Yesterday, Lonza AG (Basel, Switzerland; www.lonza.com) formally launched its newly acquired plant in Shawinigan, Canada.…

Yesterday, SGL Group (www.sglcarbon.com) — The Carbon Company — signed definitive agreements to acquire Aldila…

PetroChina Sichuan Petrochemical Co., Ltd.  (PetroChina) has chosen LP Oxo SM SELECTORSM 10 Technology for…

The Chinese government today officially opened the first hydrogen service station in Shanghai. The Shanghai…

Plant Watch BASF inaugurates two new plants in Texas October 8, 2007 — BASF inaugurated…

The Dow Chemical Co. (www.dow.com) announced today its intent to stop producing and marketing hydroxyalkyl…

Total chemical-deal value for the first three quarters of 2007 exceeded total deal value for…

Integrated Biodiesel Industries, Ltd (IBI; Sao Paulo) has signed a Letter of Intent with port…

PetroChina Company Ltd. has selected Basell's Hostalen technology for two new high density polyethylene (HDPE)…

The Dow Chemical Company (Dow) announced that it has completed the acquisition of Edulan A/S,…

BASF Catalysts (Iselin, N.J.; www.basf.catalysts.com) is expanding production at its facility in Tarragona, Spain, which…

As the chemical process industries (CPI) make the transition from communication protocols and systems that…

Steam traps are an integral part of steam systems in the chemical process industries (CPI).…

Liquid density is important to engineers throughout the chemical process industries (CPI). Knowledge of liquid…

Although some CPI management may not realize it, PLCs (programmable logic controllers) are the brains…

To ensure the health and safety of workers, the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration…