Pirani gauges are a group of indirect measuring pressure gauges which measure the thermal conductivity of the gas sample. Pirani gauges are typically used in the fine vacuum range (1 torr - 10-3 torr), as this is the range where…
Arkema (Colombes, France; www.arkema.com) has revealed plans to expand its specialty polyamides production capacities in China and the U.S. In China, at its Zhangjiagang site (Jiangsu Province) specialized in biosourced specialty polyamides, Arkema is increasing its compounding capacities, and in…
Effective September 5, 2016, Solenis (Wilmington, Del.; www.solenis.com) signed an agreement to acquire the shares in Nopco Holding AS and related subsidiaries, a producer and supplier of advanced chemical solutions for the pulp and paper industry. The transaction is expected…
Asahi Glass (AGC; Tokyo; www.agc.com) announces that it has acquired all of the shares of Biomeva GmbH (Biomeva) from Biomeva Holding GmbH. Biomeva is one of the leading biopharmaceutical contract manufacturing organizations (CMO) in Europe. With Biomeva now a part…
Today, Haldor Topsøe A/S (Topsoe; Lyngby, Demnark; www.topsoe.com) — a global technology, catalyst and services vendor to the petrochemical and petroleum-refining industry — officially opened its offices in Tehran, Iran at a ceremony. With the new office, Topsoe will reinforce…
Andritz Frautech S.r.l. (Schio, Italy), part of international technology Group Andritz (Graz, Austria; www.andritz.com), and Conqord Oil S.r.l. (Q8Oils; Castellar Guidobono, Italy; www.conqordoil.it), a global player in the production of lubricating oils and emulsions and active in the metalworking industry,…
On August 31, 2016, Phoenix Contact GmbH & Co. KG (Blomberg, Germany; www.phoenixcontact.com) concluded a contract for the acquisition of the Canadian network specialist Perle Systems Ltd. (Toronto; www.perle.com). Thus, Perle Systems is another international subsidiary of the Phoenix Contact…
The Linde Group (Munich, Germany; www.linde.com) has opened its new electronics R&D center in Taichung, Taiwan on September 1st. The company has invested approximately 5 million euros to establish the center, which will support local customers and development partners with…
The Chemours Co. (Wilmington, Del.; www.chemours.com) has completed the sale of its Clean and Disinfect business—part of its Chemical Solutions segment—to Lanxess AG (Cologne, Germany; www.lanxess.com) for approximately $230 million in cash on August 31, 2016. "This announcement is another…
Westlake Chemical Corp. (Houston; www.westlake.com) has completed the previously announced acquisition of Axiall Corp. (Atlanta, Ga.; www.axiall.com) for $33.00 per share in an all-cash transaction, representing an enterprise value of approximately $3.8 billion, including debt and certain other Axiall liabilities.…