Wood plc (Aberdeen, Scotland), has entered into a 10-year global master services agreement for engineering and project related services with Chevron Corp. (San Ramon, Calif.). The agreement can be used by all of Chevron’s business units and covers both offshore…
LyondellBasell (Rotterdam, the Netherlands) announced hat Levima Green (Shandong) Advanced Materials Co., Ltd. will use LyondellBasell’s Lupotech T high-pressure polyethylene (PE) technology at a new site. The Lupotech T process technology will be used for a 200,ooo metric tons per…
Albemarle Corporation (Charlotte, N.C.) inaugurated its third chemical conversion plant, La Negra III/IV, in Antofagasta as one of the most modern chemical conversion plants in Latin America. With new technology, the plant is expected to double lithium production and further…
Toyo Engineering Corp. (Tokyo), together with its Brazilian affiliate TOYO-SETAL Empreendimentos Ltda. (TSE), has been awarded a contract for detailed engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning by Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. (Petrobras, Rio de Janeiro) for the construction of a new Diesel…
Solvay S.A. (Brussels, Belgium) announced that its Changshu, China site has significantly increased production capacity for Solef PVDF, demonstrating the Group’s commitment to meeting the needs of customers worldwide. Solvay continues to extend its leadership position in the global lithium-ion battery market with…
Siemens AG (Munich, Germany) is further expanding its portfolio in the field of innovative predictive maintenance and asset intelligence with the acquisition of Senseye. The global industrial analytics software company is headquartered in Southampton, U.K. Senseye is a leading provider…
BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany) has completed a double-digit million euro investment to increase production capacity for Tinopal CBS optical brighteners at its site in Monthey, Switzerland. Following phase one of the stepwise capacity increase in 2021, the recent completion of…
Evonik Industries AG (Essen, Germany) has expanded its manufacturing capacity for the production of TEGOSOFT MM MB (Myristyl Myristate) beginning 1 June 2022. By starting the manufacture of this valuable product at its Care Solutions organics plant in Shanghai, China,…
Air Products (Lehigh Valley, Pa.) announced the signing of a long-term supply agreement with Indian Oil Corp. Ltd. (IOCL; New Delhi), India’s national oil company. Air Products will build, own and operate (BOO) a new industrial gases complex supplying hydrogen,…
Wacker Chemie AG (Munich, Germany), along with mk2 Biotechnologies and the Technical University of Munich (TUM), announced their joint project targeting the development, large-scale production and purification of antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) for diverse applications. The project will run for two…