AMETEK, Inc. (Berwyn, Pa.; www.ametek.com) announced that it has completed two acquisitions: Telular Corp., a leading provider of communication solutions for logistics management, tank monitoring and security applications; and Forza Silicon Corp., a leader in the design and production of…
The ninth ethylene cracking furnace for Zhejiang Petrochemical’s 40-million ton/yr Integrated Refining and Petrochemical Complex Project undertaken by Wison Engineering Services Co. Ltd. (Shanghai, China; www.wison.com), who is responsible for modularize design, construction and installation of the project, has been…
Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems, Ltd. (MHPS; Yokohama, Japan; www.mhps.com) received an order from India’s public sector utility NTPC Ltd. (earlier known as National Thermal Power Corp.) for additional installations of fluegas desulfurization (FGD) systems in the Mouda-II and Rihand-II&III coal-fired…
Praxair, Inc. (Danbury, Conn.; www.praxair.com), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Linde plc, has initiated construction on a project to double production capacity at its Mims, Florida air-separation plant. The expansion is in response to the rapidly growing demand from contracted customers…
Orion Engineered Carbons S.A. (Luxembourg; www.orioncarbons.com) has reached an agreement to acquire Acetylene Carbon Black manufacturer Société du Noir d'Acétylène de l'Aubette, SAS (SN2A) from LyondellBasell Industries Holdings B.V. and its French affiliate. SN2A was founded in 1987 and is…
Neste Corp. (Espoo, Finland; www.neste.com) and Clariant (Muttenz, Switzerland; www.clariant.com) have signed an agreement for a new partnership to join forces in developing and making new sustainable material solutions accessible to a variety of industries. In the first phase of…
Air Products (Lehigh Valley, Pa.; www.airproducts.com) has signed an agreement to acquire General Electric Company’s (GE) gasification business. This transaction will allow Air Products to expand its synthesis gas (syngas) solutions product offerings and its presence in build, own and…
Air Products (Lehigh Valley, Pa.; www.airproducts.com) says its Lu’an coal gasification project, located in Changzhi City, Shanxi Province, China, has come fully onstream to supply syngas and other industrial gases to Shanxi Lu’an Coal-based Clean Energy Co., Ltd.’s (Lu’an Clean…
Praxair, Inc. (Danbury, Conn.; www.praxair.com), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Linde, says it will supply oxygen and other industrial gases to Shanghai Huayi, one of the largest chemical companies in China, at its new complex in Qinzhou, China. The complex will…
Indian Peroxide Limited (IPL; Delhi NCR, India; www.indianperoxide.com), one of India's major manufacturers and suppliers of specialty chemicals, has launched its new hydrogen peroxide plant complex in Gujarat, India. The state-of-the-art manufacturing facility produces industrial grade, premium quality and environmental…