The American Chemistry Council’s (Washington, D.C.; www.americanchemistry.com) Global Chemical Production Regional Index (Global CPRI) shows that global chemicals production rose 0.4 percent in June. This matches the pace in May, as measured on a three-month moving average (3MMA) basis. During…
At the BIO World Congress on Industrial Biotechnology taking place in Montreal, Canada, Praj Industries Ltd. (Pune, India; www.praj.net) and Gevo, Inc. (Englewood, Colo.; www.gevo.com) jointly announced that Gevo’s proprietary isobutanol technology will now be available for licensing to processors…
Linde Malaysia, a member of The Linde Group (Munich, Germany; www.the-linde-group.com), will invest €30 million to expand its gas and liquid production capacities to meet growing customer demands in central Malaysia. Linde’s announcement is the latest in a series of…
Asahi Kasei Corp. (Tokyo, Japan; www.asahi-kasei.co.jp) has decided to increase the production capacity of its plant in Singapore for solution-polymerized styrene-butadiene rubber (S-SBR) in response for rapid growth in demand for tires that provide enhanced fuel-efficiency as tire production in…
Showa Denko (SDK; Tokyo, Japan; www.sdk.co.jp) has established a wholly-owned subsidiary, Showa Chemicals of America Inc. (SCA), in Austin, Texas, aiming to strengthen its sale of high-purity gases for electronics in the U.S. American semiconductor manufacturers have 15% of the…
PPG Industries, Inc. (Pittsburgh, Pa.; www.ppg.com) announced that it has reached a definitive agreement to acquire The Crown Group, a U.S.-based coatings application services business, from High Road Capital Partners and Charter Oak Capital Partners. The transaction is expected to…
SNC-Lavalin (Montreal, Quebec, Canada; www.snclavalin.com) has been awarded a contract by Brahms Oil Refineries Ltd. (www.brahms-refineries.com) to undertake a front-end engineering design (FEED) conversion to EPC contract for a 10,000 barrel per day crude oil refinery in Kamsar, Guinea. The…
Yokogawa Electric Corp. (Tokyo, Japan; www.yokogawa.com) announced the acquisition of TechInvent2 AS, a Norwegian enterprise that holds the rights to FluidCom, a chemical injection metering valve (CIMV). FluidCom prevents blockages and corrosion in oil wells, pipelines, and other facilities and…
Wison Engineering Services Co. (Shanghai; www.wison-engineering.com) announced that its non-wholly owned affiliated company, Wison Engineering (China) Limited, has been awarded an EPFC (engineering, procurement, fabrication and construction) contract for one section of Low Density Polyethylene (LDPE) project in Texas by…
LyondellBasell (Rotterdam, the Netherlands; www.lyondellbasell.com) announced the final investment decision to build the world's largest propylene oxide (PO) and tertiary butyl alcohol (TBA) plant in the Houston area. The project is estimated to cost approximately $2.4 billion, representing the single-largest capital…