PPG Industries, Inc. (Pittsburgh, Pa.; www.ppg.com) announced that Jeff Oravitz, previously chief executive officer of MetoKote, is appointed vice president of PPG coatings services and president of PPG-MetoKote, reporting directly to Viktor Sekmakas, PPG executive vice president. PPG announced July…
Outotec Oyj (Espoo, Finland; www.outotec.com) has been awarded a contract by Bakyrchik Mining, a subsidiary of Polymetal International Plc, for the delivery of process equipment to the gold project Kyzyl in north-eastern Kazakhstan. The parties have agreed not to disclose…
The Senate Commission for the Investigation of Health Hazards of Chemical Compounds in the Work Area of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (German Research Foundation, DFG; Bonn, Germany; www.dfg.de) presented the 52nd issue of the List of Maximum Workplace Concentrations (MAK values)…
Fluor Corp. (Irving, Tex.; www.fluor.com) announced today that Tengizchevroil LLP (TCO) has sanctioned KPJV, a joint venture (JV) between Fluor, Kazakh Institute of Oil and Gas JSC, Engineering Co. Kazgiproneftetrans LLP, and WorleyParsons, to provide detailed engineering, procurement and construction…
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (Tokyo, Japan; www.mhi-global.com) and Chiba Institute of Technology (CIT; Tokyo; www.it-chiba.ac.jp) have jointly developed the remotely operated Sakura No. 2 (anti-explosive model) robot that features greatly reduced risk of electrical spark or heat creation that can…
Amec Foster Wheeler (London; U.K.; www.amecfw.com) has been awarded a reimbursable engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCM) contract by Anagold Madencilik for the Çöpler Sulfide Expansion Project to expand and extend the life of the Çöpler Gold Mine in the…
The Dow Chemical Company (Midland, Mich.; www.dow.com) today announced that MEGlobal, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Equate Petrochemical Co., has undertaken a competitive evaluation process and has selected Dow Meteor ethylene oxide/ethylene glycol (EO/EG) process technology and Meteor EO-Retro catalyst to…
Ineos (Rolle, Switzerland; www.ineos.com) has completed its acquisition of the full shareholding in Inovyn, which brings to an end Solvay’s part interest in the company. Ineos and Solvay formed Inovyn as a 50/50 joint venture in July 2015, with Solvay's…
Arkema's (Colombes, France; www.arkema.com) specialty adhesives business line, Bostik, has developed its cementitious product manufacturing capacities, based on its Polymer Modified Binder (PMB) technology, with the opening of a new plant in Helsingborg, Sweden. As a global adhesive specialist for…
BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany; www.basf.com) and Xinjiang Markor Chemical Industry Co. inaugurated a new PolyTHF (polytetrahydrofuran) plant in Korla, Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region in northwest China. Commercial products are now available for delivery to local customers in China. The plant,…