Schneider Electric SE (Rueil-Malmaison, France; www.schneider-electric.com) announces that its board of directors and AVEVA Group plc (Cambridge, U.K.; www.aveva.com) have reached agreement on the terms and conditions of a combination of AVEVA and Schneider Electric industrial software business (the Schneider…
With a view to industrializing the 3D printing process, thyssenkrupp AG’s (Essen, Germany; www.thyssenkrupp.com) newly opened TechCenter Additive Manufacturing in Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany has now started making customized products from metals and plastics in a single digital process.…
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (Dallas, Tex.; www.jacobs.com) has been selected by Evonik to provide engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCM) services for its new precipitated silica production plant located near Charleston, South Carolina. In close proximity to several large tire…
Ineos Technologies’ (London; www.ineos.com) INEOS Oxide business announces that it is planning to build a vinyl acetate monomer (VAM) plant with production capacity of 300,000 metric tons per year (m.t./yr) to support its position as a supplier to a broad…
Eastman Chemical Co. (Kingsport, Tenn.; www.eastman.com) announced multiple projects to increase CHDM (1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol) capacity at its Kingsport, Tennessee, manufacturing facility. The series of debottlenecks and expansion projects will occur over the next 18 months and will increase capacity by 15,000…
Sumitomo Chemical Corp. (Tokyo, Japan; www.sumitomo-chem.co.jp) has agreed to license it process technology for production of propylene oxide (PO) to PTT Global Chemical Co. (PTTGC; Bangkok, Thailand; www.pttgcgroup.com) for a new petrochemicals project PTTGC is currently implementing. With the aim…
Showa Denko Gas Products Co., Ltd. (SGP), a consolidated subsidiary of Showa Denko K.K. (SDK; Tokyo, Japan; www.sdk.co.jp) headquartered in Kawasaki City, Kanagawa Prefecture, has decided to establish a new plant to produce liquefied carbon dioxide (CO2) gas in Showa…
Perstorp Holding AB (Malmö, Sweden; www.perstorp.com) securing the future of its Caprolactone business through a significant investment to upgrade its original monomer Capa plant located in Warrington, U.K. The new equipment will be constructed using state of the art materials…
Daikin Industries, Ltd. (Osaka, Japan; www.daikin.com), recently agreed to acquire Heroflon S.p.A., an Italian manufacturer of fluoropolymer compounds. Daikin will obtain all company shares owned by the Heroflon Executive Officers with finalization of the acquisition planned for the end of…
Schneider Electric (Rueil-Malmaison, France; www.schneider-electric.com) has signed a contract to provide comprehensive process automation systems, solutions and services to Dangote Oil Refinery Ltd., a subsidiary of African business conglomerate Dangote Group. Under the terms of the agreement, Schneider Electric will…