Business & Economics
CE scholarship applications open
Chemical Engineering is pleased to announce that applications are now being accepted for its annual Nicholas P. Chopey scholarship program. Bringing recognition to the value of the chemical engineering profession and striving to continually advance it have been goals…
AkzoNobel invests 80-million euros to supply pulp mill in Brazil and more business news
Plant Watch AkzoNobel invests €80 million to supply new Suzano pulp mill in Brazil February 1, 2012 — AkzoNobel (Amsterdam, the Netherlands; www.akzonobel.com) plans to invest €80 million in the construction of a new pulp “chemical island” facility in Brazil.…
Far East Petrochemical selects Axens’ butene and hexene technologies
ZAO “Far East Petrochemical Co.” (FEPCO), which is implementing the project of OJSC “NK Rosneft” for the construction of petrochemical complex to be located in Primorsk region of Russia, has selected Axens’ (Rueil-Malmaison, France; www.axens.net) AlphaButol and AlphaHexol technologies for…
Jacobs selected for Solvay’s specialty-polymers project in China
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (Pasadena, Calif.; www.jacobs.com) has been awarded a contract from Solvay S.A. (Brussels, Belgium; www.solvay.com) for a major, specialty-polymers production plant to be built at Solvay's industrial site in Changshu, which is located in the province of…
Elevance Renewable Sciences and Arkema to develop and produce renewable polymers
Elevance Renewable Sciences, Inc. (Woodridge, Ill.; www.elevance.com) and Arkema (Colombes, France; www.arkema.com) have formed a global partnership for the development and production of renewable specialty polymers. Elevance is providing novel, differentiated, functionalized renewable starting materials including the company’s 9-decenoic methyl…
John Steitz to become president and CEO of Albemarle
Albemarle Corp. (Baton Rouge, La.; www.albemarle.com) has announced that John Steitz has been elected president and CEO of the company, effective March 1, 2012. In this role, Steitz will oversee all aspects of the company's operations, including global responsibility for…
Global CPRI rose in January, ACC report says
The Global Chemical Production Regional Index (Global CPRI) rose 0.3% in January, according to the American Chemistry Council (ACC; Washington, D.C.; www.americanchemistry.com). In the latest ACC Weekly Chemistry and Economic Report, ACC points out that chemical production gains in…
Lanxess to invest €40 million at Newcastle site in South Africa
Lanxess AG (Leverkusen, Germany; www.lanxess.com) is investing €40 million to build a CO2 concentration unit at its South African site in Newcastle. At this site, the group operates a highly modern plant, that mainly produces sodium dichromate, which is further processed…
Two contracts for Tecnimont
Maire Tecnimont S.p.A. (Rome, Italy; www.mairetecnimont.it) says that its subsidiaries, Tecnimont S.p.A. and Tecnimont do Brasil Ltda, have been awarded two contracts in Saudi Arabia and Brazil, respectively, for an overall value of $145 million. In the Kingdom of Saudi…
BASF to acquire Merck’s electrolyte activitie
BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany; www.basf.com) will acquire the electrolytes business for high-performance batteries from German Chemical and Pharmaceutical Company Merck KGaA (Darmstadt, Germany; www.merckgroup.com). The companies have agreed not to disclose financial details of the transaction. The acquisition comprises the…