Davy Process Technology Ltd. (DPT; London; www.davyprotech.com), a Johnson Matthey company, and The Dow Chemical Company’s (Dow; Midland, Mich.; www.dow.com) Oxygenated Solvents business announced that Shaanxi Yanchang Petroleum Yan’an Energy and Chemical Co., (Yan’an Energy), a project entity invested in…
PTA (pure terephthalic acid) and PET (polyethylene terephthalate) producer Lotte Chemical UK Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of KP Chemical Corp. (Korea) and part of the Lotte group of companies, has commissioned Uhde Inventa-Fischer AG (Berlin, Germany and Domat/Ems, Switzerland;…
Solvay S.A. (Brussels, Belgium; www.solvay.com) announced today its Thai affiliate Vinythai will serve the vast and growing Chinese epichlorohydrin market with a new production plant in Taixing, China. The plant with an initial capacity of 100,000 ton/yr epichlorohydrin requires an…
The Coca-Cola Co., Ford Motor Co., H.J. Heinz Co., NIKE, Inc. and Procter & Gamble today announced the formation of the Plant PET Technology Collaborative (PTC), a strategic working group focused on accelerating the development and use of 100% plant-based…
The number of jobs within U.S. chemical businesses fell by 1,200 in May, to 796,100, but the drop was centered entirely on non-production worker employment, according to data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (Washington, D.C.; www.bls.gov) that were…
Plant Watch Outotec’s EOS process is selected for sinter project in India May 14, 2012 — Outotec Oyj (Espoo, Finland; www.outotec.com) has been selected by Bhushan Power & Steel Ltd. (BPSL) to design and deliver technology for a new iron-ore…
Lindenhayn MacCleary Goodrich Little Exton Archer Daniels Midland Co. (Decatur, Ill.) names Kyle James general manager of glycols. Christian Lindenhayn joins Orion Engineered Carbons (Kingwood, Tex.) as senior vice president of the rubber business line. Jerry MacCleary becomes president for…
The 2013 Corrosion Solutions Conference has issued a call for papers for an event to be held September 15–18, 2013 in San Diego, Calif. The conference will address the specific needs and interests of professionals in materials, application and equipment…
This month, individuals from across the chemical process industries (CPI) and the globe will gather together for the 30th time at Achema, the world’s largest exhibition congress on chemical engineering, environmental protection and biotechnology (June 18–22; Frankfurt am Main, Germany).…
NORTH AMERICA Semicon West. SEMI (San Jose, Calif.). Phone: 408-943-6945; Web: semiconwest.org San Francisco, Calif. July 10–12 Energy Training & Electric Power Classroom Seminars. PGS Energy Training (Hilton Head Island, S.C.). Phone: 412-521-4737; Web: psgenergy.com Seattle, Wash. July 19–20…