Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Group (WMFTG; Cornwall, U.K.; www.wmftg.com) has acquired the business and assets of Flow Smart Inc. through its parent company Spirax-Sarco Engineering plc, for £5.7 million. Flow Smart, based in Seaford, Delaware, specializes in the design and manufacture…
U.S. Water Services (St. Michael, Minn.; www.uswaterservices.com), an Allete company, announced the acquisition of A and W Technologies. The $9-million purchase agreement was signed by both parties last week. A and W Technologies provides specialty chemicals and engineering services for…
CB&I (The Woodlands, Tex.; www.cbi.com) announced a joint venture between CB&I and CTCI Corp., Taiwan, has received a notice of intention of award valued at approximately $2.8 billion from Oman Oil Refineries and Petroleum Industries Company (Orpic) to provide engineering,…
LyondellBasell (Rotterdam, the Netherlands; www.lyondellbasell.com) announced that it is advancing plans to build what is said to be the world's largest propylene oxide (PO) and tertiary butyl alcohol (TBA) plant in the Houston area. This project, considered to be the largest…
The Chemours Co. (Wilmington, Del.; www.chemours.com) has signed a definitive agreement to sell its aniline facility in Beaumont, Tex. to The Dow Chemical Company (Midland, Mich.; www.dow.com) for approximately $140 million in cash. The transaction close is subject to customary…
Clariant (Muttenz, Switzerland; www.clariant.com) announced the relocation of its Air Purification Catalyst production to Louisville, Kentucky from Needham, Massachusetts. Clariant’s Air Purification Market Segment, which focuses on reducing or eliminating harmful industrial emissions, has products that mitigate the effects of pollutants: for…
Mitsui Chemicals Inc. (MCI; Tokyo; www.mitsuichem.com) announced the augmentation of manufacturing facilities for breathable films at its wholly owned Mitsui Hygiene Materials (Thailand) Co., Ltd., a manufacturer and distributor of non-wovens and breathable films for use in premium diapers, to…
The Chemours Co. (Wilmington, Del.; www.chemours.com) announced that, along with its partner Changshu 3F Zhonghao, it has broken ground on the world's first full-scale production facility for HFO-1336mzz in Changshu, Jiangsu Province, China. This site, expected to begin production mid-year…
Air Liquide (Paris, France; www.airliquide.com) has reached an agreement to acquire Airgas, Inc. (Radnor, Pa.; www.airgas.com) in a game-changing combination that strengthens Air Liquide’s global leadership position, offers new opportunities to Airgas’ customers and delivers significant value to shareholders. Combining…
Ineos Technologies (Rolle, Switzerland; www.ineos.com) has licensed its Innovene S process for the manufacture of medium-density and high-density polyethylene to PTTGC America LLC, an affiliate of PTT, Thailand’s largest petrochemical and refining company, at its new cracker complex to be…