DuPont Clean Technologies (Wilmongton Del.; www.cleantechnologies.dupont.com) announces that China Petrochemical Corporation (Sinopec) has awarded DuPont the license and engineering contract for its Stratco Alkylation Technology. The new unit is to be located at the existing Sinopec Tianjin Company (TPCC) refinery…
Philippine Resins Industries, Inc. (PRII), a subsidiary of Tosoh Group (Tokyo, Japan; www.tosoh.com), headquartered in Makati City, the Philippines, is preparing to increase its polyvinyl chloride (PVC) production capacity. PRII plans to begin the construction of additional PVC manufacturing facilities…
Air Products (LeHigh Valley, Pa.; www.airproducts.com) is part of a consortium that inaugurated the Shikaoi Hydrogen Farm, a hydrogen-production supply facility derived from livestock biomass waste located in Hokkaido, Japan. Air Products provided its hydrogen fueling technology for this project…
thyssenkrupp AG (Essen, Germany) has received another major order for the cement plant business of its Industrial Solutions business area (www.thyssenkrupp-industrial-solutions.com). The value of the contract awarded by Société des Ciments de Sigus, part of Groupe Industriel des Ciments d’Algérie…
Ineos Oxide, a divion of Ineos (Rolle, Switzerland; www.ineos.com) and Arkema (Colombes, France; www.arkema.com) announced a project for Ineos to acquire Arkema’s Oxo Alcohol business, which will include the acquisition of Arkema’s stake in Oxochimie, a Joint Venture at Lavéra…
Trinseo Holding B.V., a wholly owned subsidiary of Trinseo S.A. (Berwyn, Pa.; www.trinseo.com), and Sumitomo Chemical Co. (Tokyo; www.sumitomo-chem.co.jp), have signed a definitive agreement for Trinseo to sell all of its 50% share in their Sumika Styron Polycarbonate (SSPC) joint…
Eni’s (Rome, Italy; www.eni.com) chemicals business Versalis and Sonatrach met in Algiers to sign a Memorandum of Understanding to carry out joint feasibility studies for an integrated petrochemical complex to be built in Algeria. The agreement follows the cooperation agreement…
The Chemical Activity Barometer (CAB), a leading economic indicator created by the American Chemistry Council (ACC; Washington, D.C.; www.americanchemistry.com), started the year on a strong note, posting a monthly gain of 0.4 percent in January. This follows a 0.3 percent…
Air Liquide (Paris, France; www.energies.airliquide.com) and Puregas Solutions (www.puregas-solutions.com) have signed an agreement to access their respective biogas upgrading technologies. This collaboration allows the two experts to provide biogas upgrading solutions that meet customers’ needs and specific projects’ characteristics. The…
Saint-Gobain (Courbevoie, France ; www.saint-gobain.com) has decided to build its second plasterboard plant in Vietnam. The Haiphong plant will come in addition to existing capacity in Ho Chi Minh in Southern Vietnam. This will ensure better commercial presence and better…