The Chemours Co. (Wilmington, Del.; www.chemours.com) announced that, along with its partner Changshu 3F Zhonghao, it has broken ground on the world's first full-scale production facility for HFO-1336mzz in Changshu, Jiangsu Province, China. This site, expected to begin production mid-year…
Air Liquide (Paris, France; www.airliquide.com) has reached an agreement to acquire Airgas, Inc. (Radnor, Pa.; www.airgas.com) in a game-changing combination that strengthens Air Liquide’s global leadership position, offers new opportunities to Airgas’ customers and delivers significant value to shareholders. Combining…
Ineos Technologies (Rolle, Switzerland; www.ineos.com) has licensed its Innovene S process for the manufacture of medium-density and high-density polyethylene to PTTGC America LLC, an affiliate of PTT, Thailand’s largest petrochemical and refining company, at its new cracker complex to be…
Indorama Ventures Public Co. Ltd. (IVL; Bangkok, Thailand; www.indorama.net) has signed an agreement to purchase the purified isopthalic acid (PIA), polyethylene terephthalate (PET) and purified terephthalic acid (PTA) business of Compañía Española de Petróleos S.A.U. (CEPSA Spain) in Guadarranque-San Roque,…
Celanese Corp. (Irving, Tex.; www.celanese.com) announced that it will expand acetic acid and vinyl acetate monomer (VAM) capacity in North America. Celanese will implement a series of low-capital debottlenecks in its Clear Lake, Tex., acetic acid facility and expects up…
Inner Mongolia Lianhe Energy Co. has entered into a contract with Johnson Matthey Process Technologies (JMPT; London, U.K.; www.matthey.com) for the supply of a methanation technology license, engineering, catalysts and technical services for a major new coal-to-chemicals plant. The plant,…
Representatives of the Fluid Sealing Association (FSA; Wayne, Pa.; www.fluidsealing.com) and the European Sealing Association are leading efforts to create a new market access platform for sealing device technology with the World Trade Organization's "Environmental Goods" Trade Agreement. Seventeen trade…
Solenis (Wilmington, Del.; www.solenis.com) announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to purchase 100% of the shares of Quimatec Produtos Químicos Ltda. (www.quimatec.com.br) and Locatec de Araraquara Ltda-Me, both located in Brazil. The transaction is expected to close by…
Gevo, Inc. (Englewood, Colo.; www.gevo.com) has entered into a license agreement and a joint development agreement with Praj Industries Ltd. (Pune, India; www.praj.net) to enable the licensing of Gevo’s isobutanol technology to processors of non-corn-based sugars, including the majority of…
DuPont’s (Wilmington, Del.; www.dupont.com) board of directors announced that it has named Edward D. Breen the company’s chair and chief executive officer (CEO), effective immediately. Breen has served as interim chair and CEO of DuPont since October 16, 2015, and…