Honeywell UOP (Des Plaines, Ill.; www.uop.com) announced that its Callidus Technologies business has inaugurated a new state-of-the-art facility for the testing of gas combustion flares at its manufacturing facility in Beggs, Okla. The new flare field was built to develop…
Celanese Corp. (Irving, Tex.; www.celanese.com) has started production at its newest vinyl acetate ethylene (VAE) production unit. The unit is located at the Celanese manufacturing facility on Jurong Island, Singapore, and will support the growing demand for ecologically friendly materials…
PPG Industries, Inc. (Pittsburgh, Pa.; www.ppg.com) has reached an agreement to divest its 50% ownership interests in its two PFG Fiber Glass joint ventures (PFG) to Nan Ya Plastics Corp., which currently controls the other 50 percent ownership interest in…
ALTIVIA Petrochemicals, LLC (Houston; www. altivia.com) announced that Frank J. Hayes will join the company as Chief Financial Officer (CFO), effective October 3, 2016. Hayes will replace the company’s current CFO, Fred Stahelin, who is retiring after 16 years of…
Solvay S.A. (Brussels, Belgium; www.solvay.com) has reached a final agreement with Nissan Chemical Industries Ltd. to divest most of its OLED (organic lighting emitting diode) patent portfolio. The sale follows a strategic analysis of the Organic Electronics market showing that…
Praxair, Inc. (Danbury, Conn.; www.praxair.com) has acquired and will operate a 300-ton-per-day carbon dioxide (CO2) purification and liquefaction plant from PureCO2, LP. Owned by Ferus, LP, PureCO2 is a producer and distributor of liquefied food- and beverage-quality CO2, located in…
CB&I (The Woodlands, Tex; www.cbi.com) announced that Patrick K. Mullen has been promoted to Chief Operating Officer, effective immediately. In this new role, Mr. Mullen will have responsibility for CB&I's project operations, commercial and support functions around the world, in…
Solvay S.A. (Brussels, Belgium; www.solvay.com) is expanding its composite materials capacities with a state-of-the-art resin facility and an upgraded site in Germany, to meet growing demand from aircraft customers for lightweighting materials and to provide first-rate products and services for…
Technip (Paris, France; www.technip.com) was awarded the Engineering Procurement and Construction (EPC) contract for the design and construction of new processing units and ancillary units from the Emirates National Oil Company (ENOC). ENOC revealed plans to expand the capacity of…
Linde Malaysia Sdn Bhd, a subsidiary of The Linde Group (Munich, Germany; www.linde.com) announced that it has established a joint venture (JV) company with PETRONAS Gas Berhad (PGB) to build a state-of-the-art industrial air gas facility that will produce gaseous…