The Dow Chemical Company (Midland, Mmich.; www.dow.com) signed two agreements to advance the company’s strategic innovation agenda in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). Dow signed an agreement to construct a state-of-the-art manufacturing facility to produce a range of polymers…
Henkel AG & Co. KGaA (Düsseldorf, Germany; www.henkel.com) signed an agreement to acquire Sonderhoff Holding GmbH based in Cologne, Germany. The company offers high-impact sealing solutions for industrial assembly. With the acquisition of the privately owned company, Henkel will further…
Clariant (Muttenz, Switzerland; www.clariant.com) and Huntsman Corp. (The Woodlands, Tex.; www.huntsman.com) today announced that their Boards of Directors unanimously approved a definitive agreement to combine in a merger of equals through an all-stock transaction. The merged company will be named…
The Supervisory Board of Directors of CB&I (The Woodlands; www.cbi.com) announced that it has approved the retirement of Philip K. Asherman from his role as President and Chief Executive Officer of CB&I and as a member of the company's Board…
Lanxess AG (Cologne, Germany; www.lanxess.com) has announced the successful completion of a project which increases the capacity of its Emerald Innovation 3000 flame retardant production unit. The debottlenecking project increases the sustainable output from 10,000 to 14,000 metric tons per…
Microtek Laboratories, Inc. (Dayton, Ohio; www.microteklabs.com) announced that it has signed a contract with BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany; www.basf.com) for their Micronal brand and product line, as well as a worldwide exclusive license for the manufacture of Micronal microencapsulated phase-change…
Eni S.p.A. (Rome, Italy; www.eni.com) and CONOE, The National Consortium for the Collection and Treatment of Used Oils and Fats, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to promote and increase the collection of vegetable oils that will supply Eni's Venice…