AkzoNobel (Amsterdam, the Netherlands; www.akzonobel.com) has opened a new coatings production facility in Kenya. Located in the capital, Nairobi, the long-term plan is to expand further and use Kenya as a gateway to the whole of East Africa. The site,…
Wood plc (Aberdeen, Scotland; www.woodplc.com) has secured a new multi-million dollar contract with Hyundai Engineering to provide detailed engineering services and material supply for a steam methane reformer, part of a new Wood-licensed hydrogen production unit for the Melaka Refinery…
BASF New Business GmbH (BNB; www.basf-new-business.com) has acquired all the shares of Advanc3D Materials GmbH in Hamburg and Setup Performance SAS in Lyon. Advanc3D Materials offers advanced, tailor-made plastic powders and formulations for selective laser sintering (SLS) together with process…
Saipem S.p.A. (San Donato Milanese, Italy; www.saipem.com) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) as well as an exclusive agreement with California Ethanol & Power, LLC, for the realization of a low-carbon-emission plant for the production of ethanol fuels, electricity…
AkzoNobel Specialty Chemicals (Amsterdam, the Netherlands; www.akzonobel.com) has officially broken ground for construction of a state-of-the-art organic peroxide production facility in Tianjin, China. Organic peroxides are essential in the manufacture of a wide range of polymers including PVC and thermoset…
McDermott International, Inc. (Houston; www.mcdermott.com) announced it has been awarded two sizeable technology contracts by a subsidiary of PT Chandra Asri Petrochemical Tbk, PT Chandra Asri Perkasa, for the company's planned new petrochemical complex in Indonesia. McDermott's scope of work…
Eni S.p.A. (Rome, Italy; www.eni.com) and Gestore dei Servizi Energetici (GSE) inaugurated a new 26-MWp photovoltaic plant at Saline Conti Vecchi in the Assemini industrial area in the province of Cagliari. The plant is part of Progetto Italia, a series…
Praxair, Inc. (Danbury, Conn.; www.praxair.com), in accordance with its proposed business combination with Linde AG (Munich, Germany; www.linde.com), has signed an agreement to sell the majority of its businesses in Europe to Taiyo Nippon Sanso Corp. The businesses generated annual…
AkzoNobel Specialty Chemicals (Amsterdam, the Netherlands; www.akzonobel.com) has started design work for a second expansion of chloromethanes capacity at its site in Frankfurt, Germany. The project will take place in several steps over the next five years and will raise…
KBR, Inc. (Houston; www.kbr.com) has been awarded a nitric acid plant revamp contract by Haifa Chemicals Ltd for its plant in Mishor-Rotem, Israel. Under the terms of the contract, KBR subsidiary Weatherly, Inc. will design, supply and commission a complete…