Solvay’s (Brussels, Belgium; www.solvay.com) Specialty Polymers has agreed to sell its Porto Marghera plant, which produces hydrofluoric acid, to Alkeemia, part of the Italian Fluorsid Group. The hydrofluoric acid is utilized by Solvay as a base chemical for the production…
Knauf Insulation (www.knaufinsulation.com) and Veolia (Paris, France; www.veolia.com) have officially opened a new high-tech glass recycling facility in St Helens, U.K. that will treat 60,000 metric tons per year (m.t./yr) of used glass bottles and jars. The partners join forces…
Huntsman Corp. (The Woodlands, Tex.; www.huntsman.com) announced the acquisition of Demilec, one of North America's leading manufacturers and distributors of spray polyurethane foam (SPF) insulation systems for residential and commercial applications, from an affiliate of Sun Capital Partners, Inc. Demilec…
Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation (MCC; Tokyo; www.m-chemical.co.jp) has decided to build a plant in Thailand to produce its Diamiron multilayer co-extruded film, which is used in food packaging, medical supplies and devices, and a wide range of other fields. The plant…
Evonik Industries AG (Essen, Germany; www.evonik.com) is planning to build a new production complex for the high-performance polymer polyamide 12 (PA 12). The group intends to increase its overall PA 12 capacity by more than 50%. Polyamide 12 is required…
Maire Tecnimont S.p.A. (Milan, Italy; www.mairetecnimont.com) announced that its subsidiary Tecnimont S.p.A., through its affiliate Tecnimont Philippines Inc., has been awarded jointly with JGC Philippines (Tecnimont Philippines 65% - JGC Philippines 35%) an EPC Lump Sum contract by JG Summit…
Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LP (The Woodlands, Tex.; www.cpchem.com) announced that it has successfully introduced feedstock and commenced operations of a new ethane cracker at its Cedar Bayou facility in Baytown, Texas. At peak production, the unit will produce 1.5…
Saudi Aramco (Dhahran, Saudi Arabia; www.saudiaramco.com) and Saudi Arabian Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC; Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; www.sabic.com) have awarded Wood plc (Aberdeen, Scotland; www.woodgroup.com) a contract for project management and front-end engineering design (FEED) for the partners’ fully integrated, strategic…
SUEZ (Paris, France; www.suez-environnement.fr), through its subsidiary SERAMM in Marseille (France), officially began the construction of a biomethane production and injection plant, produced from wastewater treatment processes. The Aix-Marseille-Provence metropolitan area, SUEZ, the French Water Agency, the French Environment and…
To strengthen the company’s position in the North American market, Alfa Laval AB (Lund, Sweden; www.alfalaval.com) has approved the establishment of a new production unit for brazed heat exchangers in Richmond, Virginia. The investment will support Alfa Laval’s global growth…