Ethylene Toyo Engineering Corp. (Chiba, Japan; www.toyo-eng.com) has been awarded a contract for a project to construct an ethylene pilot plant, using waste-derived ethanol as raw material. The project is planned by Sumitomo Chemical Co. at its Chiba Works. Sumitomo…
Last month, OMV AG (Vienna, Austria; www.omv.com) commissioned its ISO C4 demonstration isobutene plant at its Burghausen, Germany site. The plant is based on technology developed jointly by OMV and BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany; www.basf.com), and has been producing high-purity…
Lummus Technology (Houston) announced that its Novolen business has been awarded a polypropylene (PP) contract by BUA Refinery, a subsidiary of Nigeria's BUA Group, at their grassroots refinery in Nigeria. Lummus' scope includes the technology license for a polypropylene unit…
Eastman Chemical Co. (Kingsport, Tenn.) announced that it has acquired 3F Feed & Food, a European leader specializing in the technical and commercial development of additives for animal feed and human food. Located in Spain, 3F's business and assets are…
Trinseo (Berwyn, Pa.) and ETB Global B.V. (ETB) have signed a letter of intent to collaborate on the development of purified bio-based 1,3-butadiene. This will see the two companies combine their respective technology and process expertise to accelerate the development…
LyondellBasell Industries N.V. (Rotterdam, the Netherlands) announced that Shandong Yulong Petrochemical Co. Ltd will use the LyondellBasell Lupotech T high-pressure polyethylene (PE) technology in two separate production lines at a new facility. The process technology will be used for a…
Sika AG (Baar, Switzerland) has agreed to acquire Hamatite, the adhesives business of The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd. Hamatite is a market leader in Japan, offering adhesives and sealants to the automotive and construction industries. The acquisition will significantly strengthen…
Bloom Energy (San Jose, Calif.) announced that, in collaboration with its Korean partner, SK Engineering & Construction Co., Ltd. (Seoul, South Korea), an affiliate of SK Group, it has successfully deployed 100 kilowatts of solid-oxide fuel cells (SOFC) powered solely…
KBR, Inc. (Houston) announced that it has received a contract from SAPREF for its Fluid Catalytic Cracking (FCC) Regenerator project at Durban, South Africa. Under the contract, KBR will implement its proprietary Catalyst Regeneration technology that will allow SAPREF to…
Nouryon (Amsterdam, the Netherlands) and Atul successfully started production at Anaven, a new joint venture in Gujarat, India, that will help meet the rapidly growing demand in India’s agricultural, personal care and pharmaceutical markets. Anaven is India’s largest monochloroacetic acid…