Siemens AG (Munich, Germany: www.siemens.com) and Bentley Systems (Exton, Pa.: www.bentley.com) announced today the introduction of PlantSight, resulting from development together based on their highly complementary software portfolios. PlantSight is a digital solution to benefit users through more efficient plant…
EuroChem Group AG (Zug, Switzerland; www.eurochemgroup.com) announced the formal opening of a new production plant for highly efficient, water-soluble fertilizers at its Lifosa subsidiary in Lithuania. The €14 million ($16 million) facility will produce 25,000 metric tons per year (m.t./yr)…
Total S.A. (Paris, France; www.total.com) has inaugurated its new lubricants oil blending plant, strategically located in the Kaluga region of the Russian Federation. The grand opening ceremony took place October 15th, in the presence of Anatoly Artamonov, Governor of the…
Mitsubishi Chemical Corp. (MCC; Toyko; www.m-chemical.co.jp) announced that it has decided to absorb its consolidated subsidiary, The Nippon Synthetic Chemical Industry Co., Ltd. (NSCI) as of April 1, 2019. NSCI’s business centers on synthetic resin products such as Gohsenol (PVOH:…
Celanese Corp. (Dallas, Tex.; www.celanese.com) announced the signing of a definitive agreement to acquire India-based Next Polymers Ltd., one of the country’s largest domestic engineering thermoplastics (ETP) compounders. Next Polymers specializes in custom compounding of various ETP materials and is…
LyondellBasell (Rotterdam, the Netherlands; www.lyondellbasell.com) announced that a joint venture between PolyMirae Company Ltd (PMC) and SK Advanced (SKA) has selected LyondellBasell’s world leading polypropylene fifth generation Spheripol technology for a unit to be constructed in Ulsan, South Korea. The…
Cabot Corp. (Boston, Mass.; www.cabotcorp.com) has been selected by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to participate in an $80-million investment in advanced vehicle technologies research. Cabot will leverage its novel process technology to contribute to the research and development…
The board of directors of Solvay S.A. (Brussels, Belgium; www.solvay.com) has appointed Ilham Kadri as Chairman of the Executive Committee, member of the Board of Directors and CEO of the Group, with effect from March 1, 2019. On that date,…
The former AkzoNobel Specialty Chemicals is being relaunched as Nouryon (Amsterdam, the Netherlands; www.nouryon.com). The move follows the recent acquisition of the business by The Carlyle Group and GIC and marks the company’s transition to becoming an independent, global specialty…
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (Dallas, Tex.; www.jacobs.com) received an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract from Sirius Minerals PLC for its new materials handling facility (MHF) in Teesside, England. The MHF is being constructed as part of the company's North…