Maire Tecnimont S.p.A. (Milan, Italy; www.mairetecnimont.com) announces that its subsidiaries Tecnimont S.p.A. and KT – Kinetics Technology S.p.A have reached an agreement with Socar Polymer for the award relating to the realization of a polypropylene plant and relevant utilities and…
Pentair plc’s (Minneapolis, Minn.; www.pentair.com) Valves & Controls business has announced the expansion of its Anseong manufacturing facility in South Korea. The plant will now also produce trunnion-mounted ball valves under Pentair’s FCT brand, reflecting the company’s commitment to meeting…
Siluria Technologies (San Francisco, Calif.; www.siluria.com) held a grand opening event announcing the successful startup of its demonstration plant located in La Porte, Texas. The plant is wholly owned by Siluria, and co-located at a plant operated by Braskem America,…
Titan Metal Fabricators (Camarillo, Calif.; www.titanmf.com) has announced the promotion of Nick Zentil to vice president, sales and marketing, for Titan’s global operations. Since joining Titan in 2006, Zentil has held a series of engineering and operational management positions, most…
Saudi International Petrochemical Co. (Sipchem; Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia; www.sipchem.com) has announced the commencement of commercial operation of the ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) and low-density polyethylene (LDPE) plant of the International Polymers Co. (a Sipchem affiliate), after successful completion of…
Clariant (Muttenz, Switzerland; www.clariant.com) announced the inauguration of a new manufacturing facility, acquired through their recent acquisition of healthcare packaging company VitaPac. The Dongguan plant, located in Guangdong province in southeast China, will enhance Clariant's existing portfolio of controlled atmosphere…
KBR, Inc. (Houston; www.kbr.com) announced that it has signed a joint venture (JV) agreement with the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic (Socar) to establish a new engineering and support services company in Azerbaijan. With support from KBR and Socar,…
The board of directors of Yara International (Oslo, Norway; www.yara.com) has appointed Svein Tore Holsether as the company's new president and chief executive officer (CEO). He will succeed acting CEO Torgeir Kvidal within October 2015. Holsether currently serves as President…
The Dow Chemical Company (Dow; Midland, Mich.; www.dow.com) and Olin Corp. (Clayton, Mo.; www.olin.com) have announced that the boards of directors of both companies unanimously approved a definitive agreement under which Dow will separate a significant portion of its chlorine…
Asahi Kasei Chemicals Corp. (Tokyo, Japan; www.asahi-kasei.co.jp) has finalized a decision to establish a subsidiary for plastic compounds in Mexico, through its U.S. subsidiary Asahi Kasei Plastics North America, Inc. (APNA). Continued demand growth for plastic compounds is forecasted in…