BASF SE (Lugwigshafen, German; www.basf.com) and Sinopec will expand the capacity of existing propionic acid production with an additional 30,000 metric tons per year (m.t./yr) at their state-of-the-art Verbund site, BASF-YPC Company Limited, a 50-50 joint venture (JV) in Nanjing,…
Neste Jacobs Oy (Porvoo, Finland; www.nestejacobs.com) and Haltermann Carless, a leading provider of high-value specialty hydrocarbons, have signed a contract under which Neste Jacobs will perform the engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCM) services for an upgrade and expansion of…
Amec Foster Wheeler (London, U.K.; www.amecfw.com) has been awarded an engineering contract by ISAB Srl, a Lukoil Group Company, as part of a major turnaround at their refinery in Priolo, Sicily, Italy. ISAB has selected Amec Foster Wheeler to execute…
AkzoNobel’s (Amsterdam, the Netherlands; www.akzonobel.com) Specialty Chemicals business has completed an organic peroxides expansion project at its Polymer Chemistry production facility in Los Reyes, Mexico. The investment will increase the company’s peroxyester capacity in North America by 40%, substantially increasing…
Air Liquide Engineering & Construction (www.engineering-airliquide.com) has recently signed a major contract amounting around €100 million to design and built three air separation units (ASUs) for Yankuang Group, one of the largest energy and chemical companies in China. Air Liquide Engineering & Construction…
Eastman Chemical Co. (Kingsport, Tenn.; www.eastman.com) announced a planned expansion of its Performance Films manufacturing capacity in Martinsville, Virginia. The capacity expansion is expected to be complete in late 2017 and will increase capacity for both paint protection films and…
AkzoNobel N.V. (Amsterdam, the Netherlands; www.akzonobel.com) has opened a new Performance Coatings production facility in Chonburi, Thailand. With an investment of €31 million, AkzoNobel expands its footprint with this ninth production site in the South East Asia region. The new…
Spirax-Sarco Engineering plc (Cheltenham, U.K.; www.spiraxsarcoengineering.com) signed an agreement to acquire Chromalox, Inc. (Pittsburgh, Pa.; www.chromalox.com) from Irving Place Capital for a cash-free, debt-free consideration of $415 million (£319 million). Chromalox is a well-established provider of electrical products, systems and…
Covestro AG (Leverkusen, Germany; www.covestro.com) CEO Patrick Thomas has confirmed to the company's Supervisory Board that he will complete his contract as expected on September 30, 2018. Per the Supervisory Board’s succession decision, Patrick Thomas shall be followed as CEO…
ABB (Zurich, Switzerland; www.abb.com) officially inaugurated its new $90-million state-of-the-art Canadian headquarters and Customer Innovation Center, which will serve 700 employees who were previously spread across six locations in Greater Montreal. Campus Montreal houses research and development, manufacturing, assembly and…