Sandvik Group (Stockholm, Sweden; www.home.sandvik.com) has acquired privately-owned Newtrax, a supplier of leading technology in wireless connectivity to monitor and provide insights on underground operations, including people, machines and the environment. “By including Newtrax into the Sandvik family we further…
Nouryon (formerly AkzoNobel Specialty Chemicals; www.nouryon.com) has completed a €4-million expansion at Mahad, India which will increase organic peroxides production capacity at the site by 80%. The increased capacity will support growing customer demand in India and the Middle East…
The preliminary value for the CE Plant Cost Index (CEPCI; the most recent available) for February 2019 decreased from the previous month's value. In addition, the final value for the January 2019 CEPCI was downwardly revised by a modest amount…
Sumitomo Chemical Co. (Tokyo, Japan; www.sumitomo-chem.co.jp) and Zymergen (Emeryville, Calif.; www.zymergen.com) announced that they have signed a multi-year partnership to bring new specialty materials to the market. This collaboration between the two companies will enable the development of new materials…
Toyo Engineering Corp. (Tokyo; www.toyo-eng.com), together with Toyo Engineering Corporation (China) (Toyo-China, President Benli Dong), have concluded a comprehensive engineering partnership agreement with BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, German; www.basf.com) in Asia Pacific for the term of 5 years. The agreement covers…
Celanese Corp. (Dallas, Tex.; www.celanese.com) has announced plans to significantly expand methanol production capacity at the company’s Clear Lake acetyl intermediates manufacturing facility located in Pasadena, Texas. Celanese has recently been granted approvals from the Fairway Methanol LLC board of…
The Board of Directors of ABB (Zurich, Switzerland; www.abb.com) announced that its CEO Ulrich Spiesshofer will step down from his role, which he has held since 2013. The Chairman of the Board, Peter Voser, will become interim CEO in addition…
LyondellBasell (Rotterdam, the Netherlands; www.lyondellbasell.com) announced that PetroChina will use the LyondellBasell Hostalen “Advanced Cascade Process” (Hostalen ACP) technology to produce 1,100,000 metric tons per year (m.t./yr) of high-density polyethylene (HDPE) capacity. Licensor selection has been done by China HuanQiu…
Innovative strength is the most important competencies of Buss-SMS-Canzler GmbH's (Düren, Germany; www.sms-vt.com). This spirit does not remain stuck in the past, but continues to advance and break new grounds allowing it to celebrate this great anniversary in 2019. On…
Pressure swing adsorption technology is well known for H2 purification applications, but the technique can also be used for other gas-separation processes in petroleum refining facilities Pressure swing adsorption (PSA) is a well-established process for the separation and purification of…