Gevo, Inc. (Englewood, Colo.; www.gevo.com) has entered into a license agreement and a joint development agreement with Praj Industries Ltd. (Pune, India; www.praj.net) to enable the licensing of Gevo’s isobutanol technology to processors of non-corn-based sugars, including the majority of…
DuPont’s (Wilmington, Del.; www.dupont.com) board of directors announced that it has named Edward D. Breen the company’s chair and chief executive officer (CEO), effective immediately. Breen has served as interim chair and CEO of DuPont since October 16, 2015, and…
Ineos (Rolle, Switzerland; www.ineos.com), ExxonMobil Chemical Limited (www.exxonmobilchemical.com) and Shell Chemicals Europe B.V. announced a longterm sale and purchase agreement to secure ethane from U.S. shale gas for the Fife Ethylene Plant (FEP) at Mossmorran in Scotland, from mid 2017.…
LyondellBasell (Rotterdam, the Netherlands; www.lyondellbasell.com) announced that Thomas Aebischer has been appointed executive vice president and chief financial officer (CFO) effective Jan. 1, 2016. "Thomas is a highly experienced and accomplished leader who brings a global perspective, deep knowledge of…
DuPont (Wilmington, Del.; www.dupont.com) announced the consolidation of its DuPont Packaging & Industrial Polymers business with its DuPont Performance Polymers business, as well as the consolidation of the DuPont Protection Technologies business with the DuPont Building Innovations business. Both consolidations…
The Williams Companies, Inc. (co.williams.com; Tulsa, Okla.;) announced that it is proceeding to the next phase of development with its planned propane-dehydrogenation (PDH) facility located near Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The plant will have a capacity of 525,000 metric tons per…
Due to increasing global demand for high-performance polymers Evonik’s (Essen, Germany; www.evonik.com) Resource Efficiency Segment is significantly expanding its production capacity for polyetheretherketone (PEEK) at the Changchun (China) site. In addition, the innovation pipeline is being continually expanded with new…
Lanxess AG (Cologne, Germany; www.lanxess.com) has announced plans for a capacity expansion for the production of membrane elements. The Lewabrane product range comprises membrane elements for brackish water and seawater treatment that boast a long service life, a good permeate…
Royal Dutch Shell plc (The Hague, the Netherlands; www.shell.com) announced the completion of two divestments from its global downstream portfolio. In France, the company has completed the sale of its Butagaz LPG business to DCC Energy for €464 million. The…
GE (Fairfield, Conn.; www.ge.com) announced that with the completion of its Alstom acquisition, GE Power & Water and Alstom Power have combined to form GE Power. Headquartered in Schenectady, N.Y., Steve Bolze, will serve as president and CEO of GE…