Dyadic International, Inc. (Jupiter, Fla.; www.dyadic.com), a global biotechnology company focused on the discovery, development, manufacture and sale of enzymes and other proteins for the industrial enzyme, bioenergy, and biopharmaceutical industries, has announced that its research and development center in…
In addition to best practices and practical how-to presentations (see May, p. 6) ChemInnovations Conference & Expo (November 13–15, New Orleans, La.; www.cpievent.com) is looking for abstracts that describe new, novel and innovative technologies that help improve plant operations, efficiency…
Plant Watch Solvay to build bio-based epichlorohydrin plant in China June 11, 2012 — Solvay S.A. (Brussels, Belgium; www.solvay.com) says its Thai affiliate Vinythai will build an epichlorohydrin plant in Taixing, China. The plant, with an initial capacity of 100,000…
Lachowska-Keane Hahn Banerjee Morse Walker Albemarle (Baton Rouge, La.) names John Steitz president and COO. Joanna Lachowska-Keane becomes the manager of the engineering- and-construction company Sener Poland (Warsaw). Lonza (Basel, Switzerland), a producer of biopharmaceuticals, names Richard Ridinger…
Capital equipment prices, as reflected in the CE Plant Cost Index (CEPCI), were relatively flat from March to April (the most recent data). Meanwhile, all of the Current Business Indicators from IHS Global Insight, declined slightly from April to May.…
Strong gains in capital spending by U.S. chemical manufacturers are expected during the next several years, according to the Mid-Year 2012 Situation and Outlook report from the American Chemistry Council (ACC; Washington, D.C.; www.americanchemistry.com). Capital spending for U.S. chemistry will…
Ineos Technologies (Lyndhurst, U.K.; www.ineos.com) has licensed its Innovene G and Innovene S processes for the manufacture of linear low density and high density polyethylene (PE) products to the ZapSibNeftekhim production complex of Sibur in Tobolsk, Russia. The two 400,000…
DeZurik, Inc. (Sartell, Minn.; www.dezurik.com), a global leader in municipal and industrial valves, has reached a definitive agreement to acquire Hilton Valve, Inc., a producer of fabricated large-diameter and custom knife-gate valves, effective July 9, 2012. The combining of Hilton…
Wison Engineering Ltd. (Shanghai, China; www.wison.com ), China’s largest private sector chemical engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) service provider, has been officially awarded an EPC contract by PDVSA Petroleo, S.A. (PDVSA), Venezuela’s state-run oil company, at the Puerto la Cruz…
Kobe Steel, Ltd. (Tokyo, Japan; www.kobelco.com) says it will establish two 100% owned companies in July, one in Europe and the other in the Middle East, to expand the global marketing and servicing of its compressors. Kobelco Machinery Europe GmbH…