ThyssenKrupp Industrial Solutions AG (Essen, Germany; www.thyssenkrupp-industrial-solutions.com) has won a followup order from the Hungarian fertilizer manufacturer Nitrogénmüvek Zrt. to expand its production capacity. A 1,150 metric ton per day (m.t./d) nitric acid plant is to be built at Pétfürdö,…
Technip (Paris, France; www.technip.com) has been awarded a substantial (in the €250- to €500-million range) lump-sum, turnkey contract by Duslo a.s. to develop the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) of a new ammonia production unit in the existing fertilizer complex…
Matheson Tri-Gas, Inc. (www.mathesongas.com) has continued its strategic expansion with the acquisition of Sims Welding Supply in Southern California. Sims Welding Supply is a supplier of industrial, specialty and bulk gases, plus welding hard goods, equipment and supplies. Headquartered in…
Honeywell (Morristown, N.J.; www.honeywell.com) Process Solutions (HPS) has announced a five-year agreement to provide comprehensive services and support for the control systems of what is said to be the world's largest coal-to-liquids (CTL) plant, Sasol's synthetic fuels and chemicals complex…
Microdyn-Nadir GmbH (Wiesbaden, Germany; www.microdyn-nadir.de), a membrane and module manufacturer, is now a 100% subsidiary of the filtration specialist Mann+Hummel GmbH (Ludwigsburg, Germany; www.mann-hummel.com). Through the acquisition, both companies consequently follow their joint strategy to grow the water filtration business.…
Reverdia (www.reverdia.com), a joint venture (JV) between Royal DSM N.V. (Heerlen, The Netherlands; www.dsm.com) and starch-derivatives maker Roquette (Lestrem, France; www.roquette.com), has announced that pivotal patents have been granted to DSM in Europe, Japan and Canada for its innovative yeast-based succinic…
AkzoNobel Performance Coatings (Amsterdam, the Netherlands; www.akzonobel.com) has announced plans to invest €2.5 million to expand its plant in Cikarang, Indonesia. The investment will add capacity to help meet growing demand for the company’s International brand products, which are supplied…
Uhde Inventa-Fischer (Domat/Ems, Switzerland; www.uhde-inventa-fischer.com) has been awarded a major contract from the Polish chemical group Grupa Azoty to build a polyamide 6 plant. The multiline plant will be built at the company's headquarters in Tarnow, Poland, and will have…
Evonik Industries has developed a new ligand that will help to optimize the production of the plasticizer alcohol 2-propyl heptanol (2-PH) much more efficiently at the Marl site. The new ligand is called OxoPhos 64i; ligands are important components of…
Showa Denko K.K. (SDK; Tokyo, Japan; www.sdk.co.jp) establish a new production site for thermosetting bulk-molding compounds (BMC) in Zhuhai, Guangdong Province, China, jointly with Eternal Materials Co., Ltd., a synthetic resin manufacturer based in Taiwan. SDK Group aims to strengthen…