Virent, Inc. (Madison, Wis.; www.virent.com) has announced that The Coca-Cola Co. is making an additional investment in the company¹s development and commercialization of its bio-based paraxylene (PX), BioFormPX. This investment will enable Virent to scale up separation and purification of…
PRPC Refinery and Cracker Sdn. Bhd., a subsidiary under the Petroliam Nasional Berhad (Petronas) group, Malaysia’s national energy company has awarded the consortium of CTCI Corp. (Taiwan; www.ctci.com.ty), Chiyoda Corp. (Yokohama, Japan; www.chiyoda-corp.com) and three Malaysian companies — CCJV P1…
The final step in constructing a single organization to lead process automation communications and integration technologies was completed when the members of both the HART Communication Foundation (www.hartcomm.org) and Fieldbus Foundation (both Austin, Tex.; www.fieldbus.org) approved the merger proposed by…
The S&P index for chemical companies advanced by 3.8% in August, matching the 3.8% rebound experienced by the wider S&P 500, according to the latest Weekly Chemistry and Economic Report from the American Chemistry Council (ACC; Washington, D.C.; www.americanchemistry.com). …
Solvay S.A. (Brussels, Belgium; www.solvay.com) has signed an agreement to buy the Ryton PPS (polyphenylene sulphide) business from U.S.-based petrochemical company Chevron Phillips Chemical Co. for $220 million, expanding its offering of high-performance polymers and entering a solid growth market.…
Evonik Industries AG (Essen, Germany; www.evonik.com) has announced an expansion of its specialty silica capacities in Ako, Japan through a holding in DSL Japan Co. (DSL). Evonik holds 51% of shares in DSL, a joint venture with the Japanese Shionogi…
Technip (Paris, France; www.technip.com) has been awarded by Air Products and Chemicals Inc. (Lehigh Valley, Pa.; www.airproducts.com) a contract to provide project management, as well as engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCM) services for a new industrial gas complex for…
Following its recent acquisition of the biotechnology company Virdia, Inc. (Redwood City, Calif.; www.virdia.com), Stora Enso Oyj (Helsinki, Finland; www.storaenso.com) is investing €32 million ($43 million) in a demonstration and market development plant to be built at Raceland, Louisiana. The…
In collaboration with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. (MHI; Tokyo, Japan; www.mhi-global.com), Haldor Topsøe A/S (Lyngby, Denmark; www.topsoe.com) has been selected for the design of a new ammonia plant for a major fertilizer project in Turkmenistan. The project has been awarded…
Evonik Industries AG (Essen, Germany; www.evonik.com) is investing in its German operations with new large- scale industrial plants, capacity expansions, and new research centers. The company plans to invest some €2 billion of the extensive investment program it has developed…