Chemical Engineering
Maire Tecnimont awarded contract for large-scale fertilizer complex in Argentina
MAIRE (Milan, Italy; www.groupmaire.com) announced that its subsidiary Tecnimont (Integrated E&C Solutions) has been awarded a contract by Fértil Pampa S.A.U., a wholly owned subsidiary of Pampa Energia S.A., for a large-scale fertilizer complex in Argentina. The facility will include…
Honeywell Technologies completes acquisition of Johnson Matthey’s Catalyst Technologies business
Honeywell Technologies (Charlotte, N.C.) has announced the completion of its acquisition of Johnson Matthey plc's (London, U.K.) Catalyst Technologies business in an all-cash transaction. This deal strengthens the company's portfolio across refining, petrochemicals and renewable fuels. Honeywell Technologies will now…
LG Chem begins mass production of semiconductor stripper materials
LG Chem Ltd. (Seoul, South Korea) announced that it has begun mass production and supply of semiconductor strippers to Amkor Technology, Inc. (Tempe, Ariz.), marking LG Chem's first entry into the semiconductor stripper market and accelerating its strategy to expand…
Aquatech to acquire METICHEM, expanding water treatment chemicals and O&M capabilities in the Middle East and Asia
Aquatech International LLC (Canonsburg, Pa.) has announced that it will acquire Metito Chemical Solutions (METICHEM; Dubai, UAE), a UAE-based leader in advanced water-treatment chemicals and operations & maintenance (O&M) services across industrial, municipal and institutional markets in the Middle East,…
Siemens Energy and Siemens Gamesa to rebrand as Omterra
Siemens Energy AG (Munich, Germany) is beginning preparations for the transition to an independent brand, following its spin-off from Siemens AG in 2020 and the company's successful subsequent development. This move is based on the time-limited license agreement governing the…
DuPont launches end-to-end direct lithium extraction portfolio for diverse brine resources
DuPont de Nemours, Inc. (Wilmington, Del.) has launched an end-to-end Direct Lithium Extraction (DLE) portfolio comprising more than 20 products across multiple technologies, designed to improve lithium recovery and provide tailored solutions for diverse brine resources, supporting scalable lithium production…
ABB expands industrial automation portfolio with $5.5-billion Rotork acquisition
ABB Ltd. (Zurich, Switzerland) has agreed with Rotork plc (Bath, U.K.), a well-established global provider of mission-critical intelligent flow control solutions and a leading independent manufacturer of electric actuators, the terms of a recommended cash offer for the entire issued…
Air Liquide invests $160 million to supply ultra-high-purity gases to semiconductor fab in Arizona
Air Liquide S.A. (Paris, France) announces a new investment of over $160 million to build, own and operate a new large-scale production facility in Arizona to supply essential ultra-high-purity gases to the latest fab expansion of a global leader in…
BASF inaugurates new production plant for specialty emollients in Germany
BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany) has inaugurated a new plant in Düsseldorf, Germany, to produce specialty emollients, particularly for skin care and sun protection products. With this investment in the mid double-digit million-euro range, BASF is strategically expanding its capacity for…
Bunge supplying 300,000 tons of soybean oil for Acelen Renewables’ biorefinery in Brazil
Acelen Renewables (Bahia, Brazil), an energy company owned by Mubadala Capital, and Bunge Global S.A. (St. Louis, Missouri), a global leader in agribusiness, food, and ingredients, have signed a five-year agreement for the supply of 300,000 metric tons of certified…