As part of the company’s continued investment program, Sulzer Ltd. (Winterthur, Switzerland; www.sulzer.com) is building a new, state-of-the-art pump services facility in Pasadena, Tex. to expand its increasing network in North America. Adjacent to the existing service center for electromechanical services,…
H.B. Fuller Co. (St. Paul, Minn.; www.hbfuller.com) has purchased the industrial adhesives business of Wisdom Worldwide Adhesives, a provider of adhesives for the packaging, paper converting and assembly markets. “We are pleased to welcome the employees and customers of this…
The Board of Directors of Braskem (São Paulo, Brazil; www.braskem.com.br) authorized the execution of an agreement with Odebrecht Utilities to acquire a controlling interest in Cetrel, the company responsible for treating and disposing of industrial wastewater and solid waste, environmental…
SPX Flow, Inc. (Charlotte, N.C.; www.spxflow.com) has recently expanded production capabilities by opening a new manufacturing campus in central Europe. The new facility in Bydgoszcz, Poland is designed for manufacturing excellence in terms of efficient production of high quality products…
The American Chemistry Council’s (ACC; Washington, D.C.; www.americanchemistry.com) Global Chemical Production Regional Index (Global CPRI) shows that headline global production ended the year on a stronger note, rising 0.4 percent in December after a 0.2 percent gain in November, on…
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (Dallas, Tex.; www.jacobs.com) has acquired Aquenta Consulting, a leading provider of integrated project services to public and private sector clients in Australia. Aquenta helps owners, operators and investors in infrastructure and property assets achieve their objectives…
City of Leverkusen and Chempark officials joined Momentive Performance Materials Inc. (Waterford, N.Y.; www.momentive.com) to officially break ground on a new manufacturing facility in Leverkusen, Germany. This new facility is a critical part of Momentive’s global initiative to expand production…
Akzo Nobel N.V. (Amsterdam, the Netherlands; www.akzonobel.com) has signed a framework joint development agreement with specialty chemicals company Itaconix to explore opportunities for the production of bio-based polymers. With this agreement, AkzoNobel will pursue the development and commercialization of bio-based…
DuPont Clean Technologies (Wilmongton Del.; www.cleantechnologies.dupont.com) announces that China Petrochemical Corporation (Sinopec) has awarded DuPont the license and engineering contract for its Stratco Alkylation Technology. The new unit is to be located at the existing Sinopec Tianjin Company (TPCC) refinery…
Philippine Resins Industries, Inc. (PRII), a subsidiary of Tosoh Group (Tokyo, Japan; www.tosoh.com), headquartered in Makati City, the Philippines, is preparing to increase its polyvinyl chloride (PVC) production capacity. PRII plans to begin the construction of additional PVC manufacturing facilities…