The DuPont cellulosic ethanol joint venture (JV), DuPont Danisco Cellulosic Ethanol LLC (DDCE; Itasca, Ill.; www.dupontdanisco.com), has broken ground for its first pilot-scale biorefinery and state-of-the-art biofuels research and development facility in Vonore, Tenn. The JV has partnered with the…
North America Pointwise User Group Meeting 2008. Pointwise (Fort Worth, Tex.). Phone: 817-377-2807; Fax: 817-377-2799; Web: pointwise.com Fort Worth, Tex. Nov. 5 – 6 Pack Expo International. PMMI (Arlington, Va.). Phone: 703-243-8555; Fax: 703-243-8556; Web: pei2008.packexpo.com Chicago, Ill. Nov. 9…
Bill Decker is appointed president of Aquionics (Erlanger, Ky.). Robert Leisk joins Biokinetics, Inc. (Emeryville, Calif.) as senior vice president — international biopharmaceutical business development. Draegerwerk (Leubeck, Germany) names Ralf Drews president and CEO of its NAFTA Safety Division. Gelest,…
Plant Watch LyondellBasell grants license for new plant in the Slovak Republic September 23, 2008 — Slovnaft Petrochemicals, s.r.o., a subsidiary of the MOL Group, has selected LyondellBasell’s Lupotech T technology for a new 220,000-metric tons per year (m.t./yr) low-density…
In an effort to increase its operational flexibility, Oxea GmbH (Oberhausen, Germany; www.oxea-chemicals.com) has decided to produce butyric acid at its North American (N.A.) production site in Bay City, Texas. The existing carboxylic-acids production plant will receive significant upgrading in…
Mubadala Development Co. (Mubadala; www.mubadala.ae) and Veolia Water (www.veoliawater.com) have announced their intention to create a joint-venture company that will focus on water production and wastewater collection and treatment in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. This activity…
BASF Catalysts LLC (Iselin, N.J.; www.basf.com) has completed a significant debottlenecking project that has increased capacity at its production facility in Tarragona, Spain. The 25% capacity increase will help meet growing global demand for polypropylene catalysts. The expansion was completed…
Siemens (Erlangen, Germany; www.siemens.com/industry) announced the acquisition of the German company SG Wasseraufbereitung und Regenerierstation GmbH (SG Water). The Hamburg-based supplier specializes in water treatment solutions for laboratories and industrial organizations. SG Water’s electro-deionization systems and reverse osmosis technology for laboratory…
Caloric Anlagenbau GmbH (Munich, Germany; www.caloric.com) has won the contract for another Hydrogen Generation Plant in France. Caloric will provide engineering, procurement and commissioning services for a new hydrogen plant and the corresponding distributed control system (DCS), using Caloric's HC…
IDEX Corp. (Northbrook, Ill.; www.idexcorp.com) today announced the acquisition of Richter Chemie-Technik (Kempen, Germany), a leading provider of premium quality lined pumps, valves and control equipment for the chemical, fine chemical and pharmaceutical industries. Richter’s corrosion resistant fluoroplastic lined products…