Better qualitative and quantitative understanding of the mechanisms of particle breakage at the level of the particles, the bulk material and the equipment helps minimize the risk, uncertainties and impact of particle attrition in solids processing operations Unwanted breakage, degradation…
Evonik Industries AG (Essen, Germany) has signed a purchase agreement to acquire the Swiss plant extract producer Botanica, with closing expected in November. With its presence in Switzerland, France and Germany, Botanica is a European leader in sustainable botanical extracts…
Ecolab Inc. (St. Paul, Minn.) has entered into an agreement to acquire Purolite, a provider of high-end ion exchange resins for the separation and purification of solutions, which is critical to safe, high quality drug production and biopharma product purification…
Maire Tecnimont S.p.A. (Milan, Italy) has signed an Agreement of Intent with PJSC Rosneft Oil C0. (Moscow, Russia) for the implementation of a project related to the construction of the VGO (Vacuum Gas Oil) Hydrocracking Complex at the Ryazan Refining Company’s (RORC) production site,…
ALPLA Group (Hard, Austria) announced that it has selected Kansas City for its new 23,000-square-meter manufacturing plant. The new facility located at the Blue River Commerce Center in Kansas City, Missouri will create 75 jobs while continuing to invest in the…
Eastman Chemical Company (Kingsport, Tenn.) announced it and certain of its subsidiaries have entered into a definitive agreement to sell its adhesives resins assets and business to Synthomer Plc (London, U.K.) for total cash consideration of $1 billion dollars. The sale consists…
Petrofac Ltd. (St. Helier, U.K.) has been awarded an Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) contract, valued at around EUR 550 million (approx. $640 million), from PC ORLEN Lietuva to support a comprehensive modernization, environmental upgrade, and expansion program at its…
Alfa Laval AB (Lund, Sweden) recently opened a new greenfield manufacturing site in San Bonifacio, Italy, for the production of brazed heat exchangers. The new highly advanced facility includes research and customer training areas and will mainly supply heat exchangers…
BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany) and Entegris, Inc. (Billerica, Mass.) have signed an agreement on the sale of BASF’s Precision Microchemicals business to Entegris for $90 million. The transaction includes technologies, intellectual property and trademarks and is expected to be completed…
Clariant AG (Muttenz, Switzerland) and Air Liquide Engineering & Construction have announced a major breakthrough in methanol synthesis: the MegaZonE technology. Based on Clariant’s MegaMax catalyst series, this innovative method uses several layers of catalysts with different activity levels to…