Virent, Inc. (Madison, Wis.; www.virent.com) announced the appointment of Stacey Orlandi as the company’s chief executive officer. Orlandi will lead efforts to commercialize Virent’s technology for the large scale production of renewable fuels and chemicals and replace Lee Edwards, who…
Arkema (Colombes, France; www.arkema.com) has just successfully brought onstream new Kynar polyvinylidene difluoride (PVDF) capacities on its Changshu platform near Shanghai. With this 25% increase in its production capacities in China, Arkema, which runs PVDF production plants on 3 continents…
WorleyParsons Ltd. (North Sydney, Australia; www.worleyparsons.com) has been awarded a contract by Biosynthetic Technologies (BT; Irvine, Calif.) to perform FEED design and engineering services for a new synthetic base-oil facility that will commercialize BT’s unique technology converting natural oils into…
AkzoNobel N.V. (Amsterdam, the Netherlands; www.akzonobel.com) outlined a new strategy to accelerate growth and value creation with two focused, high-performing businesses – Paints and Coatings and Specialty Chemicals – which will lead to a step change in value creation for…
Parkland Fuel Corp. (Calgary, Alb., Canada; www.parkland.ca) announced that it has entered into an agreement with Chevron Canada Limited (CCL) to acquire all of the shares of Chevron Canada R&M ULC, which operates its Canadian integrated downstream fuel business. The…
Atlas Copco (Stockholm, Sweden; www.atlascopcogroup.com) has inaugurated an expanded manufacturing plant in India that will further boost productivity for mining customers. Atlas Copco has invested SEK110 million (around $12 million) in the expansion of the factory in Hyderabad, India, doubling…
ExxonMobil Chemical Co. (Houston; www.exxonmobilchemical.com) and SABIC (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; www.sabic.com) announced the selection of a site in San Patricio County, Texas for potential development of a jointly owned petrochemical complex on the U.S. Gulf Coast. The proposed multibillion-dollar investment…
Honeywell Process Solutions (HPS; Houston; www.honeywellprocess.com) announced that it will expand the manufacture of measurement and control products for the Russian region at its Arzamas plant. This will include gas-measurement equipment and gas regulators for medium- and high-pressure applications. The…
Ametek, Inc. (Berwyn, Pa.; www.ametek.com) and Mocon, Inc. announced that they have entered into a definitive merger agreement under which Ametek will acquire all of the outstanding shares of common stock of Mocon at a price of $30 per share…
A new association focused on facilitating the commercialization of graphene in the United States was launched today. The new National Graphene Association (NGA; Oxford, Miss.; www.nationalgrapheneassociation.com) will provide a premier networking and information platform to connect current and future stakeholders in…