KBR Inc. (Houston; www.kbr.com) has been awarded a reimbursable contract by Koch Nitrogen Company, LLC to provide engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) services for a new grassroots urea plant, part of a $1.3-billion expansion project by Koch Nitrogen at its…
In collaboration with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. (MHI; Tokyo, Japan; www.mhi-global.com), Haldor Topsøe A/S (Lyngby, Denmark; www.topsoe.com) has been selected for the design of a new ammonia plant for a major fertilizer project in Turkmenistan. The project has been awarded…
Evonik Industries AG (Essen, Germany; www.evonik.com) is investing in its German operations with new large- scale industrial plants, capacity expansions, and new research centers. The company plans to invest some €2 billion of the extensive investment program it has developed…
A. Schulman, Inc. (Akron, Ohio; www.aschulman.com) has announced that it has acquired Compco Pty. Ltd., located near Melbourne, Australia, for $6.7 million in cash. Compco is a manufacturer of a variety of plastic compounds and products, including masterbatches and custom performance colors.…
Albemarle Corp. (Baton Rouge, La.; www.albemarle.com) and ICL (Tel Aviv; www.icl-group.com) have announced that the two companies have entered into an agreement to establish a manufacturing joint venture (JV) for the production of ICL's FR-122P polymeric flame retardant and Albemarle's…
Specialty chemical market volumes rose 1.0% in July, following a 0.8% rise in June, according to the latest Weekly Chemistry and Economic Report from the American Chemistry Council (ACC; Washington, D.C.; www.americanchemistry.com). Of the 28 specialty chemical markets monitored…
Ultraviolet (UV) treatment specialist Hanovia (Slough, U.K.; www.hanovia.com) and the industrial division of its U.S. sister company Aquionics (Erlanger, Ky.; www.aquionics.com) have launched a new UV Application Center in Shanghai, China. Aquionics provides industrial UV technology to the Americas region,…
BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany; www.basf.com) has inaugurated its new production plant for concrete admixtures in Nairobi, Kenya. The production site will allow BASF to better meet the increasing demand for construction chemicals of customers in Eastern Africa. There, BASF produces…
Producers of the 2015 Chem Show, which will be held in New York City, November 17-19, 2015, have announced that Chemical Engineering magazine (New York, N.Y.; www.chemengonline.com), published by Access Intelligence (Rockville, Md.; www.accessintel.com), has become a Media Partner and…
Novo Nordisk A/S (Bagsværd, Denmark; www.novonordisk.com) has announced the acquisition of a U.S. manufacturing facility in West Lebanon, N.H., from Olympus Biotech. The facility was established in 1989, expanded in 2003-2006 and acquired by Olympus Biotech in 2011. It has…