Air Products (LeHigh Valley, Pa.; www.airproducts.com) recently installed an advanced nitrogen supply system at Boeing’s new 777X Composite Wing Center in Everett, Washington. The nitrogen will be supplied to the world’s largest autoclave, where it will create the inert atmosphere…
Sulzer Ltd. (Winterthur, Switzerland; www.sulzer.com) has completed the acquisition of Ensival Moret (EM), a part of Moret Industries. Sulzer will immediately start to integrate EM in its Pumps Equipment division. Combining the complementary product portfolios enables Sulzer to become a…
Solvay SA (Brussels, Belgium; www.solvay.com) and United Chemical Company LLP (UCC) have jointly started to examine the construction of new hydrogen peroxide capacity to supply hydrogen peroxide primarily to address the needs of Kazakh companies and customers in other Central…
The Chemours Co. (Wilmington, Del.; www.chemours.com) has broken ground on the company's new HFO-1234yf production facility. The new facility, located at the Chemours Corpus Christi plant in Ingleside, Texas, will triple the company's world-leading capacity for its HFO-1234yf-based-products, which are…
Clariant (Muttenz, Switzerland; www.clariant.com) will expand its plant in Lewiston, Maine, and install a new compounding line to help meet growing demand for pre-colored medical plastic compounds that are supplied under the Mevopur brand name. The new capacity will come…
Amec Foster Wheeler (London, U.K.; www.amecfw.com) announced that its Global Power Group (GPG) has been awarded a contract and received a full notice to proceed from Yuhuang Chemical Inc. (YCI), a U.S.-based subsidiary of Shandong Yuhuang Chemical Company Ltd (SYCC),…
Pentair plc (Manchester, U.K.; www.pentair.com) has completed the acquisition of Union Engineering A/S, headquartered in Fredericia, Denmark. Union Engineering specializes in sustainable technologies for capturing, recovering and purification of carbon dioxide. As an established leader in carbon dioxide management and…
Schneider Electric SE (Rueil-Malmaison, France; www.schneider-electric.com) announced the acquisition of MWPowerlab s.r.l., a software company with industry-leading 3D realtime technology. This acquisition adds advanced Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR) technology to Schneider Electric’s industrial software portfolio. Customers can…
Honeywell (Morris Plains, N.J.; www.honeywell.com) announced that PT Pertamina (Persero) will use Honeywell UOP technology to produce high-octane gasoline blending components and jet fuel at its Balikpapan refinery in Kalimantan Timur, Indonesia. The agreement includes licensing and engineering for a…
Solvay SA (Brussels, Belgium; www.solvay.com) announced the acquisition of Energain Li-Ion high voltage technology from DuPont. Energain technology and formulations enlarge Solvay Special Chem Global Business Unit's existing portfolio of high performance salts and additives for electrolytes and strengthen its…