Sekisui Plastics USA, a subsidiary of Sekisui Plastics Company, Ltd. (Osaka, Japan; www.sekisuiplastics.com) has announced the establishment of a new corporation in Mexico, Sekisui Plastics Mexico, S.A. de C.V., and the opening of its new $7 million manufacturing facility in…
KBR, Inc. (Houston; www.kbr.com) has been awarded a construction contract by The Chemours Co. (Wilmington, Del.; www.chemours.com) for the construction of its new Opteon YF (HFO-1234yf) facility in Corpus Christi, Tex., USA. Under the terms of the contract, KBR will…
Johnson Matthey (London; www.matthey.com) and 3M (St. Paul, Minn.; www.3m.com) have entered into a patent license agreement that aims at further expanding the use of Nickel-Manganese-Cobalt (NMC) cathode materials in lithium-ion batteries (LIB) for automotive applications. Under the agreement, 3M…
Gebrüder Lödige Maschinenbau GmbH (Paderborn, Germany; www.loedige.de) has received the largest order in the history of the company: A Chinese company from the fine chemicals sector has ordered four mixing reactors of the DVT type from the company. The customized…
Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems, Ltd. (MHPS; Yokohama, Japan; www.mhps.com) has received an order for a steam turbine and generator set with a rated output of 49 MW for Chang Chun Petrochemical Co. (Taipei, Taiwan). The machinery on order will become…
Zeon Corp. (Tokyo, Japan; www.zeon.co.jp) and Sumitomo Chemical Co. (Tokyo; www.sumitomo-chem.co.jp) have reached a basic agreement to commence a joint study on possible consolidation of both companies’ Solution Styrene Butadiene Rubber (S-SBR) businesses. Zeon Corp. and Sumitomo Chemical will look…
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (Pasadena, Calif.; www.jacobs.com) was awarded a contract to provide engineering services and procurement for Alnylam Pharmaceuticals’ new manufacturing facility in Norton, Massachusetts. Under the terms of the agreement, Jacobs is providing engineering services and procurement for…
Evonik (Essen, Germany; www.evonik.com) has recently completed a significant capacity expansion at its sodium methylate plant in Mobile, Alabama. The company has increased capacity to 72,000 metric tons per year (m.t./yr). Although sodium methylate is used in various applications including…
Linde Engineering, a Division of the Linde Group (Munich, Germany: www.linde.com) and Weil Group Resources, LLC (Richmond, Va.; www.weil-group.com) announced today the formal commencement of operations in Mankota, Saskatchewan. This first-of-its-kind helium purification facility uses a hybrid process of membrane…
PPG Industries, Inc. (Pittsburgh, Pa.; www.ppg.com) announced that it is investing $20 million to upgrade its fiber glass manufacturing facility in Chester, South Carolina. The facility, which employs 150 people, manufactures direct-draw fiber glass products used in filament winding, pultrusion,…