Altair (Troy, Mich.; www.altair.com) has acquired MODELiiS, a supplier of electronic-design automation (EDA) software for circuit modeling, system design and simulation tools based in Grenoble, France. Capitalizing on strong expertise in digital and analog domains, their solutions are geared towards…
Borealis AG (Vienna, Austria; www.borealisgroup.com) plans to build a dedicated automotive polypropylene (PP) compounding plant in Taylorsville, North Carolina. North Carolina was selected for its strategic location and proximity to the company's customer base, as well as for the business-friendly…
Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LLC (The Woodlands, Tex.; www.cpchem.com) has expanded its Tessenderlo, Belgium plant by debottlenecking its production unit for ethyl mercaptan (EM) and tetrahydrothiophene (THT). Construction began in November 2016 and the expansion commenced operations in May 2017. This…
W.R. Grace & Co. (Columbia, Md.; www.grace.com) announced the expansion of its current Good Manufacturing Practice (cGMP) development and production capabilities with the opening of a cGMP-compliant Kilo Suite at its Albany, Oregon facility. The new kilo lab can produce…
ExxonMobil Chemical Co. (Houston, Tex.; www.exxonmobilchemical.com) announced the mechanical completion of two new 650,000 metric tons per year (m.t./yr) high-performance polyethylene lines at its plastics plant in Mont Belvieu, Texas. The company expects production to begin during the third quarter…
The Chemical Activity Barometer (CAB), a leading economic indicator created by the American Chemistry Council (ACC; Washington, D.C.; www.americanchemistry.com), rose 0.4 percent in May, following a downward revision of 0.1 percent for April. Compared to a year earlier, the CAB…
Veolia (Paris, France; www.veolia.com), through its subsidiary Proactiva Medio Ambiente Mexico S.A. de C.V., has won the public call for tenders published by the government of Mexico City and just signed the contract to design, build and operate the first…
Hexion Inc. (Columbus, Ohio; www.hexion.com) announced an expansion of its technology center at its forest products complex in Edmonton, Alberta. The expanded research and development facility will focus on developing next-generation resin chemistry for panel production that will complement the…
AkzoNobel N.V. (Amsterdam, the Netherlands; www.akzonobel.com) has opened a Performance Coatings production facility in Santo André, Brazil, which will enable the company to be more agile in responding to local customer needs and regional market demands. The facility – an…
Emerson (St. Louis, Mo.; www.emerson.com) has completed the purchase of MYNAH Technologies, a longtime Emerson alliance partner and a leading provider of dynamic simulation and operator training software. MYNAH’s solutions enable plant engineers and technicians to test and improve process…