Solvay S.A. (Brussels, Belgium; www.solvay.com) has begun production at its new fluoroelastomers (FKM) plant in Changshu, China, as part of its ongoing strategic site expansion, to meet booming demand for its specialty polymers from Asia’s fast-growing automotive industry and multiple other…
Honeywell (Morristown, N.J.; www.honeywell.com) announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the Elster Division of Melrose Industries plc, a leading provider of thermal gas solutions for commercial, industrial, and residential heating systems and gas, water, and electricity…
Genomatica (San Diego, Calif.; www.genomatica.com) and Cargill (Minneapolis, Minn.; www.cargill.com) have entered into a collaboration agreement to accelerate the production of renewable chemicals for industrial applications. The collaboration will give chemical producers, distributors and users access to a reliable, cost-effective…
Victrex plc (Thornton Cleveleys, U.K.; www.victrex.com) has announced the acquisition of U.S.-based polymer-gears specialist Kleiss Gears Inc. (www.kleissgears.com). Kleiss Gears has a proven track record stretching over 20 years of replacing and complementing metal gear systems with high-performance engineering polymer…
UOP LLC (Des Plaines, Ill; www.uop.com), a Honeywell company, announced that China’s Ningxia Baota Chemical Fiber Co. will use Honeywell UOP’s latest-generation technologies and equipment to build an energy-efficient petrochemical complex. The Yinchuan City, Ningxia, China, complex will produce valuable…
Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Group (WMFTG; Cornwall, U.K.; www.wmftg.com) has acquired the MasoSine sinusoidal pump manufacturing and distribution business from PRIMIX Corp. in Japan, through its parent company Spirax-Sarco Engineering plc, for £2.8 million. This acquisition will further strengthen the level…
Bio-based chemical company GFBiochemicals Ltd. (Milan, Italy; www.gfbiochemicals.com) has started commercial production at its new levulinic acid plant in Caserta, Italy, which has a production capacity of 10,000 metric tons per year (m.t./yr). The announcement was made at the BIO…
Flowrox Oy (Lappeenranta, Finland; www.flowrox.com) has introduced Jukka Koskela as its new chief executive officer (CEO). Following a successful career in the energy industry spanning five years, Koskela brings to Flowrox a wealth of experience and knowledge in global product…
Maire Tecnimont S.p.A. (Milan, Italy; www.mairetecnimont.com) has announced that its subsidiary KT – Kinetics Technology S.p.A. has been awarded an EPC contract by Lotos Asfalt Sp. z o. o., a subsidiary of Grupa LOTOS SA related to a refinery-unit upgrading…
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (Pasadena, Calif.; www.jacobs.com) announced that Steven J. Demetriou has been named president and chief executive officer (CEO). Demetriou will also be elected to the Board. Demetriou brings over 30 years of global business leadership experience to…