Asahi Glass (AGC; Tokyo; www.agc.com) announces that it has acquired all of the shares of Biomeva GmbH (Biomeva) from Biomeva Holding GmbH. Biomeva is one of the leading biopharmaceutical contract manufacturing organizations (CMO) in Europe. With Biomeva now a part…
Today, Haldor Topsøe A/S (Topsoe; Lyngby, Demnark; www.topsoe.com) — a global technology, catalyst and services vendor to the petrochemical and petroleum-refining industry — officially opened its offices in Tehran, Iran at a ceremony. With the new office, Topsoe will reinforce…
Andritz Frautech S.r.l. (Schio, Italy), part of international technology Group Andritz (Graz, Austria; www.andritz.com), and Conqord Oil S.r.l. (Q8Oils; Castellar Guidobono, Italy; www.conqordoil.it), a global player in the production of lubricating oils and emulsions and active in the metalworking industry,…
On August 31, 2016, Phoenix Contact GmbH & Co. KG (Blomberg, Germany; www.phoenixcontact.com) concluded a contract for the acquisition of the Canadian network specialist Perle Systems Ltd. (Toronto; www.perle.com). Thus, Perle Systems is another international subsidiary of the Phoenix Contact…
The Linde Group (Munich, Germany; www.linde.com) has opened its new electronics R&D center in Taichung, Taiwan on September 1st. The company has invested approximately 5 million euros to establish the center, which will support local customers and development partners with…
The Chemours Co. (Wilmington, Del.; www.chemours.com) has completed the sale of its Clean and Disinfect business—part of its Chemical Solutions segment—to Lanxess AG (Cologne, Germany; www.lanxess.com) for approximately $230 million in cash on August 31, 2016. "This announcement is another…
Westlake Chemical Corp. (Houston; www.westlake.com) has completed the previously announced acquisition of Axiall Corp. (Atlanta, Ga.; www.axiall.com) for $33.00 per share in an all-cash transaction, representing an enterprise value of approximately $3.8 billion, including debt and certain other Axiall liabilities.…
A $30-million expansion at Invista (Wichita, Kansas; www.invista.com) fiber manufacturing plant in South Carolina will enable the company to rapidly respond to small-lot, carpet fiber demands. The investment represents the industry’s first-ever offering of one-step, small-lot capability specifically for solution-dyed…
Emerging Membrane Technology for Sustainable Water Treatment, Edited by Rajindar Singh and Nicholas Hankins, Elsevier, 2016, 480 pages, $190.00. Nanotechnology Safety: Application of Prevention through Design Principles to Nanotechnology Facilities (IEST Recommended Practice NANO205.1), by the Institute of Environmental Science…
Absorb-&-Lock Liquid Solidification Absorbent (photo) is designed to stabilize and solidify excess liquids that separate out from industrial liquids in drums, bulk storage tanks, roll-offs and other containers before shipping and disposal. The loose absorbent contains large, highly compressed particles…