The U.S. Chemical Production Regional Index (U.S. CPRI) slipped by 0.1% in June, following a downwardly revised 0.5% decline in May, according to the American Chemistry Council (ACC; Washington, D.C.; www.americanchemistry.com). “Chemical production fell in the Gulf Coast, Midwest, Southeast…
Specialty chemicals maker Clariant International ltd. (Muttenz, Switzerland; www.clariant.com) today inaugurated Germany's biggest pilot plant for the production of climate-friendly cellulosic ethanol from agricultural waste. Located in Straubing, Bavaria and supported by the Bavarian government and the Federal Ministry for…
Praxair Canada Inc., a subsidiary of Praxair, Inc. (Danbury, Conn.; www.praxair.com), has signed a new contract with Vale, a leading international mining company, to supply oxygen to a new nickel processing facility being built in Long Harbor, Newfoundland. Praxair will…
Fluor Corp. (Irving, Tex.; www.fluor.com) has formed a new joint venture (JV) with CFPS Engenharia e Projetos, S.A. (Construcap; Sao Paulo, Brazil; www.construcap.com.br), to pursue engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCM) projects in Brazil. Construcap has been active in the…
Toyo Engineering India Ltd. (Toyo-India), an Indian subsidiary of Toyo Engineering Corp. (Toyo; Chiba, Japan; www.toyo-eng.co.jp), has been awarded an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract to build a new multi-business chemical production site for BASF India Ltd. part of…
Styrolution Group GmbH (Frankfurt am Main, Germany; www.styrolution.com), the global leader in styrenics, today announced the inauguration of its Luran S plant located in Ulsan, South Korea. Luran S is the brand name for Styrolution’s styrene acrylonitrile copolymers that have…
Novasep Pompey, France; www.novasep.com), a leading supplier of manufacturing solutions to the life sciences industries, today announces a €3-million investment to expand its highly potent, active-pharmaceutical ingredients (HPAPI) manufacturing capabilities at its facility in Le Mans, France. The expansion has…
Uhde Inventa-Fischer (Berlin, Germany and Domat/Ems, Switzerland; www.uhde-inventa-fischer.com) and Changle Highsun Synthetic Fiber Technology Co. have signed a contract for the supply of a polymerization plant to produce high-performance polyamide 6 for textile applications. The multi-line plant will have an…
Toyo Engineering Corp. (Toyo; Chiba, Japan; www.toyo-eng.co.jp), being a leader of a consortium with Foster Wheeler AG (FW), and the Venezuelan engineering company Y&V Ingeniería y Construcción, C.A. (Y&V), has been awarded a contract for detailed engineering, procurement services and…
Teijin Ltd. (Tokyo; www.teijin.co.jp)says it will expand its supply capability for dimethyl terephthalate (DMT), a petrochemical used as a raw material in producing polyethylene terephthalate (PET) and for other specialty chemical applications. The company’s existing DMT production facility at the…