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DuPont becomes independent company

DuPont de Nemours, Inc. (DuPont, Wilmington DE, www.dupot.com), announced on June 3, its debut as an independent company following the successful separation of its Agriculture Division through the spin-off of Corteva, Inc. (Corteva). The company was formerly known as DowDuPont…

Over half of consumers would pay extra for sustainably designed products, survey says

More than half of consumers said they would pay more for sustainable products designed to be reused or recycled, according to results of a survey from Accenture (Dublin, Ireland; www.accenture.com). The survey of 6,000 consumers in 11 countries across North America,…

Babcock & Wilcox awarded contract for cooling tower upgrade in Belgium

Babcock & Wilcox SPIG, Inc. (SPIG; Paruzzaro, Italy; www.babcock.com/spig) has been awarded a contract to provide cooling tower upgrade services for BASF Dow HPPO Production BVBA’s propylene oxide manufacturing facility in Antwerp, Belgium.SPIG will use its proven service engineering expertise…

Genomatica acquires assets from REG Life Sciences

Genomatica (San Diego, Calif.; www.genomatica.com), a technology leader for bio-based chemicals, announced it has acquired certain assets of the REG Life Sciences division (REG LS) of Renewable Energy Group, Inc., the largest supplier of advanced biofuels in North America. Genomatica…

First Integrated Solutions opens new facility in Dundee, U.K.

First Integrated Solutions Ltd. (Aberdeen, U.K.; firstintegrated.co.uk), a global provider of rental equipment solutions to the to the utilities, chemical, energy, engineering and transport sectors, announced the opening of their new facility based within the port of Dundee, U.K.First Integrated…

U.S. chemical industry expansion continues despite headwinds, ACC report says

U.S. chemical industry output will continue to grow in 2019 despite a challenging global economy, according to the American Chemistry Council’s (ACC; Washington, D.C.; www.americnchemistry.com) Mid-Year 2019 Chemical Industry Situation and Outlook. Growth in key domestic end-use markets and a…

Polyscope Polymers completes integration of SMA business

Polyscope Polymers B.V. (Geleen, the Netherlands; www.polyscope.eu) has completed the business integration of the global styrene maleic anhydride (SMA) copolymers business from Cray Valley S.A., Cray Valley HSC Asia Ltd, Cray Valley (Guangzhou) Chemical Co. Ltd. and Total Petrochemicals &…

2019 Kirkpatrick Award Finalists

Every two years, Chemical Engineering honors an innovative technology that has been commercialized with the Kirkpatrick Chemical Engineering Achievement Award. This year, we have six finalists who will have the opportunity to present their technologies at the Chem Show in…

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Facts at Your Fingertips: Fermentation Considerations and Economics

Producing chemicals and fuels by fermentation of renewable feedstocks can offer improved sustainability, lower costs and greater safety compared to conventional thermal processes. But realizing these benefits depends on a careful assessment of the process economics, and an understanding of…

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Technology Profile: Polybutadiene Production via a Solution Process

This column is based on “Polybutadiene Production via Solution Process – Cost Analysis,” a report published by Intratec. It can be found at: www.intratec.us/analysis/polybutadiene-production-cost. Polybutadiene (also known as butadiene rubber) is produced from the polymerization of 1,3-butadiene. In terms of…