Evonik Degussa Corp. (Parsippany, N.J.; www.evonik.com) has purchased a controlling interest in Harris & Ford Silco, LLC of Portland, Ore., from Indianapolis, Ind.-based Harris & Ford, LLC, for an undisclosed sum. The company has been renamed Evonik Silco Materials, LLC…
Teijin Ltd. (Tokyo; www.teijin.co.jp) announced today that it has signed a business collaboration agreement with Yixing City Water Works & Construction Investment Co., which manages water supply and sewage systems for the city of Yixing, Jiangsu Province, to co-develop wastewater…
International provider of testing and certification services TÜV SÜD AG (Munich, Germany; www.tuev-sued.de) has taken over Mechanical Integrity Inc. (Humble, Tex.; www.mi-nde.com). By acquiring the non-destructive testing and mechanical integrity specialists, TÜV SÜD is extending its range of global services…
Merck KGaA (Darmstadt; www.merck.de) and Plastic Logic GmbH (Dresden, both Germany; www.plasticlogic.com) today announced plans to jointly develop, test and commercialize Merck’s new organic semiconductors in Plastic Logic’s displays. The production and launch of these new materials are planned for…
Sales of chemical products at the wholesale level rose 0.4% in February to $8.67 billion, following a 2.6% gain in January, according to the Weekly Chemistry and Economic Trends report from the American Chemistry Council (ACC). Compared to the same…
W. R. Grace & Co. (Columbia, Md.; www.grace.com) today announced a new multi-year agreement to supply polypropylene (PP) catalysts to Borealis AG (Vienna, Austria; www.borealisgroup.com), a leading provider of chemical and innovative plastics solutions. Financial terms were not disclosed. Grace…
We Energies (Milwaukee, Wisc.; www.we-energies.com) has awarded Pöyry Oyj (Hessinki, Finland; www.poyry.com) an engineering contract for a €185-million capital project for a new 50-MW biomass cogeneration plant to be constructed at the Domtar paper mill facility in Rothschild, Wisc. The…
SGL Group SE (Wiesbaden, Germany; www.sglcarbon.com) and BMW Group (Munich, Germany; www.bmwgroup.com) jointly announced today at an event in Seattle that their joint venture, SGL Automotive Carbon Fibers LLC, will build a state-of-the-art carbon fiber manufacturing plant in Moses Lake,…
Technip (Paris, France; www.technip.com) has been awarded two contracts by Hindustan Petroleum Corp. (HPCL) for its diesel hydrotreater project in the Visakh petroleum refinery, on the east coast of India. The two contracts, which are scheduled to be completed by…
Recent data suggest widespread growth in manufacturing in the U.S. as well as around the world in March, and include several sectors that affect the chemical process industries (CPI). In the U.S., the Institute for Supply Management (ISM) reported that…