Overall prices for chemicals rose 1.8% in January, according to an analysis of data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics that was included in the American Chemistry Council’s (ACC; Washington, D.C.; www.americanchemistry.com) latest Weekly Chemistry and Economic Report. The…
Siemens AG (Munich, Germany; www.siemens.com) has revealed plans to establish a manufacturing and service facility in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The manufacturing facility will include the local production of gas turbines and rotating equipment, a repair workshop and service…
Outotec Oyj (Espoo, Finland; www.outotec.com) has strengthened its portfolio of environmental technologies by acquiring the technologies, trademarks and patents of ASH DEC Umwelt AG (Vienna, Austria). The Austrian company has developed a process to extract recycled phosphorus fertilizer from ash,…
Clariant AG (Muttenz, Switzerland; www.clariant.com) is planning to acquire the controlling majority in Süd-Chemie AG. As part of the planned transaction, still subject to clearance by competent merger control authorities, Clariant has come to agreements with the majority shareholder One…
Nanostart AG (Frankfurt, Germany; www.nanostart.de) has taken an investment position in Membrane Instruments and Technology Pte Ltd. (MINT; Singapore: www.mintmembranes.com). MINT, founded in 2009 as a spin-off from the country’s renowned Nanyang Technological University, is a producer of next-generation technology…
ABB (Zurich, Switzerland; www.abb.com) has won an order worth $47 million from Corporacion Nacional del Cobre de Chile (Codelco), the world’s biggest copper producer, to provide gearless mill drives and electrical systems to increase productivity and lower energy consumption at…
KBR (Houston; www.kbr.com) says that Valero Energy Corp. San Antonio, Tex.; www.valero.com) has started up advanced reformate splitters at three of its U.S. refineries. The three Mobile Source Air Toxic (MSAT) II Benzene Concentration Units — located at Valero's Port…
Wholesale trade of chemicals slipped by 1.4% to $8.98 billion in December 2010, according to the latest Weekly Chemical and Economic Trends report from the American Chemistry Council (ACC; Washington, D.C.; www.americanchemistry.com), which cited data from the U.S. Census Bureau.…
The Global Engineering and Construction Group of Foster Wheeler AG (Zug, Switzerland; www.fwc.com) has been awarded an engineering design contract for a copper concentrator plant in Chile for the Chilean Copper Corp. (Codelco), the world’s largest copper producing company. The…
Fike (Blue Springs, MO; www.fike.com) announces the completion of a new Pressure Vessel Manufacturing Facility at its corporate headquarters in Blue Springs, Missouri. This new facility allows for the increased production of Fike commercial clean agent fire protection cylinders, while…