Catalytic Distillation Technologies (CDTech; Pasadena, Tex.; www.cdtech.com) has been awarded a contract by TAIF-NK OAO for the license and basic engineering of an FCC- (fluid catalytic cracking) gasoline-treatment unit, as part of an upgrade at its refinery in Nizhnekamsk in the…
Solvay S.A. (Brussels, Belgium; www.solvay.com) announces today that the construction of the Refuse Derived Fuel (RDF) cogeneration plant at its industrial site in Bernburg, Germany, has been completed by the Tönsmeier Group and that the plant is now supplying energy for…
AkzoNobel (Amsterdam, the Netherlands;www.akzonobel.com) is to build an additional plant at its Ningbo multi-site for its Functional Chemicals business. The new €17 million project — part of a total investment of €275 million — will further expand the company’s rapidly…
In a Federal Register notice published April 23, the U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB, Washington, D.C.; www.csb.gov) announced it is seeking public comment on the design of a Congressionally mandated study on the use of methyl isocyanate (MIC) in the…
Biotage AB (Uppsala, Sweden; www.biotage.com) and the owners of MIP Technologies AB (Lund, Sweden: www.miptechnologies.com) today announced that the parties have signed a definitive agreement under which Biotage will acquire all outstanding shares in MIP Technologies, a privately held leading…
HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- ChemInnovations, the only major CPI show in North America in 2010, announced today that the International Society of Automation (ISA) Houston Section, www.houstonisa.org, will be hosting its annual exhibition in conjunction with the ChemInnovations Conference & Exposition, presented…
Chemical production in the U.S. rose 0.5% in March, and was up from the previous month in all seven geographic regions, the American Chemistry Council reported in its Weekly Chemistry and Economic Trends report for April 23. It is…
ZeaChem Inc. (Lakewood, Col.; www.zeachem.com today announced it has produced commercial grade ethyl acetate, thereby proving its core technology platform. Ethyl acetate is a widely-used chemical intermediate that can be sold directly to chemical manufacturers or converted into ethanol. The achievement…
Borouge (Abu Dhabi, UAE; and Singapore; www.borouge.com) — a joint venture between Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. and Borealis (Vienna, Austria; www.borealisgroup.com) — inaugurated its first manufacturing plant in China at a ceremony held at the plant in Shanghai on…
BASF SE’s (Ludwigshafen, Germany; www.basf.com) Catalysts division has completed a number of capital investment projects to strengthen the company’s manufacturing and testing capabilities at its operating facilities in Nienburg and Hannover, Germany. The company today started up a third belt…