Fluor Corp. (Irving, Tex.; www.fluor.com) announced that LyondellBasell (Rotterdam, the Netherlands; www.lyondellbasell.com), has selected Fluor to perform front-end engineering and design (FEED) work for its proposed propylene oxide (PO) and tertiary butyl alcohol (TBA) plant. Fluor booked the undisclosed contract…
Solenis (Wilmington, Del.; www.solenis.com)is responding to strong customer demand in Russia by investing approximately $5 million at its manufacturing facility in Perm. The investment will double the production capacity for its polyacrylamide powders used in a wide variety of water-based…
Haldor Topsøe A/S (Lyngby, Denmark; www.topsoe.com) will open permanent offices in Tehran, Iran. The decision is made based on the company’s deep-rooted knowledge of the sector and long-standing relations with Iranian companies. Simultaneously, the company can celebrate the signing…
Chemical equity prices, as measured by the S&P index for chemical companies, fell by 10.4% in January, according to the latest Weekly Chemistry and Economic Report from the American Chemistry Council (ACC; Washington, D.C.; www.americanchemistry.com). The benchmark S&P 500 index…
Ametek, Inc. (Berwyn, Pa.; www.ametek.com) announced that it has completed two acquisitions: Brookfield Engineering Middleboro, Ma.; www.brookfieldengineering.com), a leading manufacturer of viscometers and rheometers, and ESP/SurgeX, a leader in energy intelligence and power-protection solutions. “Brookfield Engineering and ESP/SurgeX are excellent…
Maire Tecnimont S.p.A.’s (Milan, Italy; www.mairetecnimont.com) subsidiaries Tecnimont S.p.A. and KT – Kinetics Technology S.p.A have signed an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract with Socar Polymer for the realization of a polyethylene (PE) plant on a lump-sum turn-key basis.…
Air Liquide’s (Paris, France; www.airliquide.com) subsidiary Schülke, a specialist in hygiene and disinfection, has acquired Vic Pharma, a company operating in this sector in Brazil. Founded in 1990, Vic Pharma is the second-largest independent player in the Brazilian hygiene market…
Covestro AG (Leverkusen, Germany; www.covestro.com)is testing a new, environmentally friendly process for recycling saline process wastewater in plastics production. A pilot plant for the process at the Krefeld-Uerdingen site in Germany was recently opened by Federal Minister for the Environment,…
Virent, Inc. (Madison, Wis.; www.virent.com) has entered into a new strategic relationship with Tesoro Corp. (San Antonio, Tex.; www.tsocorp.com) to accelerate the development and commercialization of Virent’s BioForming technology to produce cost effective, low-carbon, drop-in, bio-based fuels and chemicals. The…
Gevo, Inc. (Englewood, Colo.; www.gevo.com) has entered into a license agreement and a joint development agreement with Porta Hnos S.A. to construct multiple isobutanol plants in Argentina using corn as a feedstock. The first plant is to be wholly owned…