Belarus-based Grodno Azot has placed an order with plant engineering specialists ThyssenKrupp Industrial Solutions AG (Hamburg, Germany; www.thyssenkrupp-uhde.com) for the planning and delivery of a nitric acid plant and a plant for the production of the liquid fertilizer urea ammonium…
Technology, engineering and project-management company Neste Jacobs Oy (Porvoo, Finland; www.nestejacobs.com) and dairy company Valio Oy (www.valio.fi) have signed a long-term agreement for Neste Jacobs to deliver the production optimization of Valio whey-powder factory with its APC (advanced process control)…
Outotec Oyj (Espoo, Finland; www.outotec.com) has been awarded minerals-processing-technology orders by Grupo Peñoles for four greenfield concentrators and one expansion in Mexico. The orders, worth over €47 million, have been booked in Outotec's third quarter order intake. Outotec's deliveries include…
W. R. Grace & Co. (Columbia, Md.; www.grace.com) announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the assets of the Unipol Polypropylene Licensing and Catalysts business of The Dow Chemical Company (Midland, Mich.; www.dow.com) for a cash purchase…
Advent International www.adventinternational.com), one of the largest and most experienced global firms dedicated solely to private equity, today announced its divestment from Oxea (www.oxea-chemicals.com), one of the largest global manufacturers of Oxo chemicals. Oman Oil Co. (OOC; Muscat; www.oman-oil.com), a…
Lanxess AG (Cologne, Germany; www.lanxess.com) has commissioned a new CO2 concentration unit at its Newcastle production site in South Africa. Lanxess has invested some €40 million to build the unit, which was completed in just 19 months. The company operates…
Novozymes (Copenhagen, Denmark; www.novozymes.com), the world’s largest producer of industrial enzymes, and Beta Renewables, a global leader in cellulosic biofuels and part of the Mossi Ghisolfi Group, announced the official opening in Northern Italy of the world’s largest advanced biofuels…
Air Products (Lehigh Valley, Pa.; www.airproducts.com) announced plans to build, own and operate a new liquid nitrogen production facility in West Texas to serve the oil and gas industry in the Permian Basin. The new facility, to have an approximate…
Nexeo Solutions (The Woodlands, Tex.; www.nexeosolutions.com), a chemical distributor, announced that they have entered into an agreement to acquire Chemical Specialists and Development, Inc. (CSD), also known as Startex Chemical. Through this acquisition, Nexeo Solutions expands its capabilities in formula…
Emerson Electric Co. (St. Louis, Mo.; www.emerson.com) announced that it has acquired Enardo LLC, a leader in safety and environmental control equipment for the oil and gas, petrochemical, wastewater, refining and other industries. Enardo, with approximately $65 million in sales…