BioAmber Inc. (Montreal, Canada; www.bio-amber.com) has announced the opening of its BioAmber Sarnia plant that was jointly built with Mitsui & Co., Ltd. The new plant uses innovative biotechnology, and will produce 30,000 metric tons per year (m.t./yr) of biobased…
OriginClear, Inc. (Loa Angeles, Calif.; www.originclear.com), a leading provider of water-treatment solutions, announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire 100% of Dallas-based Progressive Water Treatment Inc., (PWT; www.progressivewater.com) for preferred stock that may be converted to…
Enel Energia (Rome, Italy; www.enel.com) has begun construction of an innovative CCHP (combined cooling, heat and power) mini-biomass plant at the historic Luxottica factory in Agordo, in the Veneto region’s Belluno province. The plant, with a capacity of 199 kWe,…
ExxonMobil Corp. (Irving, Tex.; www.exxonmobil.com) will add flexibility to process light crudes at its Beaumont refinery, increasing production capacity by approximately 20,000 barrels per day (bbl/d). This expansion will further strengthen ExxonMobil’s integrated downstream portfolio in Southeast Texas. “This project…
According to data from the American Chemistry Council (ACC; Washington, D.C.; www.americanchemistry.com), production of major plastic resins totaled 6.5 billion pounds during June 2015, up 2.6% compared to June of last year. Year-to-date production was 38.7 billion pounds, a 3.3%…
As part of the joint venture Elme Messer Gaas, Messer, the largest privately owned industrial gases specialist and the second shareholder, the BLRT Grupp, one of the biggest industrial holdings in the Baltic States, have invested around 5 million…
Fluor Corp. (Irving, Tex.; www.fluor.com) has signed an agreement to divest 50% of shares in its Spanish operations, Fluor S.A., to Sacyr Industrial S.L.U. (www.sacyr.com), a leading multinational Spanish construction company. The new entity, SacyrFluor, will be headquartered in…
Solvay S.A. (Brussels, Belgium; www.solvay.com) has entered into a definitive merger agreement with U.S.-based Cytec to acquire 100% of its share capital for $75.25 per share in cash. The total cash consideration will amount to $5.5 billion, corresponding to an…
Yara International ASA (Oslo, Norway; www.yara.com) is investing $263 million in Sluiskil, the Netherlands to increase granulation capacity, enabling increased production of granular urea with sulfur, and nitrates. In 2011, Yara completed the construction of a new world-scale urea solution…
H.B. Fuller Co. (St. Paul, Minn.; www.hbfuller.com) broke ground on its future manufacturing facility in Surabaya, Indonesia. This future facility will strengthen H.B. Fuller’s network in the Asia Pacific region and will complement the products and technical service offered by…