Air Liquide (Paris, France; www.airliquide.com) and Sasol Ltd. (Johannesburg, South Africa; www.sasol.co.za) have signed a longterm agreement for the supply of large quantities of industrial gases to Sasol’s Secunda site (around 140 km East of Johannesburg, South Africa). Air Liquide will invest…
Asahi Kasei Chemicals Corp. (Tokyo, Japan; www.asahi-kasei.co.jp) has entered into a definitive merger agreement to acquire Polypore International, Inc. (Charlotte, N.C.; www.polypore.net), a manufacturer of microporous membranes, which currently has two business segments: Energy Storage and Separations Media. In conjunction…
ThyssenKrupp Industrial Solutions AG (Essen, Germany; www.thyssenkrupp-industrial-solutions.com) has won a followup order from the Hungarian fertilizer manufacturer Nitrogénmüvek Zrt. to expand its production capacity. A 1,150 metric ton per day (m.t./d) nitric acid plant is to be built at Pétfürdö,…
Technip (Paris, France; www.technip.com) has been awarded a substantial (in the €250- to €500-million range) lump-sum, turnkey contract by Duslo a.s. to develop the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) of a new ammonia production unit in the existing fertilizer complex…
Matheson Tri-Gas, Inc. (www.mathesongas.com) has continued its strategic expansion with the acquisition of Sims Welding Supply in Southern California. Sims Welding Supply is a supplier of industrial, specialty and bulk gases, plus welding hard goods, equipment and supplies. Headquartered in…
Honeywell (Morristown, N.J.; www.honeywell.com) Process Solutions (HPS) has announced a five-year agreement to provide comprehensive services and support for the control systems of what is said to be the world's largest coal-to-liquids (CTL) plant, Sasol's synthetic fuels and chemicals complex…
Microdyn-Nadir GmbH (Wiesbaden, Germany; www.microdyn-nadir.de), a membrane and module manufacturer, is now a 100% subsidiary of the filtration specialist Mann+Hummel GmbH (Ludwigsburg, Germany; www.mann-hummel.com). Through the acquisition, both companies consequently follow their joint strategy to grow the water filtration business.…
Reverdia (www.reverdia.com), a joint venture (JV) between Royal DSM N.V. (Heerlen, The Netherlands; www.dsm.com) and starch-derivatives maker Roquette (Lestrem, France; www.roquette.com), has announced that pivotal patents have been granted to DSM in Europe, Japan and Canada for its innovative yeast-based succinic…
AkzoNobel Performance Coatings (Amsterdam, the Netherlands; www.akzonobel.com) has announced plans to invest €2.5 million to expand its plant in Cikarang, Indonesia. The investment will add capacity to help meet growing demand for the company’s International brand products, which are supplied…
Uhde Inventa-Fischer (Domat/Ems, Switzerland; www.uhde-inventa-fischer.com) has been awarded a major contract from the Polish chemical group Grupa Azoty to build a polyamide 6 plant. The multiline plant will be built at the company's headquarters in Tarnow, Poland, and will have…