Vertellus Specialties Inc. (Indianapolis, Ind.) plans to expand its vitamin B3 manufacturing capacity in Nantong, Jiangsu, China to meet the growing need for vitamins related to animal and human nutrition in the Chinese and Asian markets. Vertellus is proceeding with…
The Wireless HART Communication Specification (HART 7.1) has been approved by the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) as a Publicly Available Specification (IEC/PAS 62591Ed. 1). WirelessHART Communication is the first industrial wireless communication technology to achieve this level of international recognition.…
Wacker Chemie AG (Munich, Germany; www.wacker.com) has commissioned two new production facilities for silicone polymers and sealants at its Nünchritz site. With this capacity expansion, the company is meeting rising customer demand for silicone products. Investments in the new facilities…
Choren Industries GmbH (Freiberg, Germany; www.choren.com) and Norske Skog have entered into an agreement for collaboration in the evaluation of second generation biofuel production in Norway. Choren is a world leader in solid-feed gasification technology used amongst others in the…
The high prices of naphtha (crude petroleum) as a feedstock for steam crackers are prompting the chemical industry to re-evaluate alternative approaches to securing raw material supplies. One long-known process is the Fischer-Tropsch (F-T) synthesis for the industrial-scale conversion of…
Solvay S.A. (Brussels, Belgium; www.solvay.com) announces today the inauguration of its new world-class Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) Micronized Powder production unit in the People’s Republic of China, to serve the dynamic local demand for innovative and high performance materials. PTFE Micronised Powders,…
Oxea GmbH (Oberhausen, Germany; www.oxea-chemicals.com) and the Chinese listed Chengxing Group signed an agreement with the Changzhou Municipal Government for the approval of a land grant in the Changzhou Yangtze River Chemical Industrial Park in order to build a plant…
Astech Projects (Runcorn, U.K.; www.astechprojects.co.uk) has announced the success of its new automation maintenance service, known as Reacts (Rapid, Effective And Complete Technical Support). This new service is quickly going from strength to strength and as such, Astech is pleased…
Haldor Topsøe A/S (Lyngby, Denmark; www.topsoe.com) has signed a contract with ZAO East Siberian Gas Processing Company covering license and basic engineering design for a natural gas based processing plant: The plant has a production capacity of 450,000 metric tons…
Foster Wheeler Ltd. (Hamilton, Bermuda; www.fwc.com) announced that its South African subsidiary, Foster Wheeler South Africa (Pty) Ltd., part of its Global Engineering and Construction Group, has been awarded an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract by Senmin International (Pty)…