As part of its drive to expand its market presence in the field of coke plant technologies, ThyssenKrupp Uhde GmbH (Dortmund, Germany; www.uhde.eu), has acquired the Tokyo-based company Otto Corp. This acquisition is the result of very close business relations…
Solvay S.A. (Brussels, Belgium; www.solvay.com) announced today it is acquiring Société Générale's equity interest in Orbeo, the 50-50 joint venture (JV) between the two groups that is dedicated to the carbon markets. Once this transaction has been completed, Orbeo will…
The Chemical Business Association (CBA; Crewe, U.K.; www.chemical.org.uk) has issued new guidelines to help ensure the safe transport of packaged chemicals. The guidelines aim to complement the U.K. Dept. for Transport’s Code of Practice, which sets basic standards for load…
With the acquisition of the Neo Group (Surat, India), Bilfinger Berger Industrial Services Group (BIS Group; Munich, Germany; http://www.bis.bilfinger.com) is continuing its internationalization strategy and entering a new and attractive growth market. The Neo Group has around 1,600 employees and…
WorleyParsons Ltd. (North Sydney, Australia; www.worleyparsons.com) has been awarded a contract for the project management consultancy of the Refinería del Pacífico refining and petrochemical complex, a project with an approximate total installed cost of $12 billion. The complex is located…
In recognition of the significant growth opportunity associated with the global battery marketplace, BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany; www.basf.com) is creating a new global business unit that will bring together its current and future battery-related electromobility activities. As part of this…
Rhodia Aroma Performance, part of Rhodia’s (France ; www.rhodia.com) consumer chemicals cluster and a leader in the production of catechol, and Endura Fine Chemicals (Bologna, Italy; www.endura.it), the Iargest producer of piperonyl butoxide (PBO) worlwide, have signed a supply agreement that…
Air Liquide (Paris, France; www.airliquide.com) and China Petroleum & Chemical Corp. (Sinopec; Beijing, China; www.sinopec.com.cn) have agreed on the supply of gaseous oxygen and nitrogen to Maoming branch of Sinopec (MPCC) 200,000-Nm3/h coal-to-hydrogen project and existing refinery in Maoming, Guangdong…
AkzoNobel (Amsterdam, the Netherlands; www.akzonobel.com) has announced its intention to invest €45 million in a new dicumyl peroxide (DCP) plant at its Ningbo multi-site in China to meet a growing local, regional and global demand. Widely used as cross-linking agent…
Outotec Oyj (Espoo, Finland; www.outotec.com) has been awarded a contract by Guangxi Jinchuan Non-Ferrous Metals Co. for the design and delivery of a greenfield copper production plant to be built in the Fangchenggang port area near Bei Hai in Southern…