Huntsman Corp. (The Woodlands, Tex.; www.huntsman.com) announced the appointment of J. Kimo Esplin as Executive Vice President, Strategy and Investment, and the promotion of Sean Douglas to Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, with both appointments effective January 1,…
GTC Technology US LLC (Houston; www.gtctech.com) has signed an agreement with JG Summit Petrochemical Corp. (Mandaluyong City, Philippines; jgspetrochem.com) to provide its GT-BTX and GT-DWC licensed technologies for an aromatics extraction unit at JG Summit’s petrochemical complex in Batangas, the…
PPG Industries, Inc. (Pittsburgh, Pa.; www.ppg.com) announced that it has purchased the remaining 50% ownership interest in PPG Univer S.p.A from its joint-venture partner, Univer Italiana S.r.l. Financial terms were not disclosed. PPG Univer manufactures architectural and liquid industrial coatings…
Honeywell (Morris Plains, N.J.; www.honeywell.com) announced that a subsidiary of PetroVietnam will use its new IIoT-based (industrial internet of things) Connected Performance Services (CPS) offering to improve the performance of its manufacturing operations in Quang Ngai City, Vietnam. Binh Son…
The Dow Chemical Company (Midland, Mich.; www.dow.com) has awarded Veolia Water Technologies (Moon Township, Pa.; www.veoliawatertech.com) a contract for a total overhaul of the process-water treatment plant at Dow’sPittsburg Operations facility in California. The technologies chosen were Veolia’s proprietary Multiflofor…
HollyFrontier Corp. (Dallas, Tex.; www.hollyfrontier.com) announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Suncor Energy's Petro-Canada Lubricants business for CAD $1.125 billion (or approximately $845 million based on the exchange rate at time of signing), including working capital…
Maire Tecnimont S.p.A. (Milan, Italy; www.mairetecnimont.com) announced that its subsidiary Tecnimont S.p.A., in joint venture with China HuanQiu Contracting & Engineering Corporation Ltd. (HQC) – 65% Tecnimont / 35% HQC – has been awarded by PRPC Polymers Sdn Bhd (PRPC…
Technip (Paris, France; www.technip.com) has been awarded by the State Oil Co. of the Azerbaijan Republic (SOCAR; www.socar.az) a contract for Engineering Procurement and Construction (EPC) services for the SOCAR Azerikimya plant, located in the city of Sumgait, Azerbaijan. The…
Yokogawa Electric Corp. (Tokyo; www.yokogawa.com) announces that it has completed the acquisition of Soteica Visual Mesa (SVM), a leading energy-management technology provider, further delivering on a number of key objectives of Yokogawa's Transformation 2017 mid-term business plan. This announcement marks…
Ineos Technologies (Rolle, Switzerland; www.ineos.com) announced that INEOS O&P USA has acquired 100% of the shares of WLP Holding Corp., one of the largest high-density polyethylene (HDPE) pipe manufacturers in North America. The business is headquartered in Fort Worth, Tex.…