With its strategic acquisition of Innojet Herbert Hüttlin, the Romaco Group (Karlsruhe, Germany; www.romaco.com) will be able to provide engineering solutions for the entire chain for manufacturing and packing pharmaceutical solids. The transaction was officially closed on February 12, 2015.…
Spending on the construction of new chemical manufacturing facilities is up 73.5% year-over-year, according to the latest Weekly Chemistry and Economic Report from the American Chemistry Council (ACC; Washington, D.C.; www.americanchemistry.com). The ACC’s current list of chemical industry projects totals…
Activity in standards development, industry initiatives and R&D are fueling the growth of additive manufacturing (3-D printing) technology in industry The field of additive manufacturing (AM) — often referred to as three-dimensional (3-D) printing — has seen explosive growth in…
With a global nominal capacity of about 140 million ton/yr, ethylene is among the main petrochemicals produced worldwide, and is a key building block for the industry. Ethylene is produced mostly via steam-cracking of petroleum-based feedstocks, such as naphtha. Ethylene…
The American Chemistry Council’s (ACC; Washington, D.C.; www.americanchemistry.com) Global Chemical Production Regional Index rose 0.5% in December, on a three-month-moving-average basis, according to the latest Weekly Chemistry and Economic Report from ACC. The gain indicates that chemical production during the…
The U.S. Chemical Production Regional Index (U.S. CPRI) continued to expand in December, rising 0.8%, according to the latest Weekly Chemistry and Economic Report from the American Chemistry Council (ACC; Washington, D.C.; www.americanchemistry.com). The December expansion of the U.S. CPRI…
The S&P index for chemical companies edged higher, by 0.2%, in December, according to the latest Weekly Chemistry and Economic Report from the American Chemistry Council (ACC; Washington, D.C.; www.americanchemistry.com). The gain in chemical stocks came despite a decline in…
The American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) has announced that Cheryl Teich, reaction engineering expertise area leader at The Dow Chemical Company (Dow; Midland, Mich.), becomes president of the organization in 2015. President-elect Gregory Stephanopoulos, the W.H. Dow Professor of…
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…
Greene’s Energy Group LLC (Houston), a provider of testing services, equipment rentals and specialty services for the oil-and-gas industry, names Robert Fraser regional business-development manager, based in Dubai. Philippe Sauquet becomes president of refining and chemicals, and a member of…