Chemical Engineering
KBR to revamp two AGF Nitrogen ammonia plants in Germany and Austria
KBR, Inc. (NYSE: KBR; Houston) announced today it has been awarded contracts to support the revamp of two ammonia plants owned and operated by AGF Nitrogen, a.s. (Prague) through its affiliated companies SKW Stickstoffwerke Piesteritz GmbH (SKWP; Lutherstadt Wittenberg, Germany)…
Trelleborg to acquire aerospace thermoplastics maker Tri-Mack Plastics
Trelleborg Group AB (Trelleborg, Sweden), through its business area Trelleborg Sealing Solutions, has signed an agreement to acquire U.S.-based Tri-Mack Plastics Manufacturing Corp. (Bristol, R.I.). The acquisition strengthens Trelleborg’s position in high-performance thermoplastic solutions for the aerospace industry and expands…
Saint-Gobain expands production capacities in Egypt at two new facilities
Saint-Gobain S.A. (Courbevoie, France) has inaugurated a second float glass production line in Ain Sokhna, Egypt, doubling the site's capacity. The line is operated through a joint venture between Saint-Gobain and Türkiye Şişe ve Cam Fabrikaları A.Ş. (Şişecam; Istanbul, Turkey).…
Phoenix Tailings announces plans for rare-earth separation plant in Rochester, N.Y.
Phoenix Tailings, Inc. (Woburn, Mass.) announced it has selected Eastman Business Park in Rochester, N.Y., for Freedom Separation, a commercial-scale facility that will convert a diverse range of mixed rare earth feedstocks into separated oxides for domestic rare earth metal…
Savillex completes acquisition of Entegris’ life sciences fluid management business
Savillex, LLC (Eden Prairie, Minn.), a leading provider of high-purity fluid handling solutions for life science and laboratory applications worldwide, today announced that it has completed its acquisition of Entegris, Inc.'s (Billerica, Mass.) Life Sciences Fluid Management business. The acquired…
KBR wins four-year infrastructure contract with South Australian Water Corp.
KBR Inc. (Houston, Texas) has secured a new four-year contract with South Australian Water Corp. (SA Water; Adelaide, Australia) to support the utility's capital delivery program, one of the South Australian Government's most significant infrastructure programs. The program will support…
Datacor acquires MySep to expand engineering simulation portfolio
Datacor, Inc. (Florham Park, N.J.), a leading provider of software for engineers, process manufacturers, and chemical distributors, today announced the acquisition of MySep Pte. Ltd. (Singapore), a developer of simulation software for the design and performance analysis of process separators.…
Linde doubles on-site industrial gas capacity for Tata Steel in India
Linde plc (Woking, U.K.) announced that it has expanded its long-term supply of industrial gases to Tata Steel Limited (Mumbai, India) at its Kalinganagar Industrial Complex in Odisha, India. Under a long-term supply agreement, Linde has doubled its on-site capacity…
Resonac to sell adhesives businesses in Japan, China and Taiwan to Sika
Resonac Corp. (Tokyo) announced that it has entered into definitive agreements with the Sika Group (Baar, Switzerland) to transfer agreed-upon portions (the "Target Businesses") of the adhesives businesses operated by Resonac and its consolidated subsidiaries in Japan, China and Taiwan. …
NovaAir inaugurates liquid air separation unit in Greater Kuala Lumpur
NovaAir Industrial Gases Sdn. Bhd. (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia), the Malaysian subsidiary of Yingde Gases Group Co. Ltd. (Shanghai), has inaugurated its 300-ton-per-day Kuala Lumpur (KUL) liquid air separation unit (ASU) at UMW High-Value Manufacturing Park in Greater Kuala Lumpur, strengthening…