SulphCo, Inc. (Houston, Tex.; www.sulphco.com), a technology company with a patented ultrasound process to desulfurize crude oil, announced today, that in October field trials it successfully duplicated on a commercial scale the positive results recently produced in its Houston laboratory.…
Lurgi GmbH (Frankfurt, Germany; www.lurgi.com) has signed a global agreement for the use of Intergraph SmartPlant Enterprise software and has joined the worldwide Software License Agreement (SLA) of it's parent company Air Liquide (www.airliquide.com). Lurgi is a global company that specializes…
Outotec Oyj (Espoo, Finland; www.outotec.com) and Eesti Energia (www.energia.ee) have agreed to form a joint company for the development and marketing of sustainable, energy-efficient and economically viable oil shale processing methods. Eesti Energia will have a majority 60% stake and…
K-TEK Corp., (Prairieville, La.; www.ktekcorp.com), a leading manufacturer of instrumentation for liquid-level measurement, has announced the integration of ASI Instruments to the corporation’s product lines. ASI Instruments specializes in level detection and measurement for dry-bulk solids. ASI Instruments will become…
To further strengthen its presence and services to clients in Latin America, Haldor Topsøe (www.topsoe.com), a supplier of heterogeneous cataysis and process supplies has opened a subsidiary in Argentina. The new subsidiary covers all Topsøe business areas and serves as…
Foster Wheeler Ltd., (Clinton, N.J.; www.fwc.com), a global engineering and construction contractor and power equipment supplier, announced that its South African subsidiary, Foster Wheeler South Africa, has been awarded a front-end-engineering design (FEED) contract. The contract was awarded by Sasol…
Cognis (Monheim, Germany; www.cognis.com), a global specialty-chemicals supplier, has announced that the sale of Pulcra Chemicals to Fashion Chemicals GmbH & Co. KG (Fashion Chemicals) has been formally completed. Pulcra Chemicals, which supplies process chemicals to the textile and leather…
ChemLogix (Blue Bell, Pa.) appoints Francis Ezeuzoh director of finance and accounting.Harioff Kottmann is named CEO of Clariant International Ltd. (Muttenz, Switzerland). Clayton Reed joins Omnitrol Networks (Mountain View, Calif.) as vice-president of sales. Steven A. Sonnenberg becomes executive vice-president…
Plant Watch Oxea expands carboxylic-acids production, adds butyric acid October 14, 2008 — Oxea GmbH has decided to produce butyric acid at its North American production site in Bay City, Tex. The existing carboxylic-acids production plant will receive significant upgrading.…
Dreyfus Foundation Establishes $250,000 Prize for Chemical Science The Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation announces the establishment of the Dreyfus Prize in the chemical sciences to recognize an individual for exceptional and original research in a selected area of chemistry…