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Archroma to acquire optical brightening agent (OBA) business from BASF India
Archroma (Reinach, Switzerland; www.archroma.com), a global leader in color and specialty chemicals towards sustainable solutions, announced that Archroma India Private Limited and BASF India Limited (BIL) have signed an agreement for the acquisition by Archroma of BASF’s stilbene-based OBA (optical…
Oxea to build new carboxylic acids plant in Germany
To meet rising demand, the global chemical company Oxea (Monheim am Rhein, Germany; www.oxea-chemicals.com) has decided to build a new world-scale production plant for carboxylic acids in Oberhausen, Germany. The new unit is the sixth of its kind in…
Total starts up biorefinery in southeast France
Total (Paris, France; www.total.com) has started up production at the La Mède biorefinery in southeastern France, with the first batches of biofuel coming off the line. It is the final step in converting a former oil refinery into a new…
Cabot completes sale of specialty fluids business
Cabot Corporation (Boston, Mass.; www.cabotcorp.com) announced that the company has successfully closed the previously announced transaction to divest its specialty fluids business to Sinomine (Hong Kong) Rare Metals Resources Co. Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Sinomine Resource Group…
Celanese initiates shutdown of acetate manufacturing facility in Mexico
Celanese Corporation (Dallas, Tex.; www.celanese.com), a global chemical and specialty materials company, today announces a further consolidation of its global acetate manufacturing operations by initiating the shutdown of its manufacturing facility in Ocotlán, Jalisco, Mexico. The consolidation is designed…
Berry Global Group Acquires RPC Group to expand plastic packaging reach
Berry Global Group, Inc. (Evansville, Ind.; www.berryglobal.com), today announced the completion of its acquisition of RPC Group Plc (RPC) for a purchase price of approximately $6.5 billion, which includes approximately $4.3 billion of cash paid for the equity interest in…
KBR awarded phenol and acetone technology contract by Qingdao Haiwan Chemical
KBR, Inc. (Houston; www.kbr.com) has been awarded a contract by Qingdao Haiwan Chemical Co., Ltd. (Haiwan Chemical) to license KBR's leading phenol and acetone technology for a new phenol and acetone plant in Qingdao City, Shandong Province, China. Under the…
Recently Published Books for the CPI: July 2019
The following list is a selection of recently published books with relevance for the chemical process industries (CPI), July 2019 Guidelines for Investigating Process Safety Incidents, 3rd ed. By the Center for Chemical Process Safety, Wiley/AIChE Publishing, 2019, 408 pages,…
A Concise Guide to IBCs
When properly selected and stored, intermediate bulk containers (IBCs) can be used to safely transport products in the chemical process industries Demand within the global market for rigid intermediate bulk containers (IBCs) has grown at a steady rate in recent…
Selecting, Handling and Maintaining IBCs
A number of factors are involved in selecting the right intermediate bulk container (IBC). An overview is presented here An intermediate bulk container (IBC) is a large package for transporting chemicals into a plant or products from the plant. IBCs…