Emerson (St. Louis, Mo.; www.emerson.com) has completed the purchase of MYNAH Technologies, a longtime Emerson alliance partner and a leading provider of dynamic simulation and operator training software. MYNAH’s solutions enable plant engineers and technicians to test and improve process…
The Dow Chemical Company (Midland, Mmich.; www.dow.com) signed two agreements to advance the company’s strategic innovation agenda in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). Dow signed an agreement to construct a state-of-the-art manufacturing facility to produce a range of polymers…
Henkel AG & Co. KGaA (Düsseldorf, Germany; www.henkel.com) signed an agreement to acquire Sonderhoff Holding GmbH based in Cologne, Germany. The company offers high-impact sealing solutions for industrial assembly. With the acquisition of the privately owned company, Henkel will further…
The Supervisory Board of Directors of CB&I (The Woodlands; www.cbi.com) announced that it has approved the retirement of Philip K. Asherman from his role as President and Chief Executive Officer of CB&I and as a member of the company's Board…
Microtek Laboratories, Inc. (Dayton, Ohio; www.microteklabs.com) announced that it has signed a contract with BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany; www.basf.com) for their Micronal brand and product line, as well as a worldwide exclusive license for the manufacture of Micronal microencapsulated phase-change…
Eni S.p.A. (Rome, Italy; www.eni.com) and CONOE, The National Consortium for the Collection and Treatment of Used Oils and Fats, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to promote and increase the collection of vegetable oils that will supply Eni's Venice…
Honeywell (Morris Plains, N.J.; www.honeywell.com) announced that it has started commercial operations at its new manufacturing plant in Geismar, La., to meet the growing global demand for its next-generation mobile air conditioning refrigerant based on hydrofluoroolefins (HFOs). With this startup,…
KBR, Inc. (Houston, www.kbr.com) announced that it has been awarded Operator Training Simulator (OTS) and Reliability Based Maintenance (RBM) services contracts by JSC EuroChem Northwest for their ammonia plant under construction in Kingisepp, Russia. The OTS will provide a cost-effective…
LyondellBasell (Rotterdam, the Netherlands; www.lyondellbasell.com) has broken ground on the first commercial Hyperzone polyethylene (PE) plant at its La Porte, Texas, complex. The plant will be capable of producing 1.1 billion pounds (500,000 metric tons [m.t.]) of high-density polyethylene (HDPE)…
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (Waltham, Mass.; www.thermofisher.com) and Patheon N.V., a leading global provider of high-quality drug development and delivery solutions to the pharmaceutical and biopharma sectors, announced that their boards of directors have approved Thermo Fisher’s acquisition of Patheon.…