YPF Argentina and Haldor Topsøe A/S (Lyngby, Denmark; www.topsoe.com) have signed two contracts for the production of hydrogen and ultra low sulphur diesel (ULSD) at the Lujan de Cuyo Refinery in Mendoza Province. Topsøe will supply a skid mounted compact…
Teijin Ltd. (Tokyo; www.teijin.co.jp) has acquired NanoGram Corp. (Milpitas, Calif.; www.nanogram.com) to function as a U.S. base for the development of silicon inks with semiconductor properties and the processes to manufacture such inks. As a wholly owned subsidiary of Teijin, NanoGram…
Air Liquide (Paris, France; www.airliquide.com) has signed an agreement with OXEA GmbH for the acquisition of its syngas plant based in Oberhausen (Rhine-Ruhr area), Germany. Anti-trust authorities have given their approval. This large plant has a production capacity of approximately…
Recent employment data were worse than expected and disappointing overall, says the American Chemistry Council (ACC; Arlington, Va.; www.americanchemistry.com) in its latest Weekly Chemistry and Economic Report. Nevertheless, ACC says, other data were more positive, and “a slow recovery…
Outotec Oyj (Espoo, Finland; www.outotec.com) has been awarded orders for Australia's Karara Iron Ore Project worth more than €28 million. Outotec’s solution includes design, supply, delivery and installation of the complete flotation circuit along with all filtration technology for the project.…
Solvay SA (Brussels, Belgium; www.solvay.com) and Nepes (Seoul, Korea; www.nepes.co.kr) announce that their 50/50 joint venture (JV) Iridos is now (as from 2 August 2010) a fully integrated production company. Iridos was specialized in marketing and sales of pastes used in…
ITT Corp. (White Plains, N.Y.; www.itt.com) has finalized the acquisition of Godwin Pumps, as first announced on June 21, 2010. Godwin is a leading supplier of automatic self-priming portable pumps used in the growing markets for drainage pump rental, services and…
The U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB, Washington, D.C.; www.csb.gov) has announced that it will be conducting a full investigation into the July 22, 2010, explosion and fire that killed two workers at the Horsehead Holding Co. zinc-recycling facility located in…
Axens (Rueil Malmaison, France; www.axens.net) has signed an Asset Sale Agreement (ASA) with Canada-based Rio Tinto Alcan regarding the sale by Rio Tinto Alcan of its activated alumina business in Brockville, Ontario, Canada. “Acquisition of Rio Tinto Alcan's Brockville will…
BASF Corporation's catalyst division (Iselin, N.J., www.catalysts.basf.com) has initiated several capital investment projects to enhance the company's manufacturing operations for copper-chrome catalysts at its production sites in Erie, Pa. and Elyria, Ohio. The multimillion-dollar investments are aimed at re-engineering, retrofitting…