Through its subsidiary MyRechemical, the company Nextchem S.p.A. (Rome, Italy; www.nextchem.com), itself a subsidiary of the Maire Group (www.groupmaire.com), has signed a licensing agreement with SUSTAERO GP Inc. (Burnaby, B.C., Canada; www.sustaero.ca) in relation to a project for the production…
Technology never stands still and so it goes for the semiconductor industry. As the devices we rely on every day become more powerful, more efficient and more interconnected, the chips inside them must keep pace. Manufacturers are constantly pushing to…
Kemira Oyj (Helsinki, Finland) has completed the acquisition of the business and related assets of Clear Water Technologies, LLC, a privately-owned company based in California. The transaction strengthens Kemira’s position in North America and supports its growth in industrial water…
Westlake Corp. (Houston) announced that its German subsidiary, Westlake Vinnolit GmbH & Co. KG, has completed the previously-announced acquisition of a polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and vinyl chloride monomer (VCM) production site located in Wilhelmshaven, Germany. The Wilhelmshaven plant, which was…
Teijin Frontier Co., Ltd., part of the Teijin Group, today announced plans to install new equipment for manufacturing OCTAIR™ polyester insulation fiber at its Matsuyama Plant in Ehime Prefecture. This new equipment represents an investment of several hundred million yen.…
Celanese Corp. (Dallas, Tex.) and ink and coating manufacturer Siegwerk (Siegburg, Germany) announced a collaboration to supply more sustainable solutions in the printing ink value chain through utilizing bio-based ethyl acetate manufactured by Celanese. The ethyl acetate produced by Celanese…
The Lubrizol Corp. (Cleveland, Ohio) and Grasim Industries Ltd. (Mumbai, India) have inaugurated a state-of-art Chlorinated Polyvinyl Chloride (CPVC) resin manufacturing facility’s Phase 1 annual production capacity of 50,000 metric tons at Grasim’s Chlor alkali complex in Vilayat, Gujarat, India.…
Eastman Chemical Co. (Kingsport, Tenn.) announced it has acquired the brand and certain assets related to the Jarylec™ dielectric fluids business from Arkema S.A. (Paris la Defense, France). The acquisition includes key trademarks, customer list, technical documentation and intellectual property…
The Model 42N-18 ribbon blender is designed for efficient atmospheric blending of free-flowing materials and has a maximum working capacity of 18 ft3 with a 22 ft3 full holding capacity. A solid double-ribbon agitator, powered by a 7.5 HP totally…
Olin Corp. (Clayton, Mo.) and Huntsman Corp. (The Woodlands, Tex.) announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement to combine in an all-stock merger of equals to create a leading North American chemicals company. The transaction is expected to generate…