Avantium (Amsterdam, the Netherlands; www.avantium.com) recently announced a partnership with AkzoNobel, Chemport Europe, RWE and Staatsbosbeheer for the development of a reference plant at the Chemie Park Delfzijl. This important step marks the next stage of a collaborative effort to…
The Lubrizol Corp.’s (Wickliffe, Ohio; www.lubrizol.com) LifeSciences (LLS) business has announced the addition of compounding capabilities for its Pellethane and Isoplast products for medical device customers. This new offering enables LLS to provide color matching, radiopacity and custom compound development…
Ingersoll-Rand plc (Swords, Ireland; www.ingersollrand.com) announced its intent to acquire the business of Thermocold Costruzioni S.r.l, a privately held Italian company that manufactures and distributes heating, ventilating and air-conditioning (HVAC) systems and solutions for residential, commercial and industrial buildings in Europe.…
euglena Co. (Tokyo; www.euglena.jp) and Chiyoda Corp. (Yokohama City; both Japan; www.chiyoda-corp.com) have signed an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract for Japan's first pilot plant for production of renewable jet and diesel fuels in Yokohama. With this EPC contract…
Design and integration of vacuum equipment is a specialty - often even a sub-specialty - that spans a variety of industries and disciplines. A number of unique factors come into play when selecting vacuum equipment that do not arise in…
Archroma (Reinach, Switzerland; www.archroma.com), a global leader in color and specialty chemicals, today announced that it will invest in a new production facility for tetrasulfonated optical brightening agents (OBAs) at its existing production site in Prat del Llobregat, Spain. The…
Endress+Hauser (Reinach, Switzerland; www.endress.com) invested nearly $1 million in a pressure test rig at its U.S. headquarters in Greenwood, Indiana. The rig allows it to test complete instrument assemblies to customer specifications, and provides a 100% test indicating a specific…
Flowserve Corp. (Dallas, Tex.; www.flowserve.com) announced that R. Scott Rowe has been appointed President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Company, effective April 1, 2017. He succeeds Mark Blinn, who previously announced his intention to retire. Mr. Rowe will also join the Flowserve…
Victrex plc (Thornton Cleveleys, U.K.; www.victrex.com) and Tri-Mack Plastics Manufacturing Corp. have established a joint venture (JV), TxV Aero Composites, to accelerate the commercial adoption of polyketone (PAEK) composite applications within the aerospace industry, through the manufacture of parts utilizing new…
Global Bioenergies (Evry, France; www.global-bioenergies.com) announced what is said to be the world’s first production of Ethyl tert-butyl ether (ETBE) purely from renewable resources. The breakthrough heralds a new opportunity for increasing the proportion of biofuels in gasoline. Current standards…