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Hawk Measurement and Flo-Corp announce merger

Hawk Measurement America, LLC (Lawrence, Mass.; www.hawkmeasure.com) and Flo-Corp (Medina, Ohio; www.flo-corp.com), leading manufacturers and suppliers of advanced process instrumentation and cloud-based monitoring technology, today announced the merger of the two companies creating a complete flow, level and asset monitoring…

U.S. specialty chemical markets start Q3 on soft note, ACC says

The American Chemistry Council (ACC; Washington, D.C.; www.americanchemistry.com) reported that reflecting soft manufacturing production, U.S. specialty chemicals market volumes eased 0.1 percent in July, after a 0.2 percent gain in June, small gains in April and May and a generally…

Former UN leader to become inaugural CEO of Alliance to End Plastic Waste

The Alliance to End Plastic Waste (AEPW; Washington, D.C.; www.endplasticwaste.org) today announced that Jacob Duer will serve as the inaugural President and CEO of the newly formed not-for-profit organization, effective October 1.  Duer joins the AEPW from the United Nations,…

Survey finds process safety stuck in status quo, Sphera says

Companies responding to the 2019 Operational Risk and Process Safety Management Survey* conducted by Sphera (Chicago, Ill.; www.sphera.com), the largest global provider of integrated risk management software and information services, say safety is an executive level priority for their organizations, but…

ACC publishes 2019 edition of “Guide to the Business of Chemistry” report

The American Chemistry Council (ACC; Washington, D.C.; www.americanchemistry.com) this week issued its 2019 edition of the Guide to the Business of Chemistry, a detailed economic profile of the chemistry industry and its contributions to the U.S. and global economies. American…

SNF is investing $1.2 billion over three years to increase polyacrylamide production

In the last two years, SNF Group (Andrezieux, France; www.snf.com) has added 75,000 metric tons per year (m.t./yr) of powder-grade polyacrylamide (PAM) production capacity globally to match the increased demand for EOR (enhanced oil recovery) applications.  By the end of…

Perdaman chooses SynCOR solution for world’s largest ammonia plant

Perdaman Chemicals and Fertilisers (Perdaman) has signed a licensing and engineering contract for Haldor Topsoe A/S’s (Lyngby, Denmark; www.topsoe.com) SynCOR Ammonia solution for its A$4 billion ammonia/urea plant in Karratha, Western Australia. With a planned capacity of 3,500 metric tons…

Bayer to sell its Animal Health business unit to Elanco for $7.6 billion

Elanco Animal Health (Greenfield, Ind.; www.elanco.com) has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Bayer’s Animal Health business, Bayer AG (Leverkusen, Germany; www.bayer.com) announced on Tuesday. The transaction is valued at $7.6 billion, consisting of $5.3 billion in cash, subject…

PolyOne to divest Performance Products and Solutions business

PolyOne Corp. (Cleveland, Ohio; www.polyone.com) announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its Performance Products and Solutions (PP&S) business to SK Capital Partners for $775 million in cash.  PolyOne expects to record a pre-tax gain of approximately…

Motiva to acquire Port Arthur assets from Flint Hills Resources

Motiva Enterprises, LLC (Houston; www.motiva.com) and an affiliate of Flint Hills Resources (Wichita, Kan.; www.fhr.com) announced that they have signed an agreement for Motiva to acquire a 100% ownership interest in Flint Hills Resources Port Arthur, LLC.  The potential acquisition…