Solenis (Wilmington, Del.; www.solenis.com) announced the opening of its new technology center in Paulínia, São Paulo, Brazil. Housed in approximately 1,000 square meters, the new research and development facility, known as the Paulínia Technology Center (PTC), will manage the region’s customer…
Borealis AG (Vienna, Austria; www.borealisgroup.com) and Borouge (Abu Dhabi, UAE; wwwborouge.com) announced the launch of Quentys, the new umbrella brand created to empower and potentially revolutionise the solar energy industry by making applications more affordable, reliable, and durable. Borealis and…
Axalta Coating Systems (Philadelphia, Pa.; www.axaltacs.com)), a leading global supplier of liquid and powder coatings, opened its new headquarters office for India located in Gurugram within the National Capital Region (NCR) yesterday. The new location will also house an Axalta…
The Board of Directors of Metso Corp. (Helsinki, Finland; www.metso.com) has appointed Nico Delvaux President and CEO of Metso, effective at the beginning of November 2017 at the latest. Nico Delvaux is currently Senior Executive Vice President for Atlas Copco…
Koch Membrane Systems (KMS; Wilmington, Mass.; www.kochmembrane.com), a global leader in membrane filtration technologies, announced in conjunction with Archer Daniel Midlands Co. (ADM; Chicago, Ill.; www.adm.com) the planned upgrade of the water treatment plant for ADM’s Southern Cellulose facility in…
Huntsman Corp. (The Woodlands, Tex.; www.huntsman.com) announced that it has completed the acquisition of IFS Chemicals Limited (IFS), one of the U.K.’s leading independent formulators of methylene diphenyl diisocyanate (MDI) based systems. The purchase price was not disclosed. Located in…
Grupa Azoty S.A. (Tarnów, Poland; www.grupaazoty.com) signed a contract with thyssenkrupp Industrial Solutions AG (Essen, Germany; www.thyssenkrupp-industrial-solutions.com) for a license for a nitric-acid production technology, including the delivery of process documentation and key equipment, and for the supervision over plant…
INEOS Styrolution, (Frankfurt, Germany; www.ineos-styrolution.com) announced plans to increase capacity for ABS (acrylonitrile butadiene styrene) and ASA (acrylonitrile styrene acrylate) in the Americas. The plans include constructing a new ASA plant in Bayport, Texas with a capacity of 100,000 metric…
BP plc (London; www.bp.com) announced that it has agreed to sell its 50% stake in the Shanghai SECCO Petrochemical Company Limited (SECCO) to Gaoqiao Petrochemical Co., a 100% subsidiary of China Petroleum & Chemical Corp. (Sinopec), BP’s joint venture (JV)…
The Dow Chemical Company (Midland, Mich.; www.dow.com) announced that its joint venture (JV) in the Middle East—Sadara Chemical Company (Sadara)—has achieved a significant milestone with the commercialization of Sadara’s entire plastics franchise. The startup of Sadara’s high-pressure low-density polyethylene (LDPE)…