Sumitomo Chemical Co. (Tokyo; www.sumitomo-chem.co.jp) has decided to construct a new production facility for polyethersulfone (PES) at its Chiba Works in Ichihara City, Chiba, Japan. The new facility will have a production capacity of 3,000 metric tons per year (m.t./yr)…
Amec Foster Wheeler (London; U.K.; www.amecfw.com) has been awarded an Engineering and Project Management Services Contract by PT Pertamina (Persero) and Saudi Aramco for the upgrade and expansion of the 348,000 barrels per day Cilacap Refinery in Central Java. Over…
PPG Industries, Inc. (Pittsburgh, Pa.; www.ppg.com) announced that Charles E. Bunch will retire Sept. 1 as executive chairman of the PPG board of directors after 37 years with the company. PPG President and Chief Executive Officer Michael H. McGarry will…
BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany; www.basf.com) and The Linde Group (Munich, Germany; www.linde.com) successfully completed a joint pilot project to improve capture of carbon dioxide (CO2) from fluegas at a coal-fired power plant at the National Carbon Capture Center (NCCC). The…
Arkema (Colombes, France; www.arkema.com) has announced the planned acquisition by its specialty adhesives business line, Bostik, of Den Braven, a leader in sealants for insulation and construction in Europe. With this acquisition, Arkema is actively pursuing the development of its…
Sandvik AB (Stockholm, Sweden; www.sandvik.com) has signed an agreement to divest its Mining Systems operations, reported in the Sandvik income statement as discontinued operations, to the private equity company CoBe Capital. Sandvik will maintain ownership of ongoing projects that are…
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (Pasadena, Calif.; www.jacobs.com) has entered a share purchase agreement (SPA) to transfer operations within its Jacobs France subsidiary to NOX SARL in France. The transaction value was not disclosed, and was settled in cash at completion.…
WorleyParsons Ltd. (North Sydney, Australia; www.worleyparsons.com) has been awarded an Integrated Project Management Team (IPMT) contract by LyondellBasell (Rotterdam, the Netherlands; www.lyondellbasell.com), one of the world’s largest plastics, chemical and refining companies. LyondellBasell proposes to build a propylene oxide and…
Mitsubishi Chemical Corp. (MCC; Tokyo; www.m-kagaku.co.jp) and Mitsui Zosen Machinery & Service, Inc. (MZM), a subsidiary of Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Co. have agreed to form a business tie-up to produce and sell zeolite membranes. With the goal of entering…
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (Pasadena, Calif.; www.jacobs.com) received a three-year contract from Saudi International Petrochemical Company (Sipchem) to provide general engineering services at Sipchem’s Jubail Industrial City facilities in Saudi Arabia. Under the terms of the contract, Jacobs is expected…