With proper planning, spills can be managed properly and the risk of secondary events — which may be more dangerous and costly — can be reduced Spills are probably one of the biggest problems any laboratory or pilot plant operation…
Sumitomo Chemical Corp. (Tokyo, Japan; www.sumitomo-chem.co.jp) has agreed to license it process technology for production of propylene oxide (PO) to PTT Global Chemical Co. (PTTGC; Bangkok, Thailand; www.pttgcgroup.com) for a new petrochemicals project PTTGC is currently implementing. With the aim…
Showa Denko Gas Products Co., Ltd. (SGP), a consolidated subsidiary of Showa Denko K.K. (SDK; Tokyo, Japan; www.sdk.co.jp) headquartered in Kawasaki City, Kanagawa Prefecture, has decided to establish a new plant to produce liquefied carbon dioxide (CO2) gas in Showa…
Perstorp Holding AB (Malmö, Sweden; www.perstorp.com) securing the future of its Caprolactone business through a significant investment to upgrade its original monomer Capa plant located in Warrington, U.K. The new equipment will be constructed using state of the art materials…
Daikin Industries, Ltd. (Osaka, Japan; www.daikin.com), recently agreed to acquire Heroflon S.p.A., an Italian manufacturer of fluoropolymer compounds. Daikin will obtain all company shares owned by the Heroflon Executive Officers with finalization of the acquisition planned for the end of…
Schneider Electric (Rueil-Malmaison, France; www.schneider-electric.com) has signed a contract to provide comprehensive process automation systems, solutions and services to Dangote Oil Refinery Ltd., a subsidiary of African business conglomerate Dangote Group. Under the terms of the agreement, Schneider Electric will…
MilliporeSigma (Billerica, Mass.; www.emdmillipore.com) announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Natrix Separations (www.natrixseparations.com), an Ontario, Canada-based provider of hydrogel membrane products for single-use chromatography. The transaction is expected to close in Q3 of 2017. Financial details were…
Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. (Tokyo, Japan; www.shinetsu.co.jp) announced that its U.S.-based group company Shin-Etsu Silicones of America (SESA) will expand the production capacity of its plant in Akron, Ohio, which is engaged in the manufacturing and sales of silicones in the…
IHS Markit (Houston; www.ihs.com), a world leader in critical information, analytics and solutions, is releasing periodic updates on the impact of Tropical Storm Harvey on the crude oil, refining and chemical sectors. A summary of the latest update (as of…
BASF SE (Ludwigshafen; www.basf) and SAP SE (Walldorf, both Germany; www.sap.com) announced the start of a project at BASF’s Ludwigshafen site to evaluate digital collaboration among business partners in the domain of engineering and maintenance. SAP Asset Intelligence Network, a…