Invista (Wichita, Kan.; www.invista.com) is moving forward on its plans to construct a manufacturing facility at the Shanghai Chemical Industry Park in China to meet the region’s demand for nylon 6,6 intermediates and polymer. The company is currently engaged in…
Total production of chemicals in January rose in all geographic regions of the U.S., according to the U.S. Chemical Production Regional Index (CPRI). Assembled by the American Chemistry Council (ACC; Washington, D.C.; www.americanchemistry.com ) and discussed in the latest ACC…
Bayer MaterialScience (BMS; Leverkusen, Germany; www.bayerbms.com) has inaugurated a manufacturing facility for polyisocyanates at Ankleshwar, in the state of Gujarat, India. Polyisocyanates are used as raw materials for the production of polyurethane coatings and adhesives. With the investment of approximately…
Oxea GmbH (Oberhausen, Germany; www.oxea-chemicals.com) announces significant capacity expansion for specialty esters to keep up with growing demand. The capacity of the existing Ester unit in Oberhausen will be extended by 40%, effective second half 2011. Additionally, Oxea plans to build…
Micronics, Inc. (Portsmouth, N.H.; www.micronicsinc.com), manufacturers of filter presses, filter plates, and filter cloths used for gold, silver, and mineral processing in the mining industry, has been awarded a $14-million contract to provide Lasta MC Filter Presses to a north…
In response to federal court orders requiring the issuance of final standards, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA: Washingtom, D.C.; www.epa.gov) is issuing final Clean Air Act standards for boilers and certain incinerators that achieve significant public health protections through…
Eastman Chemical Co. (Kingsport, Tenn.; www.eastman.com) has successfully completed a further expansion of its manufacturing capacity for Eastman 168 non-phthalate plasticizer at its Kingsport, Tenn., USA, facility. A versatile non-phthalate plasticizer for PVC, Eastman 168 has a long and growing…
KBR Inc. (Houston; www.kbr.com) announced today that KLH Australia-Browse Joint Venture (KLH Australia), a joint venture (JV) between KBR, Leighton Contractors and John Holland, has been awarded a FEED contract by Woodside for the company’s Browse Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG)…
Solvay SA (Brussels, Belgium; www.solvay.com) has acquired a fluorspar mine in Chiprovtsi, Bulgaria from the N&N Group. This strategic acquisition reinforces the vertical integration of Solvay’s high added-value fluorinated specialty polymers and fluorinated special chemicals production at a competitive cost.…
Eric Byres, CTO of Byres Security Inc. (British Columbia, Canada; www.tofinosecurity.com), Andrew Ginter, CTO of Abterra Technologies (www.abterra.ca) and Joel Langill, CSO of SCADAhacker.com announce today the release of their joint White Paper “How Stuxnet Spreads — A Study of…