KBR, Inc. (Houston) announced that its blue ammonia technology has been selected by Shell for its Blue Horizons low-carbon hydrogen and ammonia project in Duqm, Oman. The facility will utilize KBR’s ammonia synthesis loop technology to deliver cost-competitive and low-carbon…
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Industrial Efficiency and Decarbonization Office (IEDO) announced its plan to create a Cement and Concrete Center of Excellence to accelerate the development and adoption of novel low-carbon cement and concrete technologies. U.S. national laboratories…
CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (Deerfield, Ill.), global manufacturer of hydrogen and nitrogen products and the world’s largest producer of ammonia, and POET LLC (Sioux Falls, S.D.), the world’s largest producer of biofuel and a global leader in sustainable bioproducts, announced…
Trelleborg Group AB (Trelleborg, Sweden) has finalized its acquisition of Baron Rubber Ltd. (Melbourne, Victoria, Australia). The company is a global leader in the manufacturing of advanced precision silicone components. Baron Group generated sales of approximately SEK 1 billion in…
Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany intends to acquire Unity-SC, a France-based provider of metrology and defect inspection equipment for the semiconductor industry for a payment of € 155 million plus further performance-based milestones. The combined technologies of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany,…
Metso Corp. (Espoo, Finland) has signed an agreement to acquire Jindex Pty Ltd, a privately owned Australian company specializing in valves and process flow control. Combining Metso’s extensive experience and offering in slurry handling, hydrocyclones and minerals processing equipment solutions…
KBR, Inc. (Houston) announced that it has been awarded an advisory consulting contract by Kuwait Oil Company for the development of a country wide masterplan for the production of 17GW of renewables and 25GW of green hydrogen by 2050. Under…
Titanium dioxide manufacturer Kronos Worldwide, Inc. (Dallas, Tex.) has acquired the 50% joint venture interest in Louisiana Pigment Company, L.P. (LPC) previously held by Venator Investments, Ltd. Prior to the acquisition, Kronos, through a wholly-owned subsidiary, held a 50% joint…
Air Products (Lehigh Valley, Pa.) announced two projects to enhance the sustainability, productivity and operational flexibility of its base industrial gas business, as well as continuing commitment to the merchant industrial gas market. Air Products will construct two new air…
BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany) has signed an agreement with Solenis (Wilmington, Del.) , a global producer of specialty chemicals, to sell BASF’s flocculants business for mining applications. The divestment of BASF’s flocculants business to Solenis is part of BASF’s portfolio…