Technip (Paris, France; www.technip.com) has been awarded by the State Oil Co. of the Azerbaijan Republic (SOCAR; www.socar.az) a contract for Engineering Procurement and Construction (EPC) services for the SOCAR Azerikimya plant, located in the city of Sumgait, Azerbaijan. The…
Yokogawa Electric Corp. (Tokyo; www.yokogawa.com) announces that it has completed the acquisition of Soteica Visual Mesa (SVM), a leading energy-management technology provider, further delivering on a number of key objectives of Yokogawa's Transformation 2017 mid-term business plan. This announcement marks…
Ineos Technologies (Rolle, Switzerland; www.ineos.com) announced that INEOS O&P USA has acquired 100% of the shares of WLP Holding Corp., one of the largest high-density polyethylene (HDPE) pipe manufacturers in North America. The business is headquartered in Fort Worth, Tex.…
Amec Foster Wheeler (London, U.K.; www.amecfw.com) announced the award of a contract by The National Company for Fertilizers & Chemicals (Agrochem) to supply material and detailed engineering for a steam reformer heater for its fertilizer facility in Alexandria, Egypt. The…
Solvay SA (Brussels, Belgium; www.solvay.com) has launched the production of Highly Dispersible Silica (HDS) at its new state-of-the-art plant in Gunsan, South Korea, meeting strong and growing regional demand for energy saving tires. The plant has an annual capacity of…
Saint-Gobain has acquired 100% of the share capital of the Italian company h-old from private equity fund Arcadia Small Cap. Founded in 1982, h-old designs, manufactures and distributes – mostly in Europe – specialty adhesive tapes for various high-performance applications…
Clariant (Muttenz, Switzerland; www.clariant.com) announced a number of investments which increase the footprint of its Mining Solutions business and further improve its product portfolio, customer base and technical expertise. The company has agreed to acquire Chemical & Mining Services, Pty.…
PPG Industries, Inc. (Pittsburgh, Pa.; www.ppg.com) announced that it has reached an agreement with the Emerging Europe Accession Fund (EEAF) to acquire Deutek S.A., a leading Romanian paint and architectural coatings manufacturer. PPG expects the transaction to close in the…
Fluor Corp. (Irving, Tex.; www.fluor.com) was awarded a contract by Sasol Group Technology, a division of Sasol Ltd. (Johannesburg, South Africa; www.sasol.co.za), for the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) of the Additional Oxygen Capacity Train 17 Outside Battery Limits project…
Schneider Electric SE (Rueil-Malmaison, France; www.schneider-electric.com) announced the acquisition of MaxEAM, a software company with complementary applications that extend Avantis.PRO Enterprise Asset Management. The acquisition further solidifies the portfolio and adds valuable domain expertise to Schneider Electric's existing team. This…