Data collected and tabulated by the American Chemistry Council (ACC; Washington, D.C.; www.americanchemistry.com) shows that growth in global chemistry during October was buoyed by the U.S. recovery from Hurricane Harvey and a synchronized up-swing in the global economy. The American…
Atlas Copco, a leading provider of sustainable productivity solutions, has agreed to acquire the assets of Cate Drilling Solutions LLC., a U.S. company that distributes and services Atlas Copco drilling equipment and components. The company also announced an agreement to…
Praxair, Inc. (Danbury, Conn.; www.praxair.com) and GE Aviation opened a new facility for their PG Technologies business, which specializes in advanced coatings that enable jet engines to withstand higher temperatures and stresses. PG Technologies is a joint venture between Praxair…
BP Biofuels and Copersucar (www.copersucar.com.br.) announced that they have agreed to form a joint venture (JV) to own and operate a major ethanol storage terminal in Brazil, better and flexibly connecting ethanol production with the country’s main fuels markets. Copersucar…
Honeywell (Morris Plains, N.J.; www.honeywell.com) announced that it has acquired privately held SCAME Sistemi, s.r.l., adding new fire and gas safety capabilities to Honeywell's industry-leading portfolio of Connected Building solutions. SCAME is a leading provider of all-in-one systems that deliver…
PJSC Lukoil (Moscow; www.lukoil.com) announces that the final investment decision on the delayed coker complex at Nizhny Novgorod refinery was taken. The complex includes the construction of the delayed coker unit itself, the diesel hydro treatment unit, the gas fractionation…
Umicore N.V. (Brussels, Belgium; www.umicore.com) announced today that it has agreed to sell its European Technical Materials business to Saxonia Edelmetalle GmbH, a long-established German refiner and manufacturer of precious metal chemical compounds, semi-finished products and contact parts. The agreement…
Total S.A. (Paris, France; www.total.com) has inaugurated the new units at its Antwerp, Belgium integrated petroleum-refining and petrochemicals platform, which have progressively started up in the last few months. This event marks the completion of the upgrade program launched in…
KBR, Inc. (Houston; www.kbr.com) has been awarded an ammonia plant revamp contract by Rashtriya Chemicals & Fertilizers Ltd (RCF). Under the terms of the contract, KBR will provide a technology license and basic engineering design for the RCF ammonia plant…
Sadara Chemical Co. (Jubail, Saudi Arabia; www.sadara.com) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Gulf Interchem, a Bahrain-based technology company focused on innovating in the field of low-value chemical byproduct recycling, for a by-products upgrade project based in PlasChem Park,…