Sadara Chemical Co. (Jubail, Saudi Arabia; www.sadara.com) has successfully started up Saudi Arabia’s first Polyols plant. This manufacturing facility produces specialty chemicals that go into the production of polyurethanes and specialty foams. The polyols plant is one of the last…
The Linde Group (Munich, Germany; www.the-linde-group.com) announced that it has signed an agreement with Wanhua Chemical Group, the world’s largest producer of isocyanate (MDI), to expand the supply of gas to Phase II of Wanhua Chemical’s Yantai operations. Under the…
Indorama Ventures Public Ltd. (IVL; Bangkok, Thailand; www.indorama.net) announced the completion of the brownfield expansion of its Purified Terephthalic Acid (PTA) plant, resulting in the total PTA capacity of 700,000 metric tons per year (m.t./yr) at Rotterdam, and totally over…
Mitsui Chemicals, Inc. (Tokyo, Japan; www.mitsuichem.com) and Prime Polymer Co., Ltd., a joint venture (JV) in which Mitsui Chemicals holds 65% and Idemitsu Kosan 35%, announced that production augmentation has been completed and started up to strengthen the group’s position…
At the BIO World Congress on Industrial Biotechnology taking place in Montreal, Canada, Praj Industries Ltd. (Pune, India; www.praj.net) and Gevo, Inc. (Englewood, Colo.; www.gevo.com) jointly announced that Gevo’s proprietary isobutanol technology will now be available for licensing to processors…
Linde Malaysia, a member of The Linde Group (Munich, Germany; www.the-linde-group.com), will invest €30 million to expand its gas and liquid production capacities to meet growing customer demands in central Malaysia. Linde’s announcement is the latest in a series of…
Asahi Kasei Corp. (Tokyo, Japan; www.asahi-kasei.co.jp) has decided to increase the production capacity of its plant in Singapore for solution-polymerized styrene-butadiene rubber (S-SBR) in response for rapid growth in demand for tires that provide enhanced fuel-efficiency as tire production in…
PPG Industries, Inc. (Pittsburgh, Pa.; www.ppg.com) announced that it has reached a definitive agreement to acquire The Crown Group, a U.S.-based coatings application services business, from High Road Capital Partners and Charter Oak Capital Partners. The transaction is expected to…
SNC-Lavalin (Montreal, Quebec, Canada; www.snclavalin.com) has been awarded a contract by Brahms Oil Refineries Ltd. (www.brahms-refineries.com) to undertake a front-end engineering design (FEED) conversion to EPC contract for a 10,000 barrel per day crude oil refinery in Kamsar, Guinea. The…
Yokogawa Electric Corp. (Tokyo, Japan; www.yokogawa.com) announced the acquisition of TechInvent2 AS, a Norwegian enterprise that holds the rights to FluidCom, a chemical injection metering valve (CIMV). FluidCom prevents blockages and corrosion in oil wells, pipelines, and other facilities and…