Metrohm AG (Herisau, Switzerland; www.metrohm.com) and FOSS NIRSystems Inc. (Laurel, Md.; www.foss-nirsystems.com) have entered into a strategic alliance in which Metrohm will become the sole global distributor of FOSS NIR instruments for the chemical, petrochemical, pharmaceutical, and environmental sectors. “Metrohm…
Fluor Corp. (Irving, Tex.; www.fluor.com) says it has secured a contract for engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCM) services for BASF’s toluene diisocyanate (TDI) Complex project at BASF’s site in Ludwigshafen, Germany. Fluor booked the undisclosed value into backlog in…
The international “Science Award Electrochemistry“ from BASF SE (Ludwigshafen; www.basf.com) and Volkswagen AG (VW; Wolfsburg, both Germany; www.volkswagen.de) will be awarded for the second time this year. Starting now, leading researchers from all over the world can apply on the…
The U.S. ended 2012 with an overall trade surplus of $815 million, with $188 billion in exports and $187 billion in imports, according to the latest Weekly Chemistry and Economic Report from the American Chemistry Council (ACC; Washington, D.C.; www.americanchemistry.com).…
University of Northern Iowa's (www.uni.edu)"Modern Marvel" has been licensed for commercialization by Iowa company Marion Mixers (Cedar Rapids, Iowa; www.marionmixers.com). Its movement into the market has the potential to reduce U.S. energy consumption by 8.5%, or 338 million bbl/yr of…
Metrohm AG (Herisau, Switzerland; www.metrohm.com) and FOSS (Hilleroed, Denmark ; www.foss.dk) have entered into a strategic alliance strengthening the two companies’ leading positions in their respective key markets. In this strategic alliance, Metrohm will become the sole global distributor of…
Outotec Oyj (Espoo, Finland; www.outotec) and the mining and metals company First Quantum Minerals Ltd. (FQML) have agreed on the delivery of an additional three grinding mills to FQML's subsidiaries in Zambia to complement Outotec's previous process equipment deliveries. The…
KBR (Houston; www.kbr.com) says it was awarded a contract by Samsung Engineering Co. to provide a technology license, basic engineering design package, and supply of proprietary equipment for a 1,200 metric tons per day ammonia fertilizer plant in Carrasco, Bolivia.…
Technip (Paris, France; www.technip.com), in a consortium with Construcciones Industriales Tapia, was awarded by Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex) through its subsidiary Pemex Refinación, a contract for the revamp of one of the conversion unit of the Ing. Héctor R. Lara Sosa…
The German Chemical Industry Assn. (Verband der Chemischen Industrie, VCI; Frankfurt am Main, Germany; www.vci.de) supports a rapid start of negotiations between the E.U. and the U.S. towards a transatlantic free trade zone. The VCI’s director-general Dr. Utz Tillmann is…