Overall production for the U.S. chemical industry rose 0.9% in December, reaching 89.0% of its average level for 2007, according to an analysis of data from the U.S. Federal Reserve Board (Washington, D.C.; www.federalreserve.gov) that was included in the latest…
AEA Investors LP has secured regulatory approvals and closed on an agreement to acquire the municipal, industrial and services water and wastewater treatment operations and assets of Siemens Water Technologies LLC. The new company now will be Evoqua Water Technologies…
Today, Sasol Ltd.’s (Sasolburg, South Africa) CEO, David Constable, and the South African Minister of Trade and Industry, Rob Davies, inaugurated Sasol’s new ethylene-purification unit, known as the Ethylene Purification Unit 5 (EPU5), in Sasolburg. Located at the Sasol Polymers…
Müller Kunststoffe GmbH (Lichtenfels, Germany), the German arm of the Hexpol TPE (www.hexpoltpe.com) group, has announced plans to expand capacity with an additional production line for thermoplastic elastomers (TPE). The new line is expected to come on stream in the…
As part of its strategic way forward, ThyssenKrupp AG (Essen, Germany; www.thyssenkrupp.com) is strengthening its plant technology business as a major growth area for the Group. To better exploit global market opportunities the previously separate plant technology companies of the…
Momentive Specialty Chemicals Inc. (Columbus, Ohio; www.momentive.com) has completed the acquisition of a manufacturing facility for resin-coated proppants located in Shreveport, La. from CRS Proppants LLC. The Shreveport facility has a capacity of approximately 200,000 metric tons per year (m.t./yr).
The S&P index for chemical companies rose by 4.2% in December 2013, outpacing the overall S&P 500 index, which rose 2.4%. The numbers were included in the latest Weekly Chemistry and Economic Report from the American Chemistry Council (ACC; Washington,…
Arkema (Colombes, France; www.arkema.com) has announced the construction of a new organic peroxide plant on its Changshu site in China. This investment will help double the site’s production capacity. By doubling its production capacity in China, Arkema will continue to…
The Occupational Safety and Health Admin. (OSHA; Washington, D.C.; www.osha.gov) is extending the comment period on its proposed rule to improve workplace safety and health through improved tracking of workplace injuries and illnesses by 30 days, to March 8, 2014.…
Siemens Energy (Erlangen, Germany; www.siemens.com) has received an order from Sinopec Jiujiang Petrochemical Co. for the supply of a petroleum-refinery wastewater-treatment system that includes PACT biological treatment, Wet Air Regeneration (WAR) and a Hydro-Clear filter system, and a Zimpro wet…