Clariant (Muttenz, Switzerland; www.clariant.com) announces the signing of a joint-venture (JV) contract with Tiangang Auxiliary Co., Ltd., a privately owned producer and leading supplier of ultraviolet (UV) light stabilizers in China. Subject to merger control clearance, the contract shall become…
AkzoNobel N.V. (Amsterdam, the Netherlands; www.akzonobel.com) has officially opened what is said to be the world’s most advanced and sustainable paint plant in Ashington, in the U.K. The hi-tech facility – which cost more than €100 million to build –…
Hexcel Corp. (Stamford, Conn.; www.hexcel.com) has announced that it will be launching a new U.K. Government-backed £7.4 million research and development project, MAXIM, and expanding its manufacturing facility in Leicester. The four-year Multi AXial Infused Materials (MAXIM) project, backed by…
Solvay S.A. (Brussels, Belgium; www.solvay.com) will begin producing high-performance polyetherketoneketone (PEKK) polymers in the United States early next year, to support its composite materials business in meeting growing aerospace demand. “Solvay further affirms its unique position in lightweighting materials by…
The specialist valve company SED Flow Control GmbH (Bad Rappenau, Germany) has been acquired by Samson AG (Frankfurt am Main, Germany; www.samson.de). With this acquisition, SAMSON adds valves for the pharmaceuticals and biotech, as well as the food and beverages,…
CB&I (The Woodlands, Tex.; www.cbi.com) announced it has been awarded a contract by Xuzhou HaiDing Chemical Technology Co. for the license and engineering design of a grassroots propane dehydrogenation (PDH) unit to be built in Pizhou, Jiangsu Province, China. The…
Air Products (Lehigh Valley, Pa.; www.airproducts.com) announced that it has signed an agreement to form a $1.3-billion joint venture (JV) with Lu’An Clean Energy Company, which will significantly expand Air Products’ scope of supply serving Lu’An Mining (Group) Co., Ltd.’s…
Kemira Oyj (Helsinki, Finland; www.kemira.com) has finalized its approximately €50-million investment into a new sodium chlorate production line in Joutseno, Finland. The production of sodium chlorate as well as customer deliveries have started, well ahead of the original schedule. Full…
Honeywell (Mmorris Plains, N.J.; www.honeywell.com) has launched its first commercial unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV or drone) inspection service, the Honeywell InView inspection service, to help industrial customers improve critical structure inspections while also helping increase employees' safety from many of…
Victrex plc (Thornton Cleveleys, U.K.; www.victrex.com) announced that Jakob Sigurdsson joined the company on 4 September 2017 as CEO-designate. He will become CEO on 1 October 2017, succeeding Dave Hummel, who retires after 24 successful years as CEO. Larry Pentz,…