Chemistry output globally will increase 3.5% in 2011, as measured by volume, according to the Year-end 2011 Situation and Outlook report from the American Chemistry Council (ACC; Washington, D.C.; www.americanchemistry.com). Released today, the report summarizes the economic trends experienced in…
Allylix Inc. (San Diego, Calif.; www.allylix.com) announced today that it has begun production of nootkatone for the flavor and fragrance industry in large-scale commercial quantities, utilizing 200,000-L fermentation tanks. While nootkatone, a fresh, citrus, woody note, is present in grapefruit…
Wholesale trade in chemicals in the U.S. fell 0.4% to $9.94 billion in October, according to data from the U.S. Census Bureau that was compiled by the American Chemistry Council (ACC; Washington, D.C.; www.americanchemistry.com) in its most recent Weekly Chemistry…
BASF Corp. (Iselin, N.J.; www.basf.com) will be investing $20 million over the next 18 months to create a world-class manufacturing environment for activated alumina adsorbent products at its existing production facility in Vidalia, Louisiana. This is a long-term improvement project…
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (Pasadena, Calif.; www.jacobs.com) was awarded a contract to provide engineering and procurement services for a newly formed joint venture (JV) between Honeywell and Sinochem. Officials did not disclose the construction value but did announce that production…
The technology group The Linde Group (Munich, Germany; www.linde.com) is set to build and operate a new hydrogen plant in the Jilin Chemical Industrial Park (JCIP) in Northeast China. The company will be investing around €42 million in the first…
Mohammed bin Saleh Al-Sada, Minister of Energy and Industry of the State of Qatar, and Peter Voser, CEO of Shell, signed today a Heads of Agreement that sets the scope and commercial principles for the development of a world-scale petrochemicals…
Toyo Engineering Canada Ltd. (Toyo-Canada)*, a Canadian subsidiary of Toyo Engineering Corp. (Toyo; Chiba, Japan; www.toyo-eng.co.jp) has been awarded a contract by North West Redwater Partnership (NWR) a joint venture between North West Upgrading Inc. and Canadian Natural Resources Limited…
The Global Chemical Production Regional Index (Global CPRI) fell 0.3% in October, a departure from the average 0.5% monthly gain during the first quarter, according to the American Chemical Council (ACC; Washington, D.C.; www.americanchemistry.com). The figures appear in ACC’s most…
Plant Watch Oxea to build its first production plant in China October 29, 2011 — Oxea GmbH (Oberhausen, Germany; www.oxea-chemicals.com) will build a plant for the production of oxo derivatives in Nanjing, China. Oxo derivatives include alcohols, polyols, carboxylic acids,…