Synthomer Plc (London, U.K.) announced the conditional sale of the laminates, films and coated fabrics businesses to Surteco Group for $255 million (£208 million). Surteco is a Germany-based developer, designer, producer and marketer of surface materials based on paper and…
Air Liquide S.A. (Paris) has signed a long-term contract to supply Kumho Mitsui Chemical (KMCI), a world leader in the chemical industry, with additional hydrogen and carbon monoxide in South Korea’s Yeosu National Industrial Complex, where Air Liquide operates four…
Almalyk Mining and Metallurgical Co. (AMMC) has awarded Metso Outotec (Helsinki, Finland) an order for the delivery of two sulfuric acid plants to be built for AMMC’s zinc roasting facility in Almalyk, Uzbekistan. The value of the order is approximately…
The Saudi Arabian Oil Co. (Aramco) and Shandong Energy Group are exploring collaboration on integrated refining and petrochemical opportunities in China. The companies have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) which includes a potential crude oil supply agreement and chemicals…
Albemarle Corporation (Charlotte, N.C.) unveiled a breakthrough product that captures mercury from soil and mining waste, helping to remove this harmful element from the food chain. MercLok is a soil treatment for mercury remediation. Known in the industry as an amendment,…
OCI N.V. (Amsterdam, the Netherlands) announced that construction is starting on what currently will be the largest blue ammonia facility to come onstream in Texas, wholly owned by OCI N.V. This groundbreaking puts the project on track for production to…
Röhm (Darmstadt, Germany) has agreed to acquire the Functional Forms business of SABIC (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia), subject to customary consultation with the respective works councils and approval of the antitrust authorities. Röhm thereby adds Polycarbonate sheets and films to its…
Ineos (London) and SINOPEC have announced a new Joint Venture (JV) agreement that will see INEOS acquire a 50% share in the existing Tianjin Nangang Ethylene Project from SINOPEC. The project is currently building a 1.2 million ton ethane cracker,…
Dr. John Carson, president emeritus of Jenike & Johanson, the world's leading powder and bulk solids handling company, was honored for his lifetime work at the annual meeting of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE). Carson, who cofounded the…
Smart devices are the foundation of a connected chemical plant, producing the data that can help you drive better decision-making across your operations. But having access to data is only the beginning — you also need to collect, orchestrate and…