POET-DSM Advanced Biofuels, LLC (Sioux Falls, S. Dak.; www.poetdsm.com), a 50/50 joint venture between Royal DSM and POET, LLC, will build an onsite enzyme-manufacturing (OSM) facility in Emmetsburg, Iowa, pending state and local approvals. The facility will be integrated into…
TPC Group Inc. (Houston; www.tpcgrp.com) announced the appointment of Bart de Jong as senior vice president and chief financial officer (CFO) of the company. In this role, Mr. de Jong will oversee the finance, accounting and investor relations functions, in…
Royal DSM (Heerlen, the Netherlands; www.dsm.com) announced that it has acquired the technology and other assets of Suzhou SunShine New Materials Technology Co. — the manufacturer of a novel, high-performance solar photovoltaic (PV) backsheet based on co-extrusion technology. In 2016,…
ExxonMobil Corp. (Irving, Tex.; www.exxonmobil.com) announced the expansion of its Singapore refinery to support the production of the company’s EHC Group II base stocks, which will strengthen the global supply of these products and enhance the Singapore facility’s competitiveness. Construction…
Asahi Kasei Corp. (Tokyo, Japan; www.asahi-kasei.co.jp) has concluded a joint venture agreement with China National Bluestar (Group) Co., a subsidiary of China National Chemical Corp. (ChemChina), for the integrated production and sale of Xyron modified polyphenylene ether (mPPE) in China,…
Belco Technologies Corp., a DuPont (Wilmington, Del.; www.dupont.com) company, and Lundberg, LLC, a Dustex company, have signed an agreement to collaborate on the supply of air-pollution control systems on an exclusive basis around the world. The partnership applies to air-pollution…
Honeywell (Morris Plains, N.J.; www.honeywell.com) announced that Zhejiang Petrochemical Co. Ltd. (ZPC) will use a range of process technology from Honeywell UOP, the world’s leading licensor of refining and petrochemical process technology, for a new integrated refining and petrochemical complex…
Evonik Industries AG (Essen, Germany; www.evonik.com) has approved construction on a new production plant for high-quality flat films made from multi-layer polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA). To finance the project, the company plans to invest a sum in the double-digit millions in…
ABB (Zurich, Switzerland; www.abb.com) announced that it has acquired the Spanish startup company NUB3D, a leading innovator of digital, 3-D inspection and quality-control solutions. The acquisition expands the group’s portfolio of ABB Ability solutions that connect customers to the industrial…
Amec Foster Wheeler (London, U.K.; www.amecfw.com) has been awarded a Front End Engineering Design (FEED) contract by Berkeley Energia for its uranium processing plant at its Salamanca Project, in western Spain. The scope of work by Amec Foster Wheeler will…