KBR, Inc. (Houston; www.kbr.com) announced that it has been awarded two contracts by Toyo Engineering Corp. for the supply of an Operator Training Simulator (OTS) and an Advanced Process Control (APC) system for the new single-stream 2,200 metric ton per…
Mitsubishi Chemical Corp. (MCC; Tokyo; www.m-chemical.co.jp) announced that it will acquire the thermoplastic polyurethane elastomer (TPU) business of U.S.-based AdvanSource Biomaterials Corp. (ASB; Wilmington, Mass.) Through Mitsubishi Chemical Performance Polymers, Inc., which is headquartered in South Carolina, a MCC subsidiary…
SolvayS.A. (Brussels, Belgium; www.solvay.com) is reinforcing its leadership in the lithium-ion battery market by more than doubling its production capacity of high-performance polymer-grade polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) from the Solef product line at its production site in Changshu, China. Sustainable mobility…
The Chemical Activity Barometer (CAB) a leading economic indicator created by the American Chemistry Council (ACC; Washington, D.C.; www.americanchemistry.com), was stable (0.0 percent change) in November on a three-month moving average (3MMA) basis following a 0.3 percent decline in October.…
Sekisui Chemical Co. (Osaka, Japan; www.sekisuichemical.com) has finalized the acquisition of AIM Aerospace from Liberty Hall Capital Partners (LHCP). AIM Aerospace is now a wholly owned operating company within Sekisui Chemical. Headquartered in Renton, Washington, AIM Aerospace is a leading…
Irish utility company Ervia (Dublin; www.ervia.ie) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Equinor ASA (Stavanger, Norway; www.equinor.com) on assessing the potential for Ireland to benefit from Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS). CCS is a proven technology for capturing carbon…
Linde (Guildford, U.K.; www.linde.com) announced that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Baowu Steel Group's new subsidiary, Baowu Clean Energy Ltd, to jointly cooperate on research and development to further develop China's hydrogen market for industrial and…
Due to increasing demand for lightweight construction materials for specialty applications, Evonik Industries AG (Essen, Germany; www.evonik.com) is expanding its production of Rohacell high-performance rigid, closed-cell foams at its Mobile, Alabama site. The production expansion is scheduled to be completed…
BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany; www.basf.com) has officially launched its smart Verbund project in Zhanjiang, Guangdong province, China, and commenced building its first plants. It marks a milestone of the company’s $10-billion investment project announced in July 2018. The first plants…
Petrofac Ltd. (St. Helier, U.K.; www.petrofac.com) has announced that its Engineering & Production Services (EPS) segment has secured its first small-scale Engineering, Procurement, Construction (EPC) contract in Malaysia. In consortium with partner Serba Dinamik, EPS has been awarded a contract…