The joint venture BASF TOTAL Petrochemicals LLC (Port Arthur, Texas; www.basf.us and www.totalpetrochemicals) today announced the startup of a tenth furnace at its steam cracker facility in Port Arthur, Texas. The additional furnace improves feedstock flexibility, enhances plant reliability and…
According to the American Chemistry Council (ACC; Washington, D.C.; www.americanchemistry.com), the U.S. Chemical Production Regional Index (U.S. CPRI) grew 0.3% in February. Following flat growth in January due to harsh winter weather, February’s CPRI showed growth in six out of…
Oxea GmbH (Oberhausen, Germany; www.oxea-chemicals.com) has started basic engineering for a 2-ethylhexanol (2-EH) and a propanol unit at its world-scale production plant in Bay City, Tex. Both units are scheduled to come onstream in late 2016. Key elements of the…
Chiyoda Corp. (Yokohama, Japan; www.chiyoda-corp.com) and CB&I (www.chicagobridge.com) have announced the joint venture between Chiyoda International Corp., a U.S.-based wholly owned subsidiary of Chiyoda, and CB&I has been awarded a contract valued at approximately $6 billion by Cameron LNG, LLC…
Air Products (Lehigh Valley, Pa.; www.airproducts.com) has announced it has been awarded a major contract by Samsung Electronics Co. to supply complete bulk specialty-gas and chemical delivery systems in support of its fab in Xi’an, Shaanxi Province, western China. The…
Addivant (Middlebury, Conn.; www.addivant.com) has announced the completion of the first phase of capacity expansions at Gulf Stabilizers Industries (GSI), the company’s joint venture in Al Jubaïl, Saudi Arabia. Once completed, the production capacity of hindered phenolic antioxidants, ANOX 20…
Foster Wheeler AG (Zug, Switzerland; www.fwc.com) has announced that a subsidiary of its Global Power Group has signed an asset purchase agreement with Siemens Energy, Inc. to acquire the Siemens Environmental Systems and Services business that supplies and services clean…
Lanxess AG (Cologne, Germany; www.lanxess.com) has divested its wholly-owned subsidiary Perlon-Monofil to the Munich-based Serafin Group for an undisclosed amount. The transaction closes with immediate effect. Perlon-Monofil GmbH is a global leader for polyamide (PA) and polyester (PET) monofilament products…
Novo Nordisk A/S (Bagsværd, Denmark; www.novonordisk.com) is increasing its drug development capacity by investing 550 million Danish kroner ($100 million) in a new research and development facility in Bagsværd, Denmark. The purification plant will expand the company’s capacity to produce…
On February 15, 2014, Kreisel GmbH & Co. KG (Krauschwitz, Germany; www.kreisel.eu) took over the business of the insolvent Schäffer Verfahrenstechnik GmbH & Co. KG in Thierhaupten near Augsburg. The approximately 30 employees will retain their jobs in the newly…