Titan Metal Fabricators (Camarillo, Calif.; www.titanmf.com) has announced the promotion of Nick Zentil to vice president, sales and marketing, for Titan’s global operations. Since joining Titan in 2006, Zentil has held a series of engineering and operational management positions, most…
Saudi International Petrochemical Co. (Sipchem; Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia; www.sipchem.com) has announced the commencement of commercial operation of the ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) and low-density polyethylene (LDPE) plant of the International Polymers Co. (a Sipchem affiliate), after successful completion of…
Clariant (Muttenz, Switzerland; www.clariant.com) announced the inauguration of a new manufacturing facility, acquired through their recent acquisition of healthcare packaging company VitaPac. The Dongguan plant, located in Guangdong province in southeast China, will enhance Clariant's existing portfolio of controlled atmosphere…
KBR, Inc. (Houston; www.kbr.com) announced that it has signed a joint venture (JV) agreement with the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic (Socar) to establish a new engineering and support services company in Azerbaijan. With support from KBR and Socar,…
The board of directors of Yara International (Oslo, Norway; www.yara.com) has appointed Svein Tore Holsether as the company's new president and chief executive officer (CEO). He will succeed acting CEO Torgeir Kvidal within October 2015. Holsether currently serves as President…
The Dow Chemical Company (Dow; Midland, Mich.; www.dow.com) and Olin Corp. (Clayton, Mo.; www.olin.com) have announced that the boards of directors of both companies unanimously approved a definitive agreement under which Dow will separate a significant portion of its chlorine…
Asahi Kasei Chemicals Corp. (Tokyo, Japan; www.asahi-kasei.co.jp) has finalized a decision to establish a subsidiary for plastic compounds in Mexico, through its U.S. subsidiary Asahi Kasei Plastics North America, Inc. (APNA). Continued demand growth for plastic compounds is forecasted in…
BASF (Ludwigshafen, Germany; www.basf.com) will expand its capacity for the production of Paliocrom effect pigments by more than 20% by 2017 in Ludwigshafen. The investment will enable the company to accommodate for the growing demand of its aluminum-based effect pigments…
AkzoNobel (Amsterdam, the Netherlands; www.akzonobel.com) has announced plans to invest more than €20 million in its organic peroxide production facilities in Mons, Belgium, and Houston (Pasadena), Tex., in the U.S. In Mons, the company is introducing new technologies to increase…
Asahi Glass Co., Ltd. (AGC; Tokyo; www.agc.com) announced plans to increase the production capacity of the polyvinyl chloride (PVC) facility at Phu My Plastics & Chemicals Co. (PMPC), AGC’s subsidiary business in Vietnam. PMPC’s PVC production capacity will be increased…