Today is the first day for Haldor Topsoe A/S's (Lyngby, Denmark) new CEO, Roland Baan. “This is a special day for me," says Baan. "Topsoe is an exceptional company that has made a huge difference for the refining and chemical…
Bonnie Tully has been named president of Evonik Corporation, effective June 1. As president of Evonik Corporation, Tully is responsible for the North America region, which recorded sales of €3 billion in fiscal 2019. Tully replaces John Rolando, who is…
Celanese Corp. (Dallas, Tex.) announced that its subsidiary, Celanese (Nanjing) Chemical Co. Ltd., has recently signed a tri-party agreement with Southwest Institute of Chemical Ltd. (SWCHEM), based in Chengdu, China, and Yankuang Lunan Chemical Co. (Lunan) based in Teng Zhou,…
Dow, Inc. (Midland, Mich.) and Johnson Matthey (London, U.K.) announced that China-based company, Zibo Qixiang Tengda Chemical Ltd. (QXTD), has selected LP Oxo Technology to produce isononyl alcohol (INA) at its new manufacturing facility. “QXTD will be the first in the industry…
Altivia Oxide Chemicals, LLC, an affiliate of ALTIVIA Petrochemicals (Houston; www.altivia.com), today announced that it has acquired KMCO (Crosby, Tex.; www.kmcollc.com) and its associated chemical ethoxylation manufacturing assets in Crosby, Texas. The facilities, located on 160 acres near Houston, include…
Siemens Gas and Power GmbH & Co. KG (Erlangen, Germany) has been selected to supply a range of compression and power generation equipment for the Balikpapan Refinery located on Borneo Island in East Kalimantan, Indonesia. Siemens was also recently awarded…
Capturing CO2 then reusing it or storing it underground is one way to meet climate targets. Under the wings of Smart Delta Resources, a cross-border consortium of companies is taking the first step towards using this approach to significantly reduce…
Neptune Energy (London) and DEME Group (Zwijndrecht, Belgiujm) have announced that DEME Offshore is joining the PosHYdon offshore hydrogen pilot as partner. DEME is the world leader in offshore wind energy and recently entered into partnerships through its subsidiary DEME…
Veolia Water Technologies and Urban Utilities are working to install Asia Pacific’s first full-scale sidestream ANITA Mox treatment plant this year. A first-of-its-kind in Australia, this organic and environmentally-focused technology is an exciting development for the wastewater treatment industry. Construction…
BP plc (London, U.K.) has entered into an agreement to license its latest generation technology for the production of purified terephthalic acid (PTA) to China’s Dongying Weilian Chemical Co., Ltd. Weilian Chemical intends to build a 2.5 million ton/yr PTA…