W.R. Grace & Co. (Columbia, Md.; www.grace.com) was contracted to license its Unipol PP (polypropylene) process technology to Hengli Petrochemical (Dalian) Refinery Co. Ltd., a subsidiary of Hengli Group. The installation will be made at the company’s facility in Dalian,…
Kemira Oyj (Helsinki, Finland; www.kemira.com) announced the opening of its new alkyl ketene dimer (AKD) emulsion and cationic rosin production lines at its production site in Nanjing, Jiangsu, China. With the inauguration of the new production line, Kemira is able…
LG Chem (Seoul, South Korea; www.lgchem.com) has been chosen as the sole supplier of reverse osmosis (RO) membranes to a seawater desalination plant with 300,000-metric-ton (m.t.) capacity which Metito, a global water treatment company, will build in El Galalah and…
Honeywell (Morris Plains, N.J.; www.honeywell.com) announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to purchase Nextnine, a privately held provider of security management solutions and technologies for industrial cybersecurity. The addition of Nextnine's industry-leading security solutions and secure remote service…
Ineos (Rolle, Switzerland; www.ineos.com) has announced plans to construct a world-scale PDH (propane dehydrogenation) unit in Europe. The plant will produce 750,000 metric tons per year (m.t./yr) of propylene for Ineos units across the continent. A number of possible locations are currently…
CB&I (The Woodlands, Tex.; www.cbi.com) announced that it has been awarded a contract by TOO Hill Resources (HILL) for the license and engineering design of a grassroots Lube Base Oil plant in Shymkent, Kazakhstan. The plant will use Chevron Lummus…
Celanese Corp. (Dallas, Tex.; www.celanese.com) announced an update with respect to the Ibn Sina joint venture and its construction of a 50,000 metric ton (m.t.) polyacetal manufacturing facility in Jubail Industrial City, Saudi Arabia. Celanese has confirmed that the facility…
Honeywell Process Solutions (HPS; Houston; www.honeywellprocess.com), with the support of the Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB), will establish a new industrial cybersecurity center of excellence (COE) for Asia Pacific in Singapore. The COE will feature a state-of-the-art cybersecurity research and…
Veolia North America (Boston, Mass.; www.veolianorthamerica.com) announced that through a new $9-million annual operations and maintenance (O&M) contract with North Carolina Renewable Power – Lumberton, LLC, a subsidiary of Georgia Renewable Power (GRP), Veolia Energy Operating Services, LLC will manage…
Sasol Ltd. (Johannesburg, South Africa; www.sasol.co.za) formally began construction of its new ethoxylation (ETO) plant in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province. Ushered in by a groundbreaking ceremony on June 8th at the Nanjing Chemical Industrial Park (NCIP), the new plant is expected…