The Linde Group (Munich, Germany; www.linde.com) has recently signed an engineering and procurement contract for two hydrogen plants in Nizhnekamsk, Republic of Tatarstan, Russia. The contract was awarded by PSC TAIF-NK, a leader in the oil-refining industry in Tatarstan. The…
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (Pasadena, Calif.; www.jacobs.com) has announced that it has acquired Eagleton Engineering, LLC, headquartered in Houston. Eagleton specializes in pipeline engineering, primarily providing professional services and resources to the oil, gas and petrochemical industries. The firm’s services…
Air Liquide (Paris, France; www.airliquide.com) is further strengthening its position in Germany by signing a major long-term supply contract with ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe AG in the Rhine-Ruhr area, one of the largest and leading industrial basins in Europe. Deliveries under…
SNC-Lavalin Inc. (Montreal, Quebec, Canada; www.snclavalin.com), in consortium with Sinopec Engineering Group (SEG), has signed a contract with Ma’aden (www.maaden.com.sa) in Saudi Arabia to provide engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning and start-up services for a three-line 15,150-metric-ton-per-day (m.t./d) sulphuric acid plant.…
The Linde Group (Munich, Germany; www.linde.com) has signed a longterm contract with Nynas AB, who specializes in naphthenic specialty oils (NSP) and bitumen, for the onsite supply of hydrogen at Nynas’ refinery in Hamburg, Germany. To this end, the Linde…
Mitsui Chemicals (Tokyo; www.mitsuichem.com) announced that the company is constructing the world's first large-scale plant for xylylene diisocyanate (XDI) within its Omuta Works facility (Kyushu, Japan). This new development is one of several measures the company has undertaken in recent…
Evonik Industries AG (Essen, Germany; www.evonik.com) has begun operation of its new production facility for Rohacell structural foam at its Darmstadt, Germany site, following an investment of approximately six million Euros. The new facility will increase the polymerization capacity at…
Solvay S.A. (Brussels, Belgium; www.solvay.com) plans to increase its annual production capacity of natural soda ash at its Green River plant in Wyoming by 150,000 metric tons (m.t.) as of early next year, to meet growing demand of its U.S.…
Sika AG (Baar, Switzerland; www.sika.com) has agreed to acquire Lwart Química Ltda., a supplier of waterproofing products in Brazil. The acquisition strengthens Sika’s position in the Brazilian construction chemicals market and complements Sika’s geographical footprint in Brazil. Last year Lwart…
The specialty chemicals group Altana (Wesel, Germany; www.altana.com) has acquired technologies and customer-specific know-how in the field of polypropylene wax emulsions from Royal DSM N.V. (Heerlen, The Netherlands; www.dsm.com). The products can be used to coat glass fibers, which are…