Pentair plc’s (Minneapolis, Minn.; www.pentair.com) Valves & Controls business has announced the expansion of its Anseong manufacturing facility in South Korea. The plant will now also produce trunnion-mounted ball valves under Pentair’s FCT brand, reflecting the company’s commitment to meeting…
Clariant AG (Muttenz, Switzerland; www.clariant.com), a world leader in specialty chemicals, has opened a new desiccant manufacturing plant at its site in Zhengjiang, China. Clariant will produce its line of Container Dri II products alongside a full range of desiccant…
The S&P Index for chemical companies fell by 4.6% in March, according to the latest Weekly Chemistry and Economics Report from the American Chemistry Council (ACC; Washington, D.C.; www.americanchemistry.com). The decline in chemical equities is larger than the dip in…
Siluria Technologies (San Francisco, Calif.; www.siluria.com) held a grand opening event announcing the successful startup of its demonstration plant located in La Porte, Texas. The plant is wholly owned by Siluria, and co-located at a plant operated by Braskem America,…
Titan Metal Fabricators (Camarillo, Calif.; www.titanmf.com) has announced the promotion of Nick Zentil to vice president, sales and marketing, for Titan’s global operations. Since joining Titan in 2006, Zentil has held a series of engineering and operational management positions, most…
The joint venture between plant engineering and construction specialist ThyssenKrupp Industrial Solutions AG (Dortmund, Germany; www.thyssenkrupp-industrial-solutions.com) and electrochemical technologies supplier De Nora S.p.A. (Milan, Italy; www.denora.com) was concluded successfully on April 1st, 2015. It will trade under the name ThyssenKrupp…
Saudi International Petrochemical Co. (Sipchem; Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia; www.sipchem.com) has announced the commencement of commercial operation of the ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) and low-density polyethylene (LDPE) plant of the International Polymers Co. (a Sipchem affiliate), after successful completion of…
Sinopec Engineering (Group) Co. (SEG; Beijing, China; www.sinopecgroup.com) and ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Co. (EMRE; Fairfax, Va.; www.exxonmobil.com/refiningtechnologies) are participating in a cooperative development agreement (CDA) for the advancement of fluidized-bed methanol-to-gasoline (MTG) technology. The CDA will leverage the two…
Ferrostaal GmbH (Essen, Germany; www.ferrostaal.com), a leading global project developer for industrial plants, and Haldor Topsøe A/S (Lyngby, Denmark; www.topsoe.com), a world leader in catalysis and related process technologies, have established Ferrostaal Topsoe Projects GmbH, a new joint venture (JV)…
Clariant (Muttenz, Switzerland; www.clariant.com) announced the inauguration of a new manufacturing facility, acquired through their recent acquisition of healthcare packaging company VitaPac. The Dongguan plant, located in Guangdong province in southeast China, will enhance Clariant's existing portfolio of controlled atmosphere…