After successfully modernizing the pilot plants at its site in Krefeld, Germany, Evonik (Essen, Germany; www.evonik.com) will now be able to make superabsorbent technologies usable on an industrial scale more quickly. Several million euros were invested in expanding and optimizing…
Silicon wafer manufacturer 1366 Technologies, Inc. (Bedford, Ma.; www.1366tech.com) and Wacker Chemie AG (Munich, Germany; www.wacker.com) announced that they have formed a longterm strategic partnership that is expected to accelerate growth and create lasting value for both companies in the…
Wison Engineering Services Co. (Shanghai; www.wison-engineering.com), one of the leading chemical engineering, procurement and construction management (EPC) service and technology providers in China, announces that the company has won an EPC contract for an ethylene oxide and ethylene glycol (EOEG)…
Tesoro Corp. (San Antonio, Tex.; www.tsocorp.com) through its affiliate Tesoro Refining & Marketing Company LLC, has acquired Dakota Prairie Refining, LLC (DPR), which owns a refinery near Dickinson, North Dakota, with strategic access to advantaged Bakken crude oil and is…
Evonik (Essen, Germany; www.evonik.com) and Transferra Nanosciences, Inc., formerly known as Northern Lipids Inc., have signed an asset purchase agreement whereby Evonik will acquire the business and assets of Transferra Nanosciences Inc., a biotechnology company based in Burnaby close to…
Saudi Aramco (Dhahran, Saudi Arabia; www.saudiaramco.com) and Saudi Arabian Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC; Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; www.sabic.com) have signed an agreement to conduct a feasibility study on the development of a fully integrated crude-oil-to-chemicals complex to be located in Saudi…
Agilent Technologies, Inc. (Santa Clara, Calif.; www.agilent.com) and iLab Solutions, LLC have signed a definitive agreement under which Agilent will acquire substantially all of the assets of iLab, the market leader in cloud-based solutions for core laboratory management. The acquisition…
Umicore N.V. (Brussels, Belgium; www.umicore.com) officially opened its new production plant for emission control catalysts in Nowa Ruda, Poland (near Wrocław). The facility allows the company to meet the growing demand for automotive catalysts from its customers in Europe, a…
Veolia (Paris, France; www.veolia.com) announced that it is moving its North American zone headquarters to Boston. With approximately 7,900 North American employees – including 280 in the Boston/Cambridge area and a total of more than 700 in Massachusetts, Veolia…
The Oilfield Technology Group (OTG) of specialty chemicals company Hexion Inc. (Columbus, Ohio; www.hexion.com/oilfield) announced the expansion of its resin-coated proppant manufacturing facility in Canada to provide a more efficient supply of proppants to fracturing service companies and operators in…