Archroma (Reinach, Switzerland; www.archroma.com), a global leader in color and specialty chemicals, today announced that it will invest in a new production facility for tetrasulfonated optical brightening agents (OBAs) at its existing production site in Prat del Llobregat, Spain. The…
Endress+Hauser (Reinach, Switzerland; www.endress.com) invested nearly $1 million in a pressure test rig at its U.S. headquarters in Greenwood, Indiana. The rig allows it to test complete instrument assemblies to customer specifications, and provides a 100% test indicating a specific…
Flowserve Corp. (Dallas, Tex.; www.flowserve.com) announced that R. Scott Rowe has been appointed President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Company, effective April 1, 2017. He succeeds Mark Blinn, who previously announced his intention to retire. Mr. Rowe will also join the Flowserve…
Victrex plc (Thornton Cleveleys, U.K.; www.victrex.com) and Tri-Mack Plastics Manufacturing Corp. have established a joint venture (JV), TxV Aero Composites, to accelerate the commercial adoption of polyketone (PAEK) composite applications within the aerospace industry, through the manufacture of parts utilizing new…
Global Bioenergies (Evry, France; www.global-bioenergies.com) announced what is said to be the world’s first production of Ethyl tert-butyl ether (ETBE) purely from renewable resources. The breakthrough heralds a new opportunity for increasing the proportion of biofuels in gasoline. Current standards…
BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany; www.basf.com) has acquired the private company Rolic AG (Allschwil, Switzerland). Both companies have agreed not to disclose financial details of the transaction. The transaction includes Rolic’s affiliates in Allschwil, Eindhoven, the Netherlands and Shanghai, China. Regulatory…
Everest Sciences Corp. (Tulsa, Okla.; www.everestsciences.com) announced today it received an order for, and has shipped and achieved successful operations of the CleanChill cooling system at Cherokee Nitrogen of Cherokee, Alabama. This is the second order from LSB Industries Inc.’…
WorleyParsons Ltd. (North Sydney, Australia; www.worleyparsons.com) has been selected to provide engineering, procurement, construction management (EPCM) and fabrication services for Chevron’s Salt Lake Refinery Retrofit Project in Salt Lake City, Utah. The EPCM contract (valued at approximately $67 million) is…
Evonik Industries (Essen, Germany; www.evonik.con) opened a new Coating Additives laboratory at its Tuzla (Istanbul) site on January 31, 2017. The state-of-the-art laboratory, which also includes a customer service center, will support customers with the development of innovative surface coatings…
Air Products (LeHigh Valley, Pa.; www.airproducts.com) recently installed an advanced nitrogen supply system at Boeing’s new 777X Composite Wing Center in Everett, Washington. The nitrogen will be supplied to the world’s largest autoclave, where it will create the inert atmosphere…