The preliminary value for the September CE Plant Cost Index (CEPCI; the most recent available) rose 0.26% from the final August value, extending the series of monthly increases to six in a row. All four of the major subindices increased…
NORTH AMERICA Europe Asia & Elsewhere 22nd Winter Fluorine Conference. American Chemical Soc., Div. of Fluorine Chemistry (Washington, D.C.). Phone: 800-227-5558; Web: acs.org St. Pete Beach, Fla. January 11–16, 2015 5th Electric Energy Storage Conference. Marcus Evans North America…
Vale Canada Ltd. has awarded Pöyry (Montreal) Inc. (www.poyry.com) with the detailed engineering and construction site assistance services assignment for the nickel emissions project at Copper Cliff Nickel Refinery in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada. The project involves a new baghouse with…
BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany; www.basf.com) today announced plans for a major investment in a pioneering superabsorbent technology platform of its hygiene business. BASF will invest up to €500 million ($625 million) over the next two to three years to establish…
Neste Jacobs Oy (Porvoo, Finland; www.nestejacobs.com) and SunPine (www.sunpine.se) have signed an agreement for Neste Jacobs to perform engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCM) services to construct a tall-oil-rosin production facility in Piteå, Sweden. The facility is expected to be…
The Chemical Activity Barometer (CAB), a leading economic indicator created by the American Chemistry Council (ACC; Washington, D.C.; www.americanchemistry.com), logged a 0.2% gain this month, following an upward revision in October which reflected zero growth, as measured on a three-month…
The Lubrizol Corporation (Wickliffe, Ohio; www.lubrizol.com) has signed an agreement to purchase Warwick Chemicals (North Wales, U.K.), a global developer, producer and supplier of stain-removal technology with hygiene benefits. This acquisition will complement Lubrizol's existing home-care product line, strengthening its…
Gevo, Inc. (Englewood, Colo.; www.gevo.com) has announced that Highlands EnviroFuels, LLC has signed a letter of intent to become a Gevo licensee to produce renewable isobutanol. Highlands will build a commercial-scale syrup mill in Highlands County, Fla., which would have…
Synalloy Corp. (Spartanburg, S.C.; www.synalloy.com) has announced that it has acquired Specialty Pipe & Tube, Inc., a distributor of seamless carbon pipe, with a focus on heavy-wall, large-diameter products. End markets for its products include oil-and-gas applications, as well as…
Pentair plc (Manchester, U.K.; www.pentair.com) announced that it has signed an agreement to purchase Steinhauer Elektromaschinen AG (www.steinhauer.de), a producer of enclosure machining and related technologies. The planned acquisition will further enhance Pentair’s brand of Hoffman equipment-protection solutions by expanding…