Business & Economics
Developing novel surfactants and antimicrobials
Elevance Renewable Sciences, Inc. (Bolingbrook, Ill.; www.elevance.com) has entered into a joint development agreement with Stepan Co. (Northfield, Ill.), to evaluate and commercialize novel surfactants, antimicrobials and polyurethane polyols based on Elevance’s specialty feedstocks, including 9-decenoic ester and C18 di-basic…
Brooks Instrument level gages receive safety certifications
Brooks Instrument (Hatfield, Penn.; www.brooksinstrument.com) has received important CSA and CRN approvals for the Model 810 magnetic level gage and associated transmitters and switches. These approvals verify Brooks’ compliance with international standards that users value. CSA International, a provider of…
Lanxess expands iron oxide production in China
Lanxess AG (Leverkusen, Germany; www.lanxess.com) started a new production unit for high-quality, black iron-oxide pigments at its site in Jinshan, Shanghai. The produced color shades are the most advanced bluish type black pigments in the industry. With the annual capacity…
ANSYS 13.0 released
Ansys, Inc. (Canonsburg, Pa.; www.ansys.com) has launched ANSYS 13.0, the newest release of its engineering simulation technology suite designed to optimize product development processes — reducing the time and cost needed to foster product innovations. The advanced technology behind ANSYS…
AkzoNobel: Sixth powder coatings plant in China
AkzoNobel (Amsterdam, the Netherlands; www.akzonobel.com) has underscored its ambition to double revenue in China within the next five years by opening its sixth powder coatings facility in the country. The plant is located in the Wuhan Economic and Technological Development…
Axens: Optimization software to Aromatics Oman
Axens (Performance Programs; Rueil-Malmaison, France; www.axens.net) has delivered to Aromatics Oman LLC (AOL) a Process Operations Simulator (POS) for its ParamaX complex started up beginning of 2010. The POS integrates all units of the complex. The simulations are based on…
Collaboration between Lonza and BD Diagnostics
BD Diagnostics, a segment of BD (Becton, Dickinson and Co.; Franklin Lakes, N.J.: www.bd.com), and Lonza Group Ltd (Basel, Switzerland; www.lonza.com) have entered into an exclusive licensing and collaboration agreement for Lonza to commercialize its microCompass molecular assays on the…
Metso: Biomass-fired power plant for Sweden
Metso (Helsinki, Finland; www.metso.com) will supply a new biomass-fired power boiler, utilizing bubbling fluidized-bed technology, and a fluegas cleaning and condensation system to Bomhus Energi AB. The value of the order is over €50 million, and the order will be…
Evonik to expand capacity of precipitated silicates
Evonik Industries AG (Essen, Germany; www.evonik.com) is planning to significantly increase its silica (precipitated silicic acids) production capacity over the next four years. “By 2014 we will have gradually expanded global capacity at our existing plants by 25%, thus securing…
Yara Praxair to build ASU in Sweden
Yara Praxair (www.yarapraxair.com) — a 50-50 joint venture between Praxair, Inc. (Danbury, Conn.; www.praxair.com) and Yara International ASA — will invest in a new air separation unit (ASU) to be located in Perstorp, Sweden. The plant, with a capacity of…