Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (Tintagel, U.K.; www.thermofisher.com) has significantly expanded its range of Acros Organics Ultra Pure Inorganics products to meet increasing demand in high-technology industries and other chemistry applications. This portfolio, which is now 50% larger, features new high-purity…
In North America, Evonik Industries AG (Essen, Germany; www.evonik.com) is doubling its capacities for producing the feed amino acid L-lysine. The two-phase expansion of the Blair, Nebraska plant to an annual capacity of 280,000 metric tons (m.t.) is on track…
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI; Tokyo, Japan; www.mhi.co.jp) and Suhail Bahwan Group (SBG; Oman) have established a joint venture (JV) engineering company, namely MHI Engineering and Industrial Projects India Private Ltd. (MEIP), in India effective September 2, 2011. MEIP…
Lanxess AG (Leverkusen, Germany; www.lanxess.com) is investing €15 million in its glass fiber plant in the Antwerp docklands. For the specialty chemicals company glass fibers are a key intermediate for the production of high-tech plastics. With the expansion, the actual…
BASF Corp. (Iselin, N.J.; www.basf.com) has signed a long-term supply agreement with Lynas Corp. (Sydney, Australia; www.lynascorp.com), a fully integrated provider of Rare Earth materials. Under terms of the agreement, Lynas will supply BASF with a pre-determined annual volume of…
The chemical industry was one of the manufacturing sectors reporting expansion in August, an improvement from July, but the mixed reports elsewhere indicate that the economy is “stalling,” says the American Chemistry Council (ACC; Washington, D.C.; www.americanchemistry.com) in its latest…
Capital equipment prices, as reflected in the CE Plant Cost Index (CEPCI), increased approximately 1.2% on average from May to June, after decreasing approximately 0.10% from April to May. Meanwhile, according to the American Chemistry Council’s (Washington, D.C.; www.americanchemistry.com) latest…
The 84th annual Water Environment Federation Technical Exhibition and Conference (Weftec 2011) will take place at the Los Angeles Convention Center from October 15–19 (the exhibition runs from October 17–19). The largest annual water quality event in the world…
Griffiths Heintzelman Lipetzky Harris Park Carbogen Amcis AG (Bubendorf, Switzerland), a pharmaceutical process developer and manufacturer of active pharmaceutical ingredients, names Mark Griffiths CEO. GE Energy (Atlanta, Ga.), names Dan Heintzelman CEO of GE Oil & Gas. He is currently…
Plant Watch Solvay to form JV with Sadara to build H2O2 plant in Saudi Arabia July 28, 2011 — Solvay S.A. (Brussels, Belgium; www.solvay.com) intends to create a 50:50 joint venture (JV) with Sadara Chemical Co. (itself a planned JV…