Evonik Industries AG (Essen, Germany; www.evonik.com) and its partner Taiyo Nippon Sanso Corp. (TNSC; www.tn-sanso.co.jp/en) today officially started up the new integrated-production facility for monosilane and Aerosil in Yokkaichi, 400 km south of Tokyo. Evonik has thus realized a future-oriented project…
Overall employment in the U.S. chemical industry fell by 800 jobs in May, after posting gains in April and March, according to the latest Weekly Chemistry and Economic Report from the American Chemistry Council (ACC; Washington, D.C.; www.americanchemistry.com). Citing data…
The Dow Chemical Company (Midland, Mich.; www.dow.com) confirmed today that construction of its new manufacturing facility for production of the Dow Powerhouse Solar Shingle is underway at the Company’s Michigan Operations site in Midland. The new, large scale manufacturing facility…
KBR (Houston; www.hbr.com) has been selected to execute engineering design services for three coal-seam gas (CSG) pipelines designed to carry CSG from gasfields in central Queensland, Australia to an export facility on Curtis Island. The project will be executed for…
SGL Group (Wiesbaden, Germany; www.sglgroup.com) delivered graphite soft felt for a 1-MWh VRB (Vanadium Redox Battery) energy storage system from Prudent Energy. As Prudent Energy, the world’s largest manufacturer of Vanadium Flow Batteries, announced, the company completed a 1-MWh energy…
Gevo, Inc. (Englewood, Col.; www.gevo.com) has begun the retrofit of its ethanol facility in Luverne, Minnesota, to produce biobased isobutanol. This milestone brings the company one step closer to commercial-scale production. The retrofit, which is expected to be complete by…
The Chilean economy is one of the most dynamic in Latin America. The country has enjoyed steady growth over the last 10 years. The Global Competitiveness Report for 2009–2010, a yearly report published by the World Economic Forum, ranks Chile…
Edwards (Crawley, U.K.; www.edwardsvacuum.com) has opened its new state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Cheonan, Korea to serve its Korean and other global customers. The U.K. Business Secretary, Vince Cable and Edwards CEO, Matthew Taylor, officially opened the site in the presence…
Ashland Inc. (Covington, Ky.; www.ashland.com) and International Specialty Products Inc. (ISP; Wayne, N.J.) today announced that Ashland has agreed to acquire privately owned ISP, a global specialty chemical manufacturer of innovative functional ingredients and technologies. Under the terms of the…
BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany; www.basf.com) and Ineos Industries Holdings Ltd. (Lyndhurst, U.K.; www.ineos.com) have made an important step towards the stablishment of the joint venture (JV) company Styrolution. On May 27, 2011 the companies signed a JV contract, which regulates…