Solvay S.A. (Brussels, Belgium; www.solvay.com) has signed a definitive agreement with Brazilian chemical group Unipar Carbocloro to sell its 70.59% stake in Solvay Indupa. “Solvay’s divestment of Indupa follows our announced early exit of our European PVC joint venture as…
Renewable materials company Stora Enso Oyj (Helsinki, Finland; www.storaenso.com) and specialty chemicals company Rennovia, Inc. (Santa Clara, Calif.; www.rennovia.com) have announced a joint development and license agreement to cooperate on bio-based chemicals development. Under the terms of the…
GE Power (Schenectady, N.Y.; www.gepower.com) announced that it has signed a purchase agreement to acquire the Heat Recovery Steam Generator (HRSG) business of Doosan Engineering & Construction for $250 million. The Doosan Engineering & Construction HRSG acquisition will help GE…
With the inauguration of the TUM Catalysis Research Center (CRC), the Technical University of Munich (TUM; Munich, Germany; www.tum.de) sets an international highlight in the field of catalysis research. Scientists from five departments, as well as industrial cooperation partners, will…
Deutsche Nanoschicht GmbH (Rheinbach, Germany; http://d-nano.com), a wholly owned subsidiary of BASF New Business GmbH (Ludwigshafen, Germany; www.basf-new-business.com), is opening its new pilot plant for the manufacture of high-temperature superconductors. The facility located in Rheinbach, Germany is based on an…
Albemarle Corp. (Baton Rouge, La.; www.albemarle.com) announced that it is discontinuing production of its hexabromocyclododecane (HBCD)-based flame retardants so that it can focus on supplying GreenCrest polymeric fire safety solutions, a sustainable alternative to HBCD. GreenCrest, which is based on…
PPG (Pittsburgh, Pa.; www.ppg.com) today opened a $3 million state-of-the-art liquid coatings application development center at its Oak Creek, Wisconsin, plant. The new center includes advanced equipment that helps simulate industrial coatings customers’ manufacturing environments to ensure PPG coatings will…
Clariant (Muttenz, Switzerland; www.clariant.com) congratulates the Technical University of Munich (TUM; www.tum.de/en) on the inauguration of a new building for its Catalysis Research Center (CRC). The CRC is home to MuniCat, the Munich catalysis research alliance between TUM and the…
U.S. production of major plastic resins reached 7.0 billion pounds during March, a total that is 5.0% higher than the same month last year, according to the latest Weekly Chemistry and Economic Report from the American Chemistry Council (ACC; Washington,…
Biotechnology company Aemetis, Inc. (Cupertino, Calif.; www.aemetis.com) and Edeniq, a leading cellulosic ethanol technology company, announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Aemetis will acquire all of Edeniq’s outstanding shares in a stock plus cash merger…