Praxair, Inc. (Danbury, Conn.; www.praxair.com) has confirmed that it is currently in preliminary discussions with Linde AG (Munich, Germany; www.the-linde-group.com) regarding a potential merger. According to Praxair, these discussions are ongoing, and there can be no assurance that they will…
Because vacuum technology spans 15 orders of magnitude (103 mbar - 10-12 mbar, or 760 torr - 10-12 torr), there is no single vacuum gauge that can cover the full range. Consequently, a number of different gauge technologies have…
Lonza (Basel, Switzerland; www.lonza.com) has agreed to acquire InterHealth Nutraceuticals, Inc. (Benicia, Calif.), a leader in research, development, manufacture and marketing of value-added nutritional ingredients for use in dietary supplements. InterHealth is a portfolio company of Kainos Capital. “With this…
GE’s Power Services business (Baden, Switzerland; powergen.gepower.com) will provide Russian chemicals producer OJSC TogliattiAzot (ToAZ) with parts to upgrade two GE industrial steam turbines at the company’s ammonia production facility in the city of Togliatti, Russia. GE also will supply…
Ashland Inc. (Covington, Ky.; www.ashland.com) announced that Osama Musa, vice president, global research and development (R&D), has been promoted to the newly created position of chief technology officer. He also assumes leadership responsibility for Advanced Materials. Recently while leading R&D…
Envergent Technologies LLC, a joint venture of Honeywell UOP (Des Plaines, Ill.; www.uop.com) and Ensyn Corp., announced today that it has begun construction on a renewable fuels facility in Port Cartier, Quebec. The project will incorporate Envergent’s proprietary RTP technology…
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (Pasadena, Calif.; www.jacobs.com) was awarded a contract to expand the Novartis Pharma S.A.S. Biotechnology Center in Huningue, France. Under the terms of the agreement, Jacobs is providing engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCM) services to increase…
Yara International ASA (Oslo, Norway; www.yara.com) has entered into an agreement to acquire the Tata Chemicals Ltd. (TCL; Mumbai; www.tatachemicals.com) Babrala urea plant and distribution business in Uttar Pradesh for $400 million on a debt and cash free basis, including…
Indorama Ventures Public Ltd. (IVL; Bangkok, Thailand; www.indorama.net) and Compañía Española de Petróleos S.A.U. (Cepsa; Madrid, Spain; www.cepsa.com) announced the expansion of their strategic partnership with the signing of an exclusive supply agreement for meta-xylene, a key feedstock for the…
BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany; www.basf.com) and Toda Kogyo Corp. (Tokyo, Japan; www.todakogyo.co.jp) have announced that they will enter exclusive negotiations to collaborate in cathode active materials (CAM) and its respective precursors in North America. The proposed collaboration would focus on…