ABB (Zurich, Switzerland; www.abb.com) has signed an agreement to divest the ABB Full Service business to Nordic Capital for an undisclosed amount. The sale is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2014, subject to regulatory approval. The…
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI; Tokyo, Japan; www.mhi-global.com), working jointly with GAP Insaat Yatirim ve Dis Tiscaret A.S., a Turkish construction company and Mitsubishi Corp., will build large-scale ammonia and urea fertilizer production plants for Turkmenhimiya (TH), a state-owned chemical…
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (Pasadena, Calif.; www.jacobs.com) recently completed Huntsman Pigments’ new €38-million iron sulfate plant at its titanium dioxide (TiO2) pigment manufacturing facility in Scarlino, Italy. Huntsman celebrated the completion on July 1, 2014. Jacobs worked closely with…
Sika AG (Baar, Switzerland; www.sika.com) is expanding its presence in the Asia/Pacific Region with the establishment of Sika Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka is experiencing a construction boom, driven by infrastructure developments and fast-growing tourism. Heinz Gisel, president of Sika…
Samsung SDI Co. (Gyeonggi-do, South Korea; www.samsungsdi.com) and Sungrow Power Supply Co. (Hefei, China; www.sungrowpower.com) will establish a joint venture (JV) to jointly develop the energy storage system (ESS) market of China, and to make joint investment in building a…
Dura-Line (Knoxville, Tenn.; www.duraline.com), a portfolio company of Chicago-based equity firm CHS Capital, will be acquired by Mexichem S.A.B. de C.V. (Tlalnepantla, Mexico; www.mexichem.com), advancing Mexichem’s strategy of global growth in high-end specialty products. The transaction is subject to regulatory…
Integra Services Technologies, Inc. (Pasadena, Tex.; www.integratechnologies.com) is expanding its rental coverage by opening a new rentals location in Nederland, Tex. The office was officially opened in August and is Integra’s second location in Texas. The facility supplies tooling for…
Citing data from the U.S. Federal Reserve (Washington, D.C.; www.federalreserve.gov), the American Chemistry Council (ACC; Washington, D.C.; www.americanchemistry.com) said production by the chemical industry in the U.S. increased by 0.6% in July. Excluding pharmaceuticals, chemical production rose 0.7%. The information…
Specialty chemical producer Clariant (Muttenz, Switzerland; www.clariant.com), one of the world’s leading suppliers of specialty ether amines to the mining industry, announced the increase of the ether amines production at its Suzano, Brazil facility. Targeted specifically to meet the needs…
POET-DSM Advanced Biofuels, LLC, a 50/50 joint venture between Royal DSM N.V. (Heerlen, The Netherlands; www.dsm.com) and POET, LLC (Sioux Falls, S.D.; www.poet.com) will open its Project Liberty facility at a grand opening celebration on Wednesday, Sept. 3 in Emmetsburg,…