Atlas Copco AB (Stockholm, Sweden; www.atlascopcogroup.com) has acquired Reno A/S, a manufacturer and distributor of compressed air solutions. The company has a large equipment distribution and aftermarket network, and operates in several segments of the compressed air business. Reno has…
BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany; www.basf.com) has started a stepwise capacity increase of its production plant for alkoxylation – a downstream technology of ethylene oxide production – in Antwerp, Belgium. The first additional capacities will be available from as early as…
Oxiteno (São Paulo, Brazil; www.oxiteno.com) announced the commencement of beneficial operations at its new manufacturing plant in Pasadena, Texas. The new unit includes world-class alkoxylation technology to ensure safety and environmental performance. The plant’s production capacity is 170,000 metric tons…
Air Products (Lehigh Valley, Pa.; www.airproducts.com) has signed cooperation and equipment supply agreements with Beijing Sinoscience Fullcryo Technology Co., Ltd. (Fullcryo) to accelerate the development of hydrogen infrastructure and support Fullcryo’s first, and also China’s first, commercial-scale liquid hydrogen-based fueling…
Honeywell (www.honeywell.com) announced that it has acquired Ortloff Engineers, Ltd., a privately held licensor and industry-leading developer of specialized technologies that drive high returns in natural gas processing and sulfur recovery. Terms of the acquisition, which closed on Aug. 31,…
LyondellBasell (Rotterdam, the Netherlands; www.lyondellbasell.com) and its joint venture partner Covestro (Leverkusen, Germany; www.covestro.com) kicked off a large investment project at their site in Maasvlakte-Rotterdam, the Netherlands. The Circular Steam Project incorporates an innovative technology into the existing production plant…
In Hobro, Denmark, Air Liquide (Paris, France; www.airliquide.com) is inaugurating HyBalance, (www.hybalance.eu), a pilot site for the production of carbon-free hydrogen, in the presence of the project’s partners. This facility uses electrolysis technology and seeks to balance the electricity grid and…
ADNOC Refining, a subsidiary of the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC; www.adnoc.com), announced that it has successfully completed the commissioning of a specialized coker unit, as part of its Carbon Black and Coker Project. With this, ADNOC will extract…
Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd. (Tokyo; www. shinetsu.co.jp) implement close to ¥110 billion in facility investments for its silicones business, one of its main businesses. It will expand its production capacity of silicone monomer, the intermediate product of silicones, and various…
BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany, www.basf.com) intends to increase the production capacity of 1,6-hexanediol (HDO) at its Ludwigshafen Verbund site by more than 50%. After the start-up in 2021, BASF’s global annual nameplate capacity of HDO will be more than 70,000…