Mitsubishi Rayon Co. (MRC; Tokyo, Japan; www.mrc.co.jp) has executed a share sales and purchase agreement by which MRC will acquire 51% of Wethje Holding GmbH, a German company engaged in manufacturing of carbon-fiber reinforced plastic (CFRP) parts for automobile applications,…
AkzoNobel (Amsterdam, the Netherlands; www.akzonobel.com) has partnered with the Solar Energy Research Institute of Singapore (Seris) at the National University of Singapore in order to explore less costly ways of producing high-efficiency silicon-wafer solar cells. AkzoNobel's High Purity Metalorganics (HPMO)…
ABB (Zurich, Switzerland; www.abb.com) has announced that it is collaborating with Renewable Algal Energy, LLC (RAE; Johnson City, Tenn.; www.rae-energy.com) on the commercialization of integrated algal production systems that will produce algaeâ€based products for the nutraceutical, animal nutrition, and renewable…
M&G Chemicals (Luxembourg; www.mg-chemicals.com) has announced that its wholly owned subsidiary M&G International S.à.r.l has entered into a joint venture (JV) with Anhui Guozhen Co. The JV company, called Anhui M&G Guozhen Green Refinery Co., will employ PROESA process…
Outotec Oyj (Espoo, Finland; www.outotec.com) has purchased the assets of Kalogeo Anlagenbau GmbH (Leobersdorf, Austria) after the company became insolvent. Kalogeo has provided solutions for biomass, sludge and wastewater treatment and designed, built and operated several mid-size thermal sludge-treatment plants…
Arkema (Colombes, France; www.arkema.com) has announced the start-up of its new plant for the production of methyl acrylate, an acrylic acid derivative used in the manufacture of polymers for water treatment, elastomers and engineering polymers. This investment, on its Clear…
The Global Chemical Production Regional Index (Global CPRI) was flat for the second month in a row in June, on a three-month-moving-average basis, according to the latest Weekly Chemistry and Economic Report from the American Chemistry Council (ACC; Washington, D.C.;…
A division of BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany; www.basf.com), BASF Shanghai Coatings Co. has inaugurated its new automotive coatings plant at the Shanghai Chemical Industry Park in Shanghai, China. The expansion of its automotive coatings production capacity with an investment of…
CB&I (The Woodlands, Tex.; www.cbi.com) has announced a cooperation agreement by which CB&I will market and provide engineering services for Versalis' low density polyethylene (LDPE) and ethyl vinyl acetate copolymer (EVA) technologies in North America. CB&I will be able to…
Meredian, Inc. (Bainbridge, Ga.; www.meredianinc.com) and DaniMer Scientific, an international corporation focusing on the development of sustainably produced, renewable and biodegradable resources have merged under a wholly-owned subsidiary Meredian Holdings Group Inc. “This merger took months of planning, approvals…