Voids in Materials: From Unavoidable Defects to Designed Cellular Materials. By Gary M. Gladysz and Krishan K. Chawla. Elsevier Inc., 225 Wyman Street, Waltham, MA 02144. Web: elsevier.com. 2014. 214 pages. $175.00. How Safe is Safe Enough? Technological Risks, Real…
Johnson Matthey (London; www.matthey.com) has agreed to divest its Gold and Silver Refining business to Asahi Holdings Inc., a collector, refiner and recycler of precious and rare metals from waste materials, for £118 million ($186 million) in cash, subject to…
Technip (Paris, France; www.technip.com) has announced that it has entered into an agreement with Air Liquide Global E&C Solutions Germany to purchase the entirety of its Zimmer polymer technology business. Based in Frankfurt, Germany, the business includes technologies for the…
Mitsui Chemicals Inc. (MCI; Tokyo; www.mitsuichem.com) and China Petroleum & Chemical Corp. (Sinopec) have announced the startup of what is said to be one of the world’s largest EPT (ethylene-propylene-dieneterpolymer) plants for a single train under their joint venture (JV),…
The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development’s (OECD; Paris, France; www.oecd.org) most recent composite leading indicator (CLI) suggests stable growth momentum in the OECD as a whole, according to the latest Weekly Chemistry and Economic Report from the American Chemistry…
Chevron Phillips Chemical Co. LP (The Woodlands, Tex.; www.cpchem.com) announced completion of an ethylene expansion at its Sweeny complex in Old Ocean, Tex. With the addition of a tenth furnace to ethylene unit 33 at the Sweeny complex, the expansion…
Alcoa Power and Propulsion, a unit of Alcoa Inc. (Pittsburgh, Pa.; www.alcoa.com), is doubling its high-technology coating capacity at its Whitehall, Michigan facility. The $16.7 million investment will position the Company to further capture growing demand for advanced jet-engine parts.…
Despite facing global headwinds, the American chemical industry expanded at a healthy 2.0% growth rate in 2014, and is expected to reach a 3.7% gain in output in 2015, before hitting 3.9% in 2016, according to the Year End 2014…
Evonik Industries AG (Essen, Germany; www.evonik.com) has started up two new plant units for the production of crosslinking activators at its multi-user site in Wesseling. With triallyl cyanurate (TAC) and triallyl isocyanurate (TAICROS), the company now offers two high-quality crosslinking activators…
Teijin Ltd. (Tokyo, Japan; www.teijin.com) says that mass production of its new phosphorus flame retardant FCX-210 began at a 1,000-tons-per-annum plant operated by chemical manufacturer Chitec Technology (Taipei, Taiwan) on November 25. Teijin is developing FCX-210 applications for enhanced safety…