MilliporeSigma (Billerica, Mass.; www.emdmillipore.com) announced the acquisition of Grzybowski Scientific Inventions (GSI), a company that developed the revolutionary computer-aided retro-synthesis tool, Chematica. Chematica uses advanced reaction rules and proprietary algorithms to identify synthesis pathways that meet user-defined constraints. Financial details of…
Global Bioenergies (Evry, France; www.global-bioenergies.com) announced the signature of a grant agreement aiming at demonstrating a new value chain combining its isobutene process with technologies developed by Clariant (Muttenz, Switzerland; www.clariant.com) and Ineos (Rolle, Switzerland; www.ineos.com). The aim is to…
Versum Materials, Inc. (Tempe, Ariz.; www.versummaterials.com), a leading materials supplier to the semiconductor industry, announced that it has broken ground on a multimillion-dollar project at its chemical manufacturing site in Hometown, Pa. The new facility will house a state-of-the-art research…
Kraton Corp. (Houston; www.kraton.com) announced the opening of the hydrogenated styrenic block copolymer (HSBC) plant in Mailiao, Taiwan on Friday, May 12. The plant has capacity to produce 30,000 metric tons per year (m.t./yr) of HSBC. The Mailiao plant will…
Invista (Wichita, Kan.; www.invista.com) is investing over $65 million in state-of-the-art fiber production equipment at its U.S.-based Camden, South Carolina facility. This investment will expand the capacity of Nylon 6,6 fiber used in a diverse range of applications. Importantly,…
Showa Denko K.K. (SDK; Tokyo, Japan; www.sdk.co.jp) will increase its capacity in China to produce high-purity aluminum foil, which is a major material for aluminum electrolytic capacitors. SDK will increase subsidiary Showa Denko Aluminum (Nantong) Ltd.'s (SDAN) capacity to produce…
Wacker Chemie AG (Munich, Germany; www.wacker.com)is expanding its presence in Southeast Asia by opening a new technical center for construction and adhesives applications in Indonesia’s capital Jakarta. The technical facility serves as a development and testing laboratory for dispersible polymer…
Siemens AG (Munich, Germany; www.siemens.com) and Chromalloy Gas Turbine LLC (Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.; www.chromalloy.com) have entered a partnership to form a new joint venture (JV) called Advanced Airfoil Components. The primary scope of the company will be turbine blade…
CB&I (The Woodlands, Tex.; www.cbi.com) announced that it has been awarded a contract by Formosa Chemicals and Fibre Corp. for the license and engineering design of a cumene and phenol plant expansion in Ningbo, China. The original plant was licensed…
Umicore N.V. (Brussels, Belgium; www.umicore.com) announced an investment program of €300 million between 2017 and 2019 to further increase its production of NMC (nickel-manganese-cobalt) cathode materials for lithium-ion rechargeable batteries. NMC is the preferred cathode material technology for rechargeable batteries used…