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Total sells specialty chemicals affiliate Atotech for $3.2 billion

For the divestiture process of its specialty chemicals affiliate, Atotech B.V., a global manufacturer of high technology plating solutions, Total S.A. (Paris; www.total.com) has accepted an offer from The Carlyle Group (www.carlyle.com). In the framework of this transaction, Total will…

BASF and Avantium form JV for renewable FDCA and PEF

BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany; www.basf.com) and Avantium (Amsterdam, the Netherlands; www.avantium.com) announced the formation of a new joint venture (JV) for the production and marketing of furandicarboxylic acid (FDCA), which is produced from renewable resources, as well as the marketing…

Outotec awarded two modular solvent-extraction technology orders

Outotec Oyj (Espoo, Finland; www.outotec.com) has been awarded two orders, worth a total of EUR 25 million, for the new VSF X Modular Solvent Extraction technology. The orders have been booked in Outotec's 2016 third quarter order intake. Outotec will…

Axens to license tehnologies for major refinery upgrades in Indonesia

Axens (Rueill-Malmaison, France; www.axens.net) announced the signature of several technology licensing agreements with PT Pertamina (Jakarta, Indonesia; www.pertamna.com) for its major expansion project to upgrade residue into gasoline in Balikpapan and for a new middle distillate hydrotreater in Cilacap to…

Arkema to construct polyester powder resin plant in India

Arkema (Colombes, France; www.arkema.com) has announced plans to construct a new leading-class polyester powder resin manufacturing facility, the first of its kind in India, on its existing resin platform in Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra. The project, which represents an investment of…

Amec Foster Wheeler awarded Singapore Refining Co. contract

Amec Foster Wheeler (London, U.K.; www.amecfw.com) has been awarded a contract by Singapore Refining Co. (SRC), a joint venture between Singapore Petroleum Company and Chevron, to undertake Front End Engineering and Design (FEED) and Detailed Engineering Services for upgrade of…

Praxair starts up hydrogen plant at Repsol refinery in Peru

Praxair, Inc. (Danbury, Conn.; www.praxair.com) has started up a hydrogen plant for Repsol, one of the world’s largest producers of hydrocarbon fuels and petrochemicals. The new 12 million-standard-cubic-feet-per-day steam methane reformer (SMR) is located at Repsol’s La Pampilla Refinery in…

Sumitomo establishes PP compounds business in Mexico; increases manufacturing capacity in India

Sumitomo Chemical Co. (Tokyo; www.sumitomo-chem.co.jp)  has decided to further advance the global development of its polypropylene (PP) compound business by establishing a new marketing base in Mexico and providing manufacturing capabilities in India. These moves represent a significant step forward…

Rockwell Automation acquires systems integrator Maverick Technologies

Rockwell Automation (Milwaukee, Wis.; www.rockwellautomation.com) has acquired leading systems integrator Maverick Technologies to expand domain knowledge and help deliver innovative control and information solutions to customers in industries such as chemical, food and beverage, and oil and gas. The acquisition…

Cambrex opens pilot plant at Milan manufacturing site

Cambrex Corp. (East Rutherford, N.J.; www.cambrex.com) the leading manufacturer of small molecule innovator and generic Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs), announced the validation and ISO certification of a new pilot plant at its manufacturing and R&D site in Paullo (Milan), Italy.…