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KBR selected by Toyo to provide simulator and process-control technologies for new ammonia plant

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 to acquire AdvanSource Biomaterials’ TPU business

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…

Solvay to double capacity at Changshu PVDF plant

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…

Chemical Activity Barometer is stable in November, ACC says

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 completes acquisition of Washington-based composites manufacturer

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 joins Equinor to evaluate carbon-capture and storage in Ireland

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 and Baowu Clean Energy sign MoU for hydrogen projects in China

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…

Evonik to expand production of polymethacrylimide foams at Mobile site

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 commences its smart Verbund project in Zhanjiang, China

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 awarded EPC contract for new boiler unit at Malaysian fertilizer plant

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…