The U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB; Washington, D.C.; www.csb.gov) has announced that the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) exceeded the CSB's recommended actions following the February 7, 2010, deadly natural-gas explosion at the Kleen Energy electric plant — then under…
Innospec Inc. (Littleton, Colo.; www.innospec.com) announced that it has acquired Bachman Services Inc. and its affiliated companies from its private owners. Bachman is a leader in chemicals and services for the oil and gas industry, based in Oklahoma City, Okla.…
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (Pasadena, Calif.; www.jacobs.com) announced that it has acquired an interest in Guimar Engenharia, a privately held company that provides engineering services and project and construction management based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Company officials did not…
Metso Corp. (Helsinki; www.metso.com) has been chosen by GS Engineering & Construction Co., Ltd. (GS E&C), of Seoul, to supply automation for the Dangjin 4 Biomass Power Plant, currently under construction in Dangjin City, about 70 km southwest of Seoul…
Plant engineering and construction specialist ThyssenKrupp Industrial Solutions (Essen, Germany; www.thyssenkrupp.com) has reached an agreement with De Nora, an electrochemical technologies supplier based in Milan, Italy, to establish a joint venture (JV). The companies intend to combine their engineering, procurement…
Flextronics International (San Jose, Calif.; www.flextronics.com) has announced that it has completed its previously announced acquisition of Riwisa AG. As a result of the transaction, Flextronics has acquired Riwisa's state-of–the-art manufacturing facilities located in Hagglingen, Switzerland and employees in the…
Occidental Chemical Corporation (OxyChem; Los Angeles, Calif.; www.oxychem.com), a subsidiary of Occidental Petroleum Corporation and Mexichem, S.A.B. de C.V. (Tlalnepantla, Mexico; www.mexichem.com) have announced the formation of a 50/50 joint venture, Ingleside Ethylene LLC, to build an ethylene cracker with…
According to the American Chemistry Council (ACC; Washington, D.C.; www.americanchemistry.com), the U.S. Chemical Production Regional Index (U.S. CPRI) edged down by 0.4% in September, following a revised 0.2% decline in August. During September, chemical production was lower in all seven…
Clariant (Muttenz, Switzerland; www.clariant.com) is today officially opening its new €100-million Clariant Innovation Center (CIC) in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. The company’s new global hub for Research & Development (R&D) is based at the Industriepark Höchst. It will be the…
Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LLC (The Woodlands, Tex.; www.cpchem.com) has announced that it has finalized the sale to Grand Astor Limited of Chevron Phillips Chemical’s affiliate company Chevron Phillips Chemical (China) Co. Ltd., which owns a polystyrene plant located in…