Arkema (Colombes, France; www.arkema.com) has just successfully brought onstream new Kynar polyvinylidene difluoride (PVDF) capacities on its Changshu platform near Shanghai. With this 25% increase in its production capacities in China, Arkema, which runs PVDF production plants on 3 continents…
WorleyParsons Ltd. (North Sydney, Australia; www.worleyparsons.com) has been awarded a contract by Biosynthetic Technologies (BT; Irvine, Calif.) to perform FEED design and engineering services for a new synthetic base-oil facility that will commercialize BT’s unique technology converting natural oils into…
AkzoNobel N.V. (Amsterdam, the Netherlands; www.akzonobel.com) outlined a new strategy to accelerate growth and value creation with two focused, high-performing businesses – Paints and Coatings and Specialty Chemicals – which will lead to a step change in value creation for…
Parkland Fuel Corp. (Calgary, Alb., Canada; www.parkland.ca) announced that it has entered into an agreement with Chevron Canada Limited (CCL) to acquire all of the shares of Chevron Canada R&M ULC, which operates its Canadian integrated downstream fuel business. The…
Atlas Copco (Stockholm, Sweden; www.atlascopcogroup.com) has inaugurated an expanded manufacturing plant in India that will further boost productivity for mining customers. Atlas Copco has invested SEK110 million (around $12 million) in the expansion of the factory in Hyderabad, India, doubling…
ExxonMobil Chemical Co. (Houston; www.exxonmobilchemical.com) and SABIC (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; www.sabic.com) announced the selection of a site in San Patricio County, Texas for potential development of a jointly owned petrochemical complex on the U.S. Gulf Coast. The proposed multibillion-dollar investment…
Honeywell Process Solutions (HPS; Houston; www.honeywellprocess.com) announced that it will expand the manufacture of measurement and control products for the Russian region at its Arzamas plant. This will include gas-measurement equipment and gas regulators for medium- and high-pressure applications. The…
Ametek, Inc. (Berwyn, Pa.; www.ametek.com) and Mocon, Inc. announced that they have entered into a definitive merger agreement under which Ametek will acquire all of the outstanding shares of common stock of Mocon at a price of $30 per share…
A new association focused on facilitating the commercialization of graphene in the United States was launched today. The new National Graphene Association (NGA; Oxford, Miss.; www.nationalgrapheneassociation.com) will provide a premier networking and information platform to connect current and future stakeholders in…
NOVA Chemicals Corp. (Calgary, Canada; www.novachem.com) and Williams Partners L.P. (Tulsa, Okla.; www.williams.com) announced that NOVA Chemicals has agreed to acquire Williams’ 88.46% ownership interest in the Geismar, Louisiana olefins plant, approximately 525 acres of undeveloped land adjacent to the…