The Dow Chemical Company (Midland, Mich.; www.dow.com) announced that Melanie Kalmar, global director Information Systems, has been named chief information officer (CIO). Kalmar’s proven leadership and track record for driving business results positions her well to drive Dow’s vision for…
Huntsman Corp. (The Woodlands, Tex.; www.huntsman.com) announced that Innospec Inc. (Littleton, Colo.; www.innospecinc.com) has committed to purchase Huntsman’s European surfactants business. Under the terms of the planned transaction, Innospec would acquire Huntsman’s manufacturing facilities located in Saint-Mihiel, France; Castiglione delle…
Emerson (St. Louis, Mo.; www.emerson.com) has announced the divestment of three of its business units: Network Power, Leroy-Somer and Control Techniques. Emerson will sell Network Power to Platinum Equity and a group of co-investors. The transaction is valued at $4…
INEOS Enterprises (Rolle, Switzerland; www.ineos.com) announced that it has acquired 100% of the shares of Calabrian Holdings Corp., a technology and market leader of sulfur dioxide and sodium based derivatives in North America. The company has a production base located in…
Solvay SA (Brussels, Belgium; www.solvay.com) has agreed to divest its chlorine and peroxide derivatives site in Italy to Italian chemical company Caffaro, but will continue to market its Eureco organic peroxides, produced on the site, through an exclusive distribution agreement.…
Amec Foster Wheeler (London; U.K.; www.amecfw.com) has been awarded a Front End Engineering Design (FEED) contract by Thai Oil Public Co. for its Clean Fuel Project at the Sriracha Refinery in Thailand. The contract is due for completion in the…
Praxair, Inc. (Danbury, Conn.; www.praxair.com) has named Kelcey E. Hoyt vice president and controller. She succeeds Elizabeth T. Hirsch who is retiring from the company after 18 years of service. Hirsch has served as Praxair’s vice president and controller for…
LyondellBasell (Rotterdam, the Netherlands; www.lyondellbasell.com) has made the final investment decision to build a high-density polyethylene (HDPE) plant on the U.S. Gulf Coast. The plant will have an annual capacity of 1.1 billion pounds (500,000 metric tons), and will be…
Ube Machinery Corp., a group company of Ube Industries, Ltd. (Ube; Tokyo, Japan; www.ube-ind.co.jp) and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Plastic Technology Co., a group company of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (Tokyo, Japan; www.mhi-global.com), concluded an agreement on the transfer of shares…
Mitsui Chemicals Inc. (MCI; Tokyo; www.mitsuichem.com) announced a one-line production augmentation totaling 5,000 metric tons per year (m.t./yr) for olefinic elastomer Milastomer at its wholly-owned domestic subsidiary, Sun Alloys Co., Ltd. to respond to upswings in demand for thermoplastic olefinic…