is currently vice chairman of the board and executive vice…
Eastman Chemical Co. (Kingsport, Tenn.; www.kingsport.com) and Origin Materials (formerly known as Micromidas; www.originmaterials.com) have entered into a non-exclusive license agreement for Eastman to license its proprietary 2,5-Furandicarboxylic Acid (FDCA) and FDCA derivatives production technology from renewable resources to Origin…
Global Bioenergies (Evry, France; www.global-bioenergies.com) announced that its demo plant, located at the Leuna refinery site, has successfully operated its entire technical process: fermentation, purification, and filling station. The first bottle containing renewable isobutene has been filled. The construction of…
BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany; www.basf.com) will concentrate the production of paper coating dispersions in Europe at two sites, the Ludwigshafen Verbund site and the Hamina site in Finland. The goal is to strengthen BASF’s ability to compete in the challenging…
Trinseo (Berwyn, Pa.; www.trinseo.com) announced the opening of its new Research and Development (R&D) site in the city of Terneuzen, The Netherlands as part of its large investment into the company’s future. By modernizing two existing technical support center and…
Fluor Corp. (Irving, Tex.; www.fluor.com) announced that its joint venture (JV) team was awarded an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract for BHP’s Spence Growth Option project at the Spence open-cut copper mine in northern Chile. The 50/50 joint venture…
Pöyry Oyj (Vantaa, Finland; www.poyry.com) has been awarded an assignment from KaiCell Fibers Ltd for the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) of the company's biorefinery planned for Paltamo, Kainuu province in North East Finland. The scope of the assignment covers the…