Oxea GmbH (Monheim am Rhein, Germany; www.oxea-chemicals.com), a part of the Oman Oil Company, has entered into a cooperation with a German partner to produce dioctyl terephthalate (DOTP), a general purpose non-ortho-phthalate plasticizer, in Europe. By 2019, Oxea will initially…
The Coatings and Composites business of Lonza Group (Basel, Switzerland; www.lonza.com) announced that it is opening its plastics laboratory at the Lonza Innovation and Technology Center located in Alpharetta, Ga. This new laboratory enables Lonza to deepen its understanding of…
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (Waltham, Mass.; www.thermofisher.com) announced it has completed the acquisition of certain assets from EPTEK Technology Co. Ltd. and several related entities with offices in Taiwan and mainland China. The assets acquired include volatile organic compound…
TechnipFMC (Houston; www.technipfmc.com) announced that, jointly with Samsung Engineering and Tecnicas Reunidas, it has been awarded a $ 4.2 billion contract from Bahrain Petroleum Company (Bapco) for the Bapco Modernization Program (BMP). The project is located on Bahrain’s Eastern coast…
Data collected and tabulated by the American Chemistry Council (ACC; Washington, D.C.; www.americanchemistry.com) shows that growth in global chemistry during October was buoyed by the U.S. recovery from Hurricane Harvey and a synchronized up-swing in the global economy. The American…
Atlas Copco, a leading provider of sustainable productivity solutions, has agreed to acquire the assets of Cate Drilling Solutions LLC., a U.S. company that distributes and services Atlas Copco drilling equipment and components. The company also announced an agreement to…
Praxair, Inc. (Danbury, Conn.; www.praxair.com) and GE Aviation opened a new facility for their PG Technologies business, which specializes in advanced coatings that enable jet engines to withstand higher temperatures and stresses. PG Technologies is a joint venture between Praxair…
BP Biofuels and Copersucar (www.copersucar.com.br.) announced that they have agreed to form a joint venture (JV) to own and operate a major ethanol storage terminal in Brazil, better and flexibly connecting ethanol production with the country’s main fuels markets. Copersucar…
Honeywell (Morris Plains, N.J.; www.honeywell.com) announced that it has acquired privately held SCAME Sistemi, s.r.l., adding new fire and gas safety capabilities to Honeywell's industry-leading portfolio of Connected Building solutions. SCAME is a leading provider of all-in-one systems that deliver…
PJSC Lukoil (Moscow; www.lukoil.com) announces that the final investment decision on the delayed coker complex at Nizhny Novgorod refinery was taken. The complex includes the construction of the delayed coker unit itself, the diesel hydro treatment unit, the gas fractionation…