Axens (Rueill-Malmaison, France; www.axens.net) was recently awarded, by Refineria Isla, a contract to perform pre-FEED Engineering work to supply natural gas from Venezuela to Refineria Isla Curaçao B.V. in Curaçao. The project is part of the Refineria Isla modernization project.…
BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany; www.basf.com) has closed its agreement to form BASF Toda America LLC (BTA). As the next step in BASF’s business growth strategy for its battery materials business, the new entity will be majority owned and controlled by…
SNC-Lavalin (Montreal, Quebec, Canada; www.snclavalin.com) announces that it has, in consortium with TechnipFMC, been awarded a lump-sum EPC contract to supply NOVA Chemicals Corp. (Calgary, Canada; www.novachem.com) with two gas cracking furnaces. This award supports the recently announced third phase…
Kuraray Co., Ltd. (Tokyo, Japan; www.kuraray.com), PTT Global Chemical (PTTGC; Bangkok, Thailand; www.pttgcgroup.com) and Sumitomo Corp. (Tokyo; www.sumitomocorp.co.jp) have jointly signed an agreement to establish a joint venture company focused on the progression of a feasibility study for the manufacturing…
Solenis International, L.P. (Wilmington, Del.; www.solenis.com) completed the acquisition of 100% of the shares of Topchim NV. Headquartered in Antwerp, Belgium, Topchim is a leading ecological coating company for the paper, cardboard, and packaging converting industries in Europe. Solenis will…
Ecolab Inc. (St. Paul, Minn.; www.ecolab.com) has sold its phosphonate component business in China that was acquired as part of its 2015 Jianghai acquisition to Italmatch Chemicals S.p.A. (Genova, Italy; www.italmatch.com). The acquired business, Jaiyou Chemical Co., is active in…
Data collected and tabulated by the American Chemistry Council (ACC; Washington, D.C.; www.americanchemistry.com) shows that growth in global chemical production started 2018 on a neutral note. ACC’s Global Chemical Production Regional Index (Global CPRI) shows that global chemicals production was…
Exxon Mobil Corp. (Irving, Tex.; www.exxonmobil.com) and Synthetic Genomics Inc. announced a new phase in their joint algae biofuel research program that could lead to the technical ability to produce 10,000 barrels of algae biofuel per day by 2025. The…
Airgas USA, LLC (Radnor, Pa.; www.airgas.com), an Air Liquide company, announced plans to increase its presence in California with the construction of a new liquid carbon dioxide (CO2) production facility in Stockton, CA and the expansion of an air separation…
New G-160 tube testing tools (photo) are used for leak detection in heat exchangers, condensers and boilers. The new ergonomic design features simple one-handed push-button actuation, patent-pending grippers and durable lightweight cast-aluminum housing. Up to 10 tubes per minute can…