ExxonMobil Corp. (Irving, Tex.; www.exxonmobil.com) and Synthetic Genomics Inc. (SGI; La Jolla, Calif.; www.syntheticgenomics.com) announced a breakthrough in joint research into advanced biofuels involving the modification of an algae strain that more than doubled its oil content without significantly inhibiting…
BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany; www.basf.com) put the expanded compounding plant at BASF’s Schwarzheide site in Germany into operation. With the expansion of the plant up to 70,000 metric tons (m.t.) more Ultramid (PA; polyamide) and Ultradur (PBT; polybutylene terephthalate) can…
The Dow Chemical Co. (Midland, Mich.; www.dow.com) and 1QB Information Technologies (1QBit) announced a collaboration agreement to develop quantum computing tools for the chemicals and materials science technology spaces. By combining Dow’s unique innovation capabilities with 1QBit’s leading expertise in the…
3M (St. Paul, Minn.; www.3m.com) announced that Michael F. Roman has been appointed chief operating officer (COO) and executive vice president, and Hak Cheol (H.C.) Shin is appointed vice chair and executive vice president. Both appointments are effective July 1,…
CB&I (The Woodlands, Tex.; www.cbi.com) announced it has been awarded a contract valued at approximately $40 million by E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company (DuPont) to provide engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) for an ethane cracking furnace expansion…
Amyris, Inc. (Emeryville, Calif.; www.amyris.com) and the Government of Queensland, Australia announced the next step their plans to develop a leading industrial biotechnology hub in Southeast Asia. Plans call for developing a new production plant with support from local partners…
The Linde Group (Munich, Germany; www.linde.com) and Sinopec, the biggest integrated refining and chemical company in China, announced that they have established a €145 million joint venture to supply vital industrial gases to local customers from key industries such as…
Earlier this month, Gas Technology Institute (GTI; Des Plaines, Ill.; www.gastechnology.org) and Yangquan Coal Industry Group signed an agreement to jointly develop an Industrial Demonstration Project for the R-GAS gasification process in China. The installation will be located at the…
Umicore N.V. (Brussels, Belgium; www.umicore.com) has reached an agreement to acquire the heavy-duty diesel and stationary catalyst businesses of Haldor Topsoe for an enterprise value of DKK 900 million (approx. EUR 120 million) plus an earn-out. Haldor Topsoe is a…
Chevron Phillips Chemical Co. LP (The Woodlands, Tex.; www.cpchem.com) announced that the two polyethylene (PE) units of its $6-billion petrochemical investment on the U.S. Gulf Coast successfully achieved the major milestone of mechanical completion. The PE units are now undergoing…