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Evonik starts up new monosilane plant in Japan  

Evonik Industries AG (Essen, Germany; www.evonik.com) and its partner Taiyo Nippon Sanso Corp. (TNSC; www.tn-sanso.co.jp/en) today officially started up the new integrated-production facility for monosilane and Aerosil in Yokkaichi, 400 km south of Tokyo. Evonik has thus realized a future-oriented project…

U.S. Chemical Industry Employment Falls in May, ACC Report Says

Overall employment in the U.S. chemical industry fell by 800 jobs in May, after posting gains in April and March, according to the latest Weekly Chemistry and Economic Report from the American Chemistry Council (ACC; Washington, D.C.; www.americanchemistry.com). Citing data…

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Dow solar manufacturing construction under way  

The Dow Chemical Company (Midland, Mich.; www.dow.com) confirmed today that construction of its new manufacturing facility for production of the Dow Powerhouse Solar Shingle is underway at the Company’s Michigan Operations site in Midland. The new, large scale manufacturing facility…

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KBR awarded contract for Australian coal-seam gas pipelines  

KBR (Houston; www.hbr.com) has been selected to execute engineering design services for three coal-seam gas (CSG) pipelines designed to carry CSG from gasfields in central Queensland, Australia to an export facility on Curtis Island. The project will be executed for…

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World’s first cellulosic biobutanol refinery to be built in Michigan, and more business news

  Plant Watch Strategic partnership for acrylonitrile and sodium cyanide in the Middle East April 29, 2011 — Saudi Basic Industries Corp. (SABIC; Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; www.sabic.com), Asahi Kasei Chemicals Corp. (Tokyo; www.asahi-kasei.co.jp) and Mitsubishi Corp. (Tokyo; www.mitsubishicorp.com) have signed…

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SGL Group supplies key component for 1-MWh energy storage system  

SGL Group (Wiesbaden, Germany; www.sglgroup.com) delivered graphite soft felt for a 1-MWh VRB (Vanadium Redox Battery) energy storage system from Prudent Energy. As Prudent Energy, the world’s largest manufacturer of Vanadium Flow Batteries, announced, the company completed a 1-MWh energy…

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Gevo: Retrofit of world’s 1st commercial-scale biobutonal plant  

Gevo, Inc. (Englewood, Col.; www.gevo.com) has begun the retrofit of its ethanol facility in Luverne, Minnesota, to produce biobased isobutanol. This milestone brings the company one step closer to commercial-scale production. The retrofit, which is expected to be complete by…

David Jukes becomes president of Univar Europe…

Curley Fenerty Valore Roberts Macklin Mark Larsen becomes senior vice president of the Hygienic Div. of Alfa Laval, Inc. (Kenosha, Wisc.). Sandmeyer Steel (Philadelphia) names John Curley III vice president of international sales and global marketing, and Shawn Fenerty vice…

Calendar: June and July 2011

NORTH AMERICA AWMA Annual Conference & Expo. Air & Waste Management Assn. (Pittsburgh). Phone: 412-232-3444; Web: awma.org Orlando, Fla. June 21–24   BioPlastek 2011. Schotland Business Research (Skillman, N.J.). Phone: 609-466-9191; Web: bioplastek.com New York, N.Y. June 27–29   BIO…

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Air Liquide: Major investment in Santiago region  

The Chilean economy is one of the most dynamic in Latin America. The country has enjoyed steady growth over the last 10 years. The Global Competitiveness Report for 2009–2010, a yearly report published by the World Economic Forum, ranks Chile…