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Solvay expands aluminum-brazing capabilities with Flux acquisition

Solvay S.A. (Brussels, Belgium; www.solvay.com) has acquired Flux Schweiß-und Lötstoffe GmbH (Flux) to complement its aluminum-brazing capabilities and products with fast-growing formulations for automotive heat exchangers and stationary heat, ventilation and air conditioning units.   A flourishing and innovative German…

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Lanxess expands new plant for inorganic pigments in Ningbo  

Specialty chemicals group Lanxess AG (Cologne, Germany; www.lanxess.com) is strengthening its production network in China to meet the high level of demand for iron oxide pigments and is adding a mixing and milling plant to the pigment plant already under…

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BASF starts up butadiene extraction plant in Antwerp

BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany; www.basf.com) today announced the start-up of a new butadiene extraction plant at its Verbund site in Antwerp, Belgium. The plant has an annual production capacity of 155,000 metric tons (m.t.). The plant in Antwerp is BASF’s…

Ube to open production facility for polycarbonate diol in Thailand

Ube Industries, Ltd. (Ube; Tokyo, Japan; www.ube-ind.co.jp) has announced that its Thai subsidiary, UBE Fine Chemicals (Asia) Co., will open a production facility for polycarbonate diol (PCD) to meet rising global demand. The new facility is designed to manufacture 3,000…

Yokogawa signs contract with Dell for provision of dedicated PC models

Yokogawa Electric Corporation (Tokyo, Japan; www.yokogawa.com) has announced that it has signed a contract with Dell Inc. for the global provision of PC models that are selected and customized for Yokogawa use. Under this contract, which was signed on August…

Endress+Hauser unveils new customer center in Indiana

Endress+Hauser (Reinach, Switzerland; www.endress.com) has inaugurated a new 80,000 square feet state-of-the-art Customer Center in Greenwood, Indiana. This $16-million investment in infrastructure helps to optimize customer support and further underscores Endress+Hauser’s commitment to the U.S. market and its loyal customers…

Eastman to acquire Taminco for $2.8 billion

Eastman Chemical Co. (Kingsport, Tenn.; www.eastman.com) has announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement with Taminco Corp. (Allentown, Pa.; www.taminco.com), under which Eastman will acquire Taminco, a global specialty chemical company. Under the terms of the agreement, Taminco stockholders…

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UOP Oleflex technology selected for isobutylene unit in China  

UOP LLC (Des Plaines, Ill.; www.uop.com), a Honeywell company, says that its Oleflex process technology has been selected to produce key ingredients to help meet the growing demand for fuel and petrochemicals in China. Shandong Shouguang Luqing Petrochemical Co. will…

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Samsung Engineering awarded Pemex Salamanca Refinery plant contract  

Samsung Engineering Co. (Seoul, South Korea; www.samsungengineering.com) has received a contract from Pemex, a Mexican state-owned petroleum company, for the Pemex Salamanca ULSD Project. The project will be executed in two phases. Phase I will include detail engineering and procurement…

Huber Engineered Materials expands alumina trihydrate capacity in Arkansas

Huber Engineered Materials (Atlanta, Ga.; www.hubermaterials.com), a division of J.M. Huber Corp., has increased capacity at its precipitated alumina trihydrate (ATH) plant in Bauxite, Ark. (U.S.) by 30%.   “Huber has a longterm, multi-stage plan to incrementally increase capacity at…