Arkema (Colombes, France; www.arkema.com) has announced that it is moving forward with the construction of a production plant for low-global-warming-potential (LGWP) refrigerant gas, 1234yf. The plant’s anticipated start-up is in 2016. The 1234yf refrigerant gas will serve the future needs…
Clariant (Muttenz, Switzerland; www.clariant.com) has received the International Sustainability & Carbon Certification (ISCC) for its sunliquid demonstration plant in Straubing, Germany, which was opened in July 2012. The certificate confirms that the cellulosic ethanol from agricultural residues produced with the…
A. Schulman, Inc. (Akron, Ohio; www.aschulman.com) has announced the signing of a definitive agreement to acquire The Perrite Group, a thermoplastics manufacturing business with operations in Malaysia, the U.K. and France, for approximately $52 million. The acquisition is expected to…
Innospec Inc. (Littleton, Colo.; www.innospecinc.com) has announced that it has acquired Chemsil Silicones Inc. and the Chemtec Chemical Co., from its private owners. Chemsil develops and markets silicone-based formulations to the personal care industry. Chemtec, which distributes a wide range…
The State Oil Company of Azerbaijan (SOCAR) has decided to build the country’s first combined ammonia-urea complex 30 km north of Azerbaijan’s capital Baku. The plant is going to play a very important role for the economy of Azerbaijan in…
Saudi Hydrogen Peroxide Co., a newly created joint venture (JV) between Sadara Chemical Co. (Sadara; Jubail Industrial City; Saudi Arabia) and the Solvay Group (Brussels, Belgium; www.solvay.com), announced today that they have begun constructing one of the world's largest hydrogen…
Where will you be on September 25 and 26? The Chemical Engineering staff will be in Galveston, Texas at the ChemInnovations Conference and Expo. We hope you will be too. Four years ago, we had the idea to start a…
Call for abstracts: AIChE Meeting Professionals working in all areas of chemical engineering and related disciplines are invited to submit abstracts for the AIChE Spring Meeting (New Orleans, La., March 30–April 3, 2014), in a number of subject and topical…
Preliminary data for the June 2013 CE Plant Cost Index (CEPCI; the most recent available) indicate that the composite index decreased by 0.3% from the final May value. The value for the Heat Exchangers & Tanks subindex rose slightly, while…
Materials in Mechanical Extremes: Fundamentals and Applications. By Neil Bourne. Cambridge University Press, 32 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10013. Web: cambridge.org. 2013. 539 pages. $155.00. Experimental Methods and Instrumentation for Chemical Engineers. By…