Specialty chemical maker Clariant AG (Muttenz, Switzerland; www.clariant.com) and Kilfrost plc (Newcastle, U.K.; www.kilfrost.com) today announced that the companies have terminated the acquisition agreement they entered into on November 19, 2015, relating to the sale and purchase of the European…
American chemistry will continue to grow this year, according to the ACC Mid-Year 2016 Chemical Industry Situation and Outlook Report from the American Chemistry Council (ACC; Washington, D.C.; www.americanchemistry.com). Released today, the report concludes that American chemistry output increased in…
Italmatch Chemicals Group (Genova, Italy; www.italmatch.it) today announced that it has acquired (from an affiliate of One Rock Capital Partners LLC) 100% of Compass Chemical International LLC (Smyrna, Ga.; www.compasschemical.com), a leading North American company in the production and marketing…
Bear River Zeolite (BRZ; Preston, Idaho; www.bearriverzeolite.com), a wholly owned subsidiary of US Antimony Corp. (Thompson Falls, Mont.; www.usantimony.com) announced today it has added another production line to its plant. The new production line should double the production of granular…
Songwon Industrial Group (Ulsan, South Korea; www.songwon.com) and Heraeus (Inchon, South Korea; www.heraeus.com) announced today that they have signed a co-operation agreement to jointly develop and market high end specialty chemicals for the electronics industry.This new co-operation combines Songwon's strong…
The Stockton Group (STK; Petach Tikva, Israel; www.stockton-ag.com), a leader in innovative botanical-based crop protection, is pleased to announce the appointment of Shay Shaanan as the new vice president of R&D, leading the company’s R&D activities. In his former position,…
Effective June 3, 2016, Solenis (Wilmington, Del.; www.solenis.com), through its Australia subsidiary Solenis Australia Pty Ltd., completed the acquisition of the business assets of Nuplex Pulp & Paper from Nuplex Industries Australia Pty Ltd., an exclusive distributor and technology licensee…
The Dow Chemical Company (Midland, Mich.; www.dow.com) today announced the successful completion of the transaction to restructure the ownership of Dow Corning. Dow is now 100 percent owner of Dow Corning’s silicones business, which had 2015 revenues of greater than…
KBR, Inc. (Houstson; www.kbr.com) announced today it has been awarded a license and basic engineering design contract by a confidential client for a grassroots Distill-Max Stabilizer Column at Shandong Province in China. Under the terms of the contract, KBR will…
The Center for Chemical Process Safety (CCPS) of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE; New York; www.aiche.org) has established a new professional designation for engineers and practitioners working in the chemicals, petrochemicals and affiliated industries. Becoming a CCPS Certified…