Eastman Chemical Co. (Kingsport, Tenn.; www.eastman.com) announced a planned expansion of its copolyester site in Kuantan, Malaysia. The expansion is expected to be complete in the first quarter of 2018 and will increase PETG (polyethylene terephthalate glycol-modified ) capacity by…
Wood Group plc (Aberdeen, Scotland; www.woodgroup.com) has been awarded a five-year, multimillion dollar contract by Phillips 66 to provide supplemental maintenance services and support for small capital construction projects and turnarounds to the Sweeny Refinery, approximately 65 miles southwest of…
BASF SE’s (Ludwigshafen, Germany; www.basf.com) New Business unit has acquired 100% of the filament producer Innofil3D, headquartered in Emmen, the Netherlands. Approval from antitrust authorities is not required. “With this acquisition, BASF is moving one step further along the value…
Linde North America Inc. (Bridgewater, N.J.; www.lindeus.com) has successfully commenced supplying ultra-high purity hydrogen and steam to Wacker Chemie AG (Munich, Germany; www.wacker.com) for its polysilicon plant located in Charleston, Tennessee. Wacker’s state-of-the-art multi-product facility, which recently began operating in…
Saipem S.p.A. (San Donato Milanese, Italy; www.saipem.com) has been awarded a new contract in the onshore E&C sector worth approximately $850 million. Activities involve engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning for the Feed Pipelines for New Refinery Project (NRP) in relation…
The Linde Group (Munich, Germany; www.the-linde-group.com) has been awarded with the engineering and supply of a modular hydrogen manufacturing unit for St1 Refinery in Gothenburg, Sweden. Linde’s Engineering Division will start the engineering and construction of the unit immediately, with…
Wacker Chemie AG (Munich, Germany; www.wacker.com) is strengthening its presence in Middle East and Africa (MEA) by expanding the service portfolio of its technical center in Dubai. The center of excellence located at the “Dubai Silicon Oasis” (DSO) technology park…
Kaneka Corp. (Osaka, Japan; www.kaneka.co.jp) has decided to establish a new plant to produce expanded polyolefin foam (under the product names EPERAN and EPERAN-PP) in Hemaraj Eastern Seaboard Industrial Estate, Rayong, Thailand, aiming at a further business expansion as well…
Axalta Coating Systems (Philadelphia, Pa.; www.axaltacs.com) has acquired U.K.-based Plascoat Systems Limited (www.plascoat.com), a leading supplier of thermoplastic powder coatings, from its parent company, International Process Technologies (IPT) Ltd. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Established in 1952,…
Sadara Chemical Co. (Jubail, Saudi Arabia; www.sadara.com), a joint venture developed by Dow and Saudi Aramco, announced the commissioning of the last of its 26 plants — an isocyanates section currently producing crude quantities of toluene diisocyanate (TDI) and other…