PetroChina Sichuan Petrochemical Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of the PetroChina Co., Ltd. (Beijing; www.petrochina.com), has selected UOP LLC (Des Plaines, Ill.; www.uop.com) to supply technology, basic engineering services and equipment for a new integrated refining and petrochemicals complex, according to…
The Dow Chemical Co. (Midland, Mich.) and Rohm and Haas (Philadelphia, Pa.) today announced a definitive agreement, under which Dow will acquire all outstanding shares of Rohm and Haas common stock for $18.8 billion ($78 per share) in cash. The…
The Dutch company Yara Sluiskil B.V., part of the Norwegian chemicals group Yara International ASA, has commissioned Uhde GmbH (Dortmund, Germany; www.uhde.biz) to design and build a major urea plant at its production site in Sluiskil (Zeeland Province), near the…
Bob Wood, Chairman of the American Chemistry Council (ACC; Arlington, VA; www.americanchemistry.org) Board of Directors and Chairman and CEO of Chemtura, today announced that Cal Dooley, currently the President and CEO of the Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA), has been selected…
Evonik Industries AG’s (Essen, Germany; www.evonik.com) Inorganic Materials Business Unit and the Russian Synttech Group are considering working together to manufacture Thermal Blacks. On June 30, 2008 representatives from both companies signed a letter of intent in Frankfurt, Germany. In…
Emerson (St. Louis, Mo.;www.emerson.com) today announced it has acquired TopWorx (Louisville, Ky.; www.topworx.com). Terms of the deal were not disclosed. TopWorx becomes part of Emerson Process Management (www.emersonprocess.com), expanding Emerson’s valve instrument offering and extending the reach of Emerson’s PlantWeb…
On 4 July, the privately managed industrial gas specialist Messer (Sultzbach, Germany; www.messergroup.com) signed a contract of purchase to take over the majority share of 51% of Asco Carbon Dioxide Ltd. in New Zealand, a constructor of production plants for…
KBR Inc. (Houston, Tex.; www.kbr.com) today announced its 55% owned subsidiary, M.W. Kellogg Ltd. (MWKL; www.mwkl.co.uk) has been awarded a contract to provide detailed engineering and procurement services for a coker-revamp project at StatoilHydro's Mongstad Refinery, near Bergen, Norway. The…
Süd-Chemie AG (Munich, Germany; www.sud-chemie.com) has reached agreement with AlzChem Hart GmbH (Trostberg, Germany), a member of Evonik Industries AG (Essen), on the purchase of the foundry chemical production facilities at the AlzChem site in Hart, Upper Bavaria. It was…
Following clearance by the competition authorities, Ineos (www.ineos.com) has completed the agreement to combine Ineos Silicas and PQ Corp., the speciality chemical company owned by The Carlyle Group. The Carlyle Group will hold a 60% share and Ineos Capital the…