W.R. Grace & Co. (Columbia, Md.; www.grace.com) announced the expansion of its current Good Manufacturing Practice (cGMP) development and production capabilities with the opening of a cGMP-compliant Kilo Suite at its Albany, Oregon facility. The new kilo lab can produce…
ExxonMobil Chemical Co. (Houston, Tex.; www.exxonmobilchemical.com) announced the mechanical completion of two new 650,000 metric tons per year (m.t./yr) high-performance polyethylene lines at its plastics plant in Mont Belvieu, Texas. The company expects production to begin during the third quarter…
The Chemical Activity Barometer (CAB), a leading economic indicator created by the American Chemistry Council (ACC; Washington, D.C.; www.americanchemistry.com), rose 0.4 percent in May, following a downward revision of 0.1 percent for April. Compared to a year earlier, the CAB…
Veolia (Paris, France; www.veolia.com), through its subsidiary Proactiva Medio Ambiente Mexico S.A. de C.V., has won the public call for tenders published by the government of Mexico City and just signed the contract to design, build and operate the first…
Hexion Inc. (Columbus, Ohio; www.hexion.com) announced an expansion of its technology center at its forest products complex in Edmonton, Alberta. The expanded research and development facility will focus on developing next-generation resin chemistry for panel production that will complement the…
AkzoNobel N.V. (Amsterdam, the Netherlands; www.akzonobel.com) has opened a Performance Coatings production facility in Santo André, Brazil, which will enable the company to be more agile in responding to local customer needs and regional market demands. The facility – an…
Emerson (St. Louis, Mo.; www.emerson.com) has completed the purchase of MYNAH Technologies, a longtime Emerson alliance partner and a leading provider of dynamic simulation and operator training software. MYNAH’s solutions enable plant engineers and technicians to test and improve process…
The Dow Chemical Company (Midland, Mmich.; www.dow.com) signed two agreements to advance the company’s strategic innovation agenda in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). Dow signed an agreement to construct a state-of-the-art manufacturing facility to produce a range of polymers…
Henkel AG & Co. KGaA (Düsseldorf, Germany; www.henkel.com) signed an agreement to acquire Sonderhoff Holding GmbH based in Cologne, Germany. The company offers high-impact sealing solutions for industrial assembly. With the acquisition of the privately owned company, Henkel will further…
Clariant (Muttenz, Switzerland; www.clariant.com) and Huntsman Corp. (The Woodlands, Tex.; www.huntsman.com) today announced that their Boards of Directors unanimously approved a definitive agreement to combine in a merger of equals through an all-stock transaction. The merged company will be named…