Sibur's (Moscow; www.sibur.com) subsidiary Biaxplen, Russia's largest producer of biaxially-oriented polypropylene (BOPP) film, has been integrated into the company's Basic Polymers Division. The facilities operated by the Division produce polypropylene, the main feedstock for BOPP film. The integration will ensure leaner…
Mitsui & Co., Ltd. (Tokyo; www.mitsui.com) has reached an agreement to sell its entire stake in its Brazil-based associated company, Santa Vitória Açúcar e Álcool Ltda (SVAA), to The Dow Chemical Company (Midland, Mich.; www.dow.com) for approximately $200 million. The…
A consortium comprising Haldor Topsøe A/S (Lyngby, Denmark; www.topsoe.com), Ferrostaal Industrial Projects GmbH (Essen, Germany; www.ferrostaal.com) and Fauji Fertilizer Company Ltd., has entered into a joint venture (JV) for the first fertilizer plant in Tanzania with Tanzania Petroleum Development Corp.…
EuroChem Group AG (Zug, Switzerland; www.eurochemgroup.com) has announced that its subsidiary, EuroChem Trading USA, has completed the acquisition of Ben-Trei Fertilizer Company, a U.S.-based fertilizer distributor. This transaction will allow EuroChem to benefit from Ben-Trei’s established relationships with local customers…
Technip (Paris, France; www.technip.com) has entered into a contract to supply its proprietary ethylene technology and process-design package to PTTGC America LLC (PTTGCA), a subsidiary of PTT Global Chemical, Thailand’s largest integrated petrochemical and refining company, for a grassroots ethane…
The Endress+Hauser Group’s (Reinach, Switzerland; www.endress.com) Flowtec, a manufacturer of flowmeter technology, has expanded its Cernay plant in Alsace, France to take advantage of this growth. “By adding 10,000 square meters of production space, we are strengthening the Cernay location…
Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. (Tokyo, Japan; www.shinetsu.co.jp) announced plans to expand its silicones business, one of its main businesses, by implementing facility investments in Japan totaling ¥20 billion. The objective of the new facility investments in Shin-Etsu's silicones business is to…
The Dow Chemical Company (Midland, Mich.; www.dow.com) has announced a two-phase restructuring plan with the objective of optimizing its participation in various Kuwaiti joint ventures. Under the first phase, EQUATE would acquire MEGlobal, a joint venture between Dow and Petrochemical…
Pump and valve manufacturer KSB Group (Frankenthal, Germany; www.ksb.com) is investing about $75 million in its U.S. site in Grovetown, Ga., of which $40 million are going to the new foundry. Investments in the KSB subsidiary GIW Industries are to…
DRT (Dax, France; www.drt.fr) a specialist in processing rosin and turpentine oil distilled from pine resin, has purchased land in Georgia, which marks the first step of its move across the Atlantic. To meet growing demand from international markets, and…