The Saudi Arabian Oil Company (Saudi Aramco; Dhahran; www.saudiaramco.com) and Hyundai Heavy Industries Holdings announced that they have reached an agreement for Saudi Aramco’s subsidiary, Aramco Overseas Company B.V (AOC), to purchase a 17% stake in South Korea's Hyundai Oilbank,…
Merck KGaA (Darmstadt, Germany; www.merck.com) has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Versum Materials, Inc. for $53 per share in cash. The business combination has been unanimously approved by the Executive Board of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany and by Versum’s…
INEOS Styrolution (Frankfurt, Germany; www.ineos-styrolution.com) is planning to set up a new production site for its StyLight composite product based on styrene acrylonitrile (SAN). The establishment of a new production site reflects growing customer demand for the product. The SAN-based…
Aker Solutions ASA (Lysaker, Norway; www.akersolutions.com) has signed an agreement for delivery of carbon capture and liquefaction units at Twence's waste-to-energy plant in Hengelo in the Netherlands. The solution that will capture Twence's CO2 emissions is called Just Catch, a…
Royal DSM (Heerlen, the Netherlands; www.dsm.com) announced that it will reduce its CO2 emissions at its vitamin production facility in Sisseln, Switzerland, by 50,000 tons/year through a newly opened biomass heat and power plant on the site. The power plant…
GEA (Düsseldorf, Germany; www.gea.com) has received an order from thomas zement for a turnkey plant for the reduction of oxides of nitrogen (NOx) in fluegas. The order comprises two new reactors for selective catalytic reduction (SCR) including handling of the…
A leading industrial gas company recently selected Siemens AG (Munich, Germany; www.siemens.com) to supply three Dresser-Rand 5HHE-VL-NL reciprocating compressors for a new, state-of- the-art steam methane reformer (SMR) in Texas. The SMR will provide high-purity hydrogen for the gas company’s…
Silica in boiler feedwater can lead to unplanned shutdowns and extra maintenance. A major Spanish fertilizer producer has switched to a METTLER TOLEDO silica analyzer. Its accuracy, low maintenance, and easy operation are saving them many hours. Highly damaging…
Clariant (Muttenz, Switzerland; www.clariant.com) announced the successful startup of its new high-yield OxyMax PA 690 catalyst at Petrowidada’s world-scale phthalic anhydride plant in Gresik, East Java, Indonesia. After an industry-standard ramp-up time to a high ortho-xylene load of 100 grams…
Tronox Holdings plc (Stamford, Conn.; www.tronox.com) announced it has completed its acquisition of the titanium dioxide (TiO2) business of The National Titanium Dioxide Co. (Cristal; Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; www.cristal.com). The FTC issued an Order and Decision today, allowing the transaction…