Saint-Gobain S.A. (Courbevoie, France) announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire FOSROC, a leading privately owned global construction chemicals player for $1.025 billion (approximately €960 million) in cash. Following the acquisitions of Chryso in 2021, GCP…
KBR, Inc. (Houston) announced its green ammonia technology, K-GreeN, has been selected by OCIOR Energy for its plant located in Odisha's Gopalpur region, India. This will be the 10th KBR-licensed green ammonia plant globally and the first to be located…
Fluor Corp. (Irving, Tex.) announced that its Advanced Technologies & Life Sciences business has been awarded an engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCM) services contract for Phase One of Northvolt AB's (Stockholm, Sweden) large-scale lithium-ion battery factory in Heide, Germany.…
Arkema S.A. (Colombes, France) has granted an Exclusive Technology License to SEQENS ,an integrated global player in solutions and ingredients for the pharmaceutical and specialty market, to manufacture PEKK (Poly-Ether-Ketone-Ketone) for sale in long-term medical implantable applications The two companies…
Mitsui & Co., Ltd. (Tokyo), alongside TA'ZIZ (owned ADNOC), Fertiglobe, and South Korea's GS Energy Corporation, has agreed to commence construction of an ammonia production facility in the United Arab Emirates (U.A.E). In addition, Mitsui has signed a loan agreement…
DuPont (Wilmington, Del.) announced it has signed an agreement to acquire Donatelle Plastics Incorporated, a leading medical-device contract manufacturer specializing in the design, development and manufacture of medical components and devices. The transaction is expected to close in the third…
Selecting the proper air-pollution control equipment for your process means focusing on the removal of specific pollutants while also ensuring that production goals are met Air-pollution control (APC) equipment is used to prevent pollutants from being released into the atmosphere…
Advances in H2S-removal technologies for biogas upgrading are essential for mitigating environmental issues like air pollution and corrosion Biogas, a renewable energy source derived from organic waste and typically comprised mainly of methane, holds great promise for sustainable energy production.…
The efficiency of steam-generating and distribution systems can be improved incrementally, but more substantial gains can be found using pinch analysis for better heat recovery When it comes to improving the energy efficiency of a thermal system, most industrial organizations…
In 1851, the year that the first America’s Cup sailboat race was contested, the top speed for a wind-powered vessel was 10 knots. Over the next 100 years, top sailboat speeds barely budged, but by the mid-1970s, top sailing speed…