Lanxess AG (Cologne, Germany; www.lanxess.com) announced that Dr. Antonis Papadourakis will assume the responsibilities of president and chief executive officer (CEO) of LANXESS Corp. and Country Speaker for the NAFTA Region, effective July 1, 2015. Papadourakis, who has held the…
IMCD Group B.V. (Rotterdam, The Netherlands; www.imcdgroup.com) announced that it will acquire 80% of The M.F. Cachat Company, including 100% of MJS Sales, Inc. MF Cachat fits well with the IMCD business model and strategy and provides a significant platform…
The Endress+Hauser Group (Reinach, Switzerland; www.endress.com) announced plans for the complete takeover of German company Analytik Jena AG. The group is also interested in buying shares. “We are still prepared to acquire shares at a reasonable price,” announced Dr. Heiner…
Nippon Shokubai Co. (Osaka, Japan; www.shokubai.co.jp) has announced plans to construct new facilities for the production of superabsorbent polymers (SAP) and acrylic acid (AA) in Europe, under its Belgium-based subsidiary, Nippon Shokubai Europe N.V. (NSE). The new SAP and AA…
BASF SE (Ludswighfen, Germany; www.basf.com) and Lanxess AG (Cologne, Germany; www.lanxess.com) have signed an agreement on BASF’s purchase from Lanxess of the polyisobutene business consisting mainly of intellectual property (IP)n for a new, innovative technology to produce high-molecular-weight polyisobutene (HM…
Stora Enso Oyj (Helsinki, Finland; www.storaenso.com) and Kemira Oyj (Helsinki; www.kemira.com) have started the construction work for pilot projects addressing water-related issues in three villages in Guangxi Province in Southern China. The projects are part of Stora Enso and Kemira’s…
Evonik Industries AG (Essen, Germany; www.evonik.com) inaugurated its significantly expanded Jurong Island oil-additives plant in Singapore after two years of engineering, planning and construction. The capacity of the plant has nearly doubled, making it the largest oil-additives production site within Evonik’s…
The Dow Chemical Company (Midland, Mich.; www.dow.com) announced that it has closed on the acquisition of ExxonMobil Chemical Co.’s ownership share of Univation Technologies, LLC, previously a 50/50 joint venture with Dow. In October 2014, Dow and ExxonMobil announced jointly…
BASF (Ludswighfen, Germany; www.basf.com) inaugurated its new Ultramid (polyamide 6 and 6/6.6) polymerization plant at the Shanghai Chemical Industry Park in Shanghai, China. The new plant, with a capacity of 100,000 metric tons per year (m.t./yr), will further strengthen BASF’s…
Airgas, Inc. (Radnor, Pa.; www.airgas.com) has opened a new, 20,000-ft2 specialty-gas facility in Tooele, Utah. The state-of-the-art facility will provide a critical link in the supply chain for high-purity and precision-blended specialty gases used in research and commercial laboratories, environmental…