ZeaChem Inc. (Lakewood, Col.; www.zeachem.com today announced it has produced commercial grade ethyl acetate, thereby proving its core technology platform. Ethyl acetate is a widely-used chemical intermediate that can be sold directly to chemical manufacturers or converted into ethanol. The achievement…
Borouge (Abu Dhabi, UAE; and Singapore; www.borouge.com) — a joint venture between Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. and Borealis (Vienna, Austria; www.borealisgroup.com) — inaugurated its first manufacturing plant in China at a ceremony held at the plant in Shanghai on…
BASF SE’s (Ludwigshafen, Germany; www.basf.com) Catalysts division has completed a number of capital investment projects to strengthen the company’s manufacturing and testing capabilities at its operating facilities in Nienburg and Hannover, Germany. The company today started up a third belt…
Additional polycrystalline-silicon production facilities officially came on stream at Wacker Chemie AG’s (Munich, Germany; www.wacker.com) Burghausen, Germany, site today. All “Expansion Stage 8” deposition reactors are already up and running. The plant’s full nominal capacity of 10,000 metric tons (m.t.)…
Alkim Alkali Kimya A.S. (Alkim; Istanbul, Turkey), one of the world’s largest producers of sodium sulfate, has selected HPD (Plainfield, Ill.; www., a Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies company (www.veoliawater.com), to supply evaporation and crystallization process equipment for their new…
Lurgi, Inc. (Memphis, Tenn.; www.lurgi.com), a member of the Air Liquide group of companies announces the successful completion and start-up of a state-of-the-art ethanol facility for Calgren Renewable Fuels, LLC (Calgren; Pixley, Calif.; www.calgren.com). The Calgren plant incorporates industry leading…
Outotec Oyj (Espoo, Finland; www.outotec.com) has agreed with Bhushan Power & Steel Plant Ltd. (BPSL) on the delivery of pelletizing technology for BPSL’s steel plant expansion at Jharsuguda, located in Orissa state of India. The parties have agreed not to…
Teijin Ltd. (Tokyo; www.teijin.co.jp) announced today that it has signed a business collaboration agreement with Yixing City Water Works & Construction Investment Co., which manages water supply and sewage systems for the city of Yixing, Jiangsu Province, to co-develop wastewater…
International provider of testing and certification services TÜV SÜD AG (Munich, Germany; www.tuev-sued.de) has taken over Mechanical Integrity Inc. (Humble, Tex.; www.mi-nde.com). By acquiring the non-destructive testing and mechanical integrity specialists, TÜV SÜD is extending its range of global services…
Merck KGaA (Darmstadt; www.merck.de) and Plastic Logic GmbH (Dresden, both Germany; www.plasticlogic.com) today announced plans to jointly develop, test and commercialize Merck’s new organic semiconductors in Plastic Logic’s displays. The production and launch of these new materials are planned for…