DSM (Heerlen, the Netherlands; www.dsm.com) and Evonik Industries AG (Essen, Germany; www.evonik.com) have established a new company, Veramaris V.O.F. (www.veramaris.com), for the production of omega-3 fatty acids EPA and DHA from natural marine algae for animal nutrition. The 50:50 joint…
Ingevity Corp. (North Charleston, S.C.; www.ingevity.com) announced that it will install a photovoltaic solar panel system at its pine chemicals plant in North Charleston, South Carolina. Once the installation is complete, the company will be participating in South Carolina Electric…
Endress+Hauser (Reinach, Switzerland; www.endress.com) has increased production capacity with a third plant in Suzhou, 100 kilometers west of Shanghai. The 16,500-square-meter facility will help the group meet disproportionately high growth in the Far East. The opening of the new building,…
Nippon Shokubai Co. (Osaka, Japan; www.shokubai.co.jp) has expanded its production capacity for the functional monomer 2-(2-Vinyloxy Ethoxy) Ethyl Acrylate (VEEA), a low-viscosity, high-performance UV-curable acrylic monomer. The demand for VEEA is increasing in Europe and the U.S. as reactive diluent…
Digital adoption is increasing in chemical companies’ plants as more firms recognize the technologies’ financial and operational value, according to Accenture’s (Chicago; www.accenture.com) new “Digital Technology in Chemical Plant Operations” survey. Yet, digital technologies are still in the early stages…
Air Liquide (Paris, France; www.airliquide.com) recently signed a new long-term contract with Kumho Mitsui Chemical Inc (KMCI), a major chemical group in South Korea, according to which Air Liquide will increase its supply to this customer of both hydrogen and…
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (Dallas, Tex.; www.jacobs.com) has been selected by Anglo American to provide engineering services to the company’s Los Bronces copper mine, located approximately 40 miles northeast of Santiago, Chile, in the Metropolitan Region. Situated at an altitude…
Brian Coffman, former senior vice president of refining for Andeavor Corp., has been named president and chief executive officer (CEO) of Motiva Enterprises LLC (Houston; www.motiva.com). Brian brings with him a wealth of experience in business growth, operational excellence, strategy,…
Clariant (Muttenz, Switzerland: www.clariant.com), a world leader in specialty chemicals, today acknowledges the investment by chemical industry peer and partner Sabic (Riyahd, Saudia Arabia; www.sabic.com), which has acquired a 24.99% stake in Clariant. The acquisition of these stakes, which were…
Honeywell UOP (Des Plaines, Ill.; www.uop.com) today announced the beginning of production in China of proprietary Honeywell UOP catalysts that are used to convert coal into plastics, helping China to meet its growing demand. Honeywell also inaugurated a new…