Bio-based chemical company GFBiochemicals Ltd. (Milan, Italy; www.gfbiochemicals.com) has started commercial production at its new levulinic acid plant in Caserta, Italy, which has a production capacity of 10,000 metric tons per year (m.t./yr). The announcement was made at the BIO…
Overall production in the U.S. chemical industry rose by 0.7% in June to 92.1% of its average 2007 level, according to an analysis of data from the U.S. Federal Reserve Board by the American Chemistry Council (ACC; Washington, D.C.; www.americanchemistry.com).…
Axens (Rueil-Malmaison, France; www.axens.net) has been awarded several contracts for the expansion of the existing residue conversion facilities at S-Oil’s (www.s-oil.com) Onsan refinery in South Korea. The Residue Upgrading Complex Project (RUCP) is aimed at reducing fuel oil production…
Flowrox Oy (Lappeenranta, Finland; www.flowrox.com) has introduced Jukka Koskela as its new chief executive officer (CEO). Following a successful career in the energy industry spanning five years, Koskela brings to Flowrox a wealth of experience and knowledge in global product…
Maire Tecnimont S.p.A. (Milan, Italy; www.mairetecnimont.com) has announced that its subsidiary KT – Kinetics Technology S.p.A. has been awarded an EPC contract by Lotos Asfalt Sp. z o. o., a subsidiary of Grupa LOTOS SA related to a refinery-unit upgrading…
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (Pasadena, Calif.; www.jacobs.com) announced that Steven J. Demetriou has been named president and chief executive officer (CEO). Demetriou will also be elected to the Board. Demetriou brings over 30 years of global business leadership experience to…
ThyssenKrupp Industrial Solutions AG (Dortmund, Germany; www.thyssenkrupp-industrial-solutions.com), the plant engineering and construction specialist of the ThyssenKrupp Group, has received a contract from Apatit, a subsidiary of the leading Russian fertilizer producer PhosAgro, to supply a complete in-pit crushing and…
Platform Specialty Products Corp. (West Palm Beach, Fla.; www.platformspecialtyproducts.com) and Alent plc (Woking, U.K.; www.alent.com) announced the terms of a recommended offer by Platform to acquire all of the issued and outstanding shares of Alent in a cash and stock…
The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD; Paris; www.oecd.org) recently released its composite leading indicator (CLI) for May, and it shows that 16 of the 33 major nations experienced a gain in their CLI, according to the latest Weekly…
Solvay S.A. (Brussels, Belgium; www.solvay.com) inaugurated its new large-scale alkoxylation plant in Singapore, the largest plant of its kind in Asia, as part of its global strategy to expand the growth of its specialty surfactants in the region. The nearly…