Woodward, Inc. (Fort Collins, Colo.; www.woodward.com) and Hexcel Corp. (Stamford, Conn.; www.hexcel.com) announced a definitive agreement to combine in an all-stock merger of equals to create a premier integrated systems provider serving the aerospace and industrial sectors. Upon completion of…
Entegris, Inc. (Billerica, Mass.; www.entegris.com) has acquired Sinmat, a CMP slurry manufacturer. Located in Gainesville, Florida, Sinmat is now part of the Specialty Chemicals and Engineered Materials (SCEM) Division of Entegris. Sinmat is a leader in the design and production…
Evonik Industrial AG (Essen, Germany; www.evonik.com) officially opened its new multi-purpose silicones manufacturing facility in Geesthacht, Germany. Located in Northern Germany, 30 kilometers outside the port city of Hamburg, the new plant was completed on time and within the planned…
Vertellus (Indianapolis, Ind.; www.vertellus.com) announced today it has acquired Bercen Chemicals, a leading U.S. supplier of alkyl succinic anhydrides and additives used in the fuel, lubricant, and paper industries. “This acquisition expands the range of products Vertellus is able to…
DuPont (Wilmington, Del.; www.dupont.com) has completed the acquisitions of Desalitech, inge GmbH, Memcor, and OxyMem Limited; adding to its leading portfolio of water purification and separation technologies, including ultrafiltration, reverse osmosis and ion exchange resins. These four recent acquisitions support…
BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany; www.basf.com) has invested to enhance the flexibility of its water-soluble polyacrylate production plant at the company's Ludwigshafen site, Germany, and also has slightly expanded capacity. The upgraded plant is now operational, enabling customers in the household…
TechnipFMC (Houston; www.technipfmc.com) has been awarded a significant Engineering, Procurement and Construction management (EPCM) services contract for the construction of a new naphtha complex for Motor Oil Hellas’ Corinth Refinery in Greece. This new naphtha complex will have a capacity…
Avantium (Amsterdam, the Netherlands; www.avantium.com) announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Avantium Renewable Polymers,has signed a letter of intent to locate its new flagship plant at Chemie Park Delfzijl, the Netherlands. The 5,000-ton facility will produce plant-based FDCA (furandicarboxylic acid)…
Borealis AG (Vienna, Austria; www.borealisgroup.com) and NOVA Chemicals Corp. (Calgary, Alberta; www.novachem.com), announced they have reached an agreement for Borealis to buy NOVA Chemicals’ 50% ownership interest in Novealis Holdings LLC. Formed in 2018, Novealis is the joint venture (JV)…
INEOS Styrolution (Frankfurt, Germany; www.ineos-styrolution.com) plans to build a world-scale ABS (acrylonitrile butadiene styrene) plant in Ningbo, China. The new production site will be adjacent to the recently acquired polystyrene plant in Ningbo. Less than a year after announcing the…