Lanxess AG (Levewrkusen, Germany; www.lanxess.com) is strengthening its commitment to Brazil with three major new investments totaling roughly €30 million, which will create more than 100 jobs. The investments will support the growing trend toward green mobility in the Latin…
Solvay S.A. (Brussels, Belgium; www.solvay.com) announced today that MTP HPJV (Thailand) Ltd, its hydrogen peroxide joint venture (JV) with The Dow Chemical Co., has successfully commissioned the largest hydrogen peroxide plant in the world. The production process of the new plant…
The Dow Chemical Company (Midland, Mich.; www.dow.com) has closed the sale of its global polypropylene business to Braskem S.A. (São Paulo, Brazil; www.braskem.com.br). In addition to the transaction, the two companies will continue to evaluate potential future collaborations on growth…
Resinall Rütgers Resins GmbH (RRR; Duisburg, Germany) — a joint venture (JV) between Rütgers Novares GmbH (Duisburg, Germany) and Resinall Europe bvba (Brugge, Belgium) — has acquired the chemicals company Neville Chemical Europe BV (NCE; Uithoorn, Netherlands).The acquisition of NCE…
Nippon Steel Corp. (Tokyo; www.nsc.co.jp) and Kobe Steel, Ltd. (Kobe, Japan; www.kobelco.com) announce that their steel-mill-dust recycling plant (photo below) began commercial operation on October 1. As part of the objectives to deepen and expand their alliance, the two companies decided…
In a move to further optimize its value-adding chains and boost product availability, Oxea GmbH (Oberhausen, Germany; www.oxea-chemicals.com) has successfully increased its manufacturing capabilities for synthesis gas (syngas) at its Bay City, Texas plant by 10%. Syngas is the main…
Aveva (Cambridge, U.K.; www.aveva.com) today announced the acquisition of Z+F UK Ltd. (Manchester, U.K.; www.zf-uk.com). The strategic acquisition includes only the division of Z+F that produces the LFM software suite. This follows a long and successful partnership with Z+F UK…
ABB (Zurich, Switzerland; www.abb.com) has completed its acquisition of Lorentzen & Wettre from Assa Abloy AB. Lorentzen & Wettre manufactures equipment for quality control, process optimization and test instrumentation for the pulp-and-paper industry. The acquisition enhances ABB’s position as a…
North America Interphex Puerto Rico. Reed Exhibitions (Norwalk, Conn.). Phone: 203-840-4800; Web: interphexpuertorico.com San Juan, Puerto Rico October 20–21 Valves & Actuators 101 Course. Valve Manufacturers Assn. (Washington, D.C.). Phone: 202-331-8105; Web: vma.org Rosemont, Ill. October 26–27 SHPE Annual Meeting.…
The 2011 Chem Show (www.chemshow.com) will take place in New York on November 1–3 at the Jacob Javits Convention Center. Among the leading chemical process industries (CPI) events in North America, the 54th biennial Chem Show has been an important…