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BASF reaches milestone of MDI capacity expansion project at Geismar site

BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany) announced that the implementation of the methylene diphenyl diisocyanate (MDI) capacity increase program for production facilities at the company’s Verbund site in Geismar, Louisiana, is progressing on schedule. Over time, BASF targets to double the capacity…

Thermo Fisher Scientific adds two new facilities in Germany

To meet accelerating demand for robust clinical supply chain services throughout Europe, Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (Waltham, Mass.) has expanded its pharma services footprint with two new state-of-the-art facilities in Rheinfelden and Weil am Rhein, Germany. The new sites will…

KBR awarded ammonia technology contract for Monolith Materials’ project in Nebraska

KBR, Inc. (Houston) announced that it has been awarded a contract for an ammonia synthesis loop (synloop) by Monolith Materials (Lincoln, Neb.) for its fertilizer project in Hallam, Nebraska. Under the terms of the contract, KBR will provide a technology…

Air Liquide supports the development of a liquid hydrogen plant in South Korea

Air Liquide Engineering & Construction has signed an agreement with Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction (Seoul, South Korea) to support the construction of a liquid hydrogen plant in Changwon, South Korea as an enabler of clean transport development in the…

Trinseo to acquire Arkema’s PMMA business

Trinseo (Berwyn,. Pa.) announced its entry into a binding agreement with Arkema S.A. (“Arkema”) to acquire Arkema’s polymethyl methacrylates (PMMA) and activated methyl methacrylates (MMA) businesses (together, referred to herein as the PMMA business). PMMA is a transparent and rigid…

Lummus, CLG receive multiple technology contracts from Pertamina-Rosneft JV

Lummus Technology (Houston) and Chevron Lummus Global (CLG) announced multiple technology contracts with PT Pertamina Rosneft Pengolahan dan Petrokimia (PRPP), a joint venture (JV) between Indonesia's PT Pertamina (Persero) and Russia's Rosneft Oil Company for a grassroots refinery and petrochemical…

Mitsubishi Chemical acquires land in Louisiana for new MMA plant

Mitsubishi Chemical Corp. (MCC; Tokyo) recently acquired “greenfield” property at a large integrated site on the Mississippi River in Geismar, Louisiana and plans to advance its feasibility study for the design and construction of a 350,000 metric ton Methyl Methacrylate…

JGC wins EPCC contract from Sumitomo Chemical for a new gas-turbine power facility

JGC Holdings Corp. (Yokohama, Japan) announced that JGC Japan Corp., which operates the domestic engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) business of the JGC Group, recently received an order for engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning work for a high-efficiency gas-turbine power…

Thermo Fisher Scientific expands manufacturing footprint with plans for 15 new production lines

Thermo Fisher Scientific (Waltham, Mass.) announced that it will further expand its footprint in North America and Europe for sterile drug product development and commercial manufacturing of critical medicines, therapies and vaccines. Among the Thermo Fisher sites currently being expanded…

Mitsubishi Chemical to consolidate subsidiaries in the U.S., U.K. and Germany

Mitsubishi Chemical Corp. (MCC; Tokyo) announced that it will integrate subsidiaries at the national level in three countries: the US, UK, and Germany. By sharing and integrating expertise and resources, this integration will enhance cooperation and further strengthen overall business…