ExxonMobil Global Services Company has entered into an enabling agreement with Worley (North Sydney, Australia; www.worleyparsons.com) relating to ExxonMobil’s refining and chemicals operations sites in Texas and Louisiana. This will allow ExxonMobil companies to contract with Worley to continue to…
Imtex Membranes Corp. (Ontario, Canada; www.imtexmembranes.com) has received a strategic investment from SABIC Ventures. SABIC is a global leader in diversified chemicals with $40 billion in revenues and operations around the world. Imtex's Permylene membrane separation technology reduces wasteful gas…
Since merging, ÅF and Pöyry have operated as one company, and now are launching the company’s new brand identity, AFRY (www.afry.com). “Our focus on sustainability is strengthened and our position as a global company consolidated with the launch of AFRY.…
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…