SK Geo Centric plans to expand its business through a new production base in China, after securing its plants in the U.S. and Europe, to produce Ethylene Acrylic Acid (EAA), a high value-added chemical material. SK Geo Centric has signed…
Solenis (Wilmington, Del.) and Clearon Corp. have announced that Solenis has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Clearon. This acquisition will enable Solenis to expand its portfolio of products for the residential and commercial pool water and spa treatment…
Bp plc (London) has reached an agreement to sell its 50% interest in the bp-Husky Toledo Refinery in Ohio to Cenovus Energy Inc., (Calgary, Canada), its joint venture partner in the facility. Under the terms of the deal, Cenovus will…
Wood plc (Aberdeen, Scotland) has secured a new contract with Ineos Ltd. (London) in excess of $100 million to deliver engineering, procurement, and construction management (EPCm) services for Project One, a new state-of-the-art petrochemicals complex in Antwerp, Belgium, which will…
Archroma (Basel, Switzerland) has announced plans to acquire the Textile Effects business of Huntsman Corp. (The Woodlands, Tex.). The combined company will continue to lead the textile industry in sustainability, innovation, and performance offering fashion brands, automotive, technical and home…
Altana AG (Wesel, Germany) announced the sale of its stake in the 3D-printing systems manufacturer dp polar, to 3D Systems, a leading Additive Manufacturing solutions partner, that has brought the innovation of 3D printing to the manufacturing industry more than…
Maire Tecnimont S.p.A. (Milan, Italy), through its innovation and license company Stamicarbon, has been selected as the licensor for a urea project in Sub-Saharan Africa. This will be the first urea production facility in the Sub-Saharan Africa. Stamicarbon will deliver…
Stratasys Ltd. (Eden Prairie, Minn.), a leader in polymer 3D printing solutions, announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the additive manufacturing materials business of Covestro AG (Leverkusen, Germany). The acquisition is expected to be immediately accretive…
Wood plc (Aberdeen, Scotland), the global consulting and engineering company, has been appointed as owner’s engineer for the delivery of Project Haber, Strike Energy’s $3-billion, 1.4 million ton-yr urea fertilizer production facility to be built in Western Australia. This state-of-the-art…
McDermott International, Inc (Houston) and KBR, Inc. (Houston) have entered into a global licensing agreement to provide integrated solutions for KBR's proprietary ammonia technologies. Ammonia produced from renewable or low-carbon sources, commonly referred to as green and blue ammonia, supports global…