Samsung SDI Co. (Gyeonggi-do, South Korea; www.samsungsdi.com) and Sungrow Power Supply Co. (Hefei, China; www.sungrowpower.com) will establish a joint venture (JV) to jointly develop the energy storage system (ESS) market of China, and to make joint investment in building a…
Dura-Line (Knoxville, Tenn.; www.duraline.com), a portfolio company of Chicago-based equity firm CHS Capital, will be acquired by Mexichem S.A.B. de C.V. (Tlalnepantla, Mexico; www.mexichem.com), advancing Mexichem’s strategy of global growth in high-end specialty products. The transaction is subject to regulatory…
Integra Services Technologies, Inc. (Pasadena, Tex.; www.integratechnologies.com) is expanding its rental coverage by opening a new rentals location in Nederland, Tex. The office was officially opened in August and is Integra’s second location in Texas. The facility supplies tooling for…
Citing data from the U.S. Federal Reserve (Washington, D.C.; www.federalreserve.gov), the American Chemistry Council (ACC; Washington, D.C.; www.americanchemistry.com) said production by the chemical industry in the U.S. increased by 0.6% in July. Excluding pharmaceuticals, chemical production rose 0.7%. The information…
Specialty chemical producer Clariant (Muttenz, Switzerland; www.clariant.com), one of the world’s leading suppliers of specialty ether amines to the mining industry, announced the increase of the ether amines production at its Suzano, Brazil facility. Targeted specifically to meet the needs…
POET-DSM Advanced Biofuels, LLC, a 50/50 joint venture between Royal DSM N.V. (Heerlen, The Netherlands; www.dsm.com) and POET, LLC (Sioux Falls, S.D.; www.poet.com) will open its Project Liberty facility at a grand opening celebration on Wednesday, Sept. 3 in Emmetsburg,…
Evonik Industries AG (Essen, Germany; www.evonik.com) has begun construction of a new plant to produce Mepron in Mobile, Ala. Mepron is a special Evonik formulation of the amino acid methionine that is used in dairy cow nutrition. A special coating…
Lanxess AG (Cologne, Germany; www.lanxess.com) is expanding its Gastonia, N.C., compounding facility for high-tech plastics by adding a second production line. The expansion represents an investment volume of about $15 million and will double the existing capacity from 20,000 to…
Clariant AG (Muttenz, Switzerland; www.clariant.com) plans to build its newest masterbatches plant in greater Sydney Area, Australia. The new plant will mainly serve the Australian market with a full range of color and additive masterbatches, technically innovative solutions and services to…
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (Pasadena, Calif.; www.jacobs.com) was awarded a contract from ExxonMobil Chemical Company to provide engineering, procurement and construction services as part of a multi-billion-dollar ethane-cracker project in ExxonMobil’s Baytown, Tex. complex and associated premium product facilities in…