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…
Platform Specialty Products Corp. (West Palm Beach, Fla.; www.platformspecialtyproducts.com) and Alent plc (Woking, U.K.; www.alent.com) announced the terms of a recommended offer by Platform to acquire all of the issued and outstanding shares of Alent in a cash and stock…
Solvay S.A. (Brussels, Belgium; www.solvay.com) inaugurated its new large-scale alkoxylation plant in Singapore, the largest plant of its kind in Asia, as part of its global strategy to expand the growth of its specialty surfactants in the region. The nearly…
Asahi Kasei Chemicals Corp. (Tokyo, Japan; www.asahi-kasei.co.jp) will increase annual production capacity for hydrogenated styrenic thermoplastic elastomer (SEBS) by 30% at its Kawasaki Works site in Kanagawa, Japan, with startup scheduled for June 2016. The expansion of performance polymer operations…
The investment committee of Sibur (Moscow; www.sibur.com) has approved the expansion of a facility that processes raw natural-gas liquids (raw NGL) at the Tobolsk production site. This expansion project is expected to increase the site's capacity from 6.6 million metric…
CB&I (The Woodlands, Tex.; www.cbi.com) announced it has been awarded a contract by Carbon Holdings for the license and basic engineering design of an ethylbenzene/styrene plant to be built in Ain Sokhna, Egypt. The units will be a part of…