Honeywell (Morris Township, N.J.; www.honeywell.com) will establish a new technology center in Gurgaon, India, to expand its global research capabilities in refining, petrochemical and other technologies in order to better serve customers in the region. The company will invest $34…
The Linde Group (Munich, Germany; www.linde.com) and Algenol Biofuels LLC (Bonita Springs, Fla.; www.algenolbiofuels.com) have agreed to collaborate in a joint development project in order to identify the optimum management of carbon dioxide and oxygen for Algenol’s unique algae and…
CB&I (Houston; www.cbi.com) has been awarded a project valued in excess of $1.4 billion by Refinería de Cartagena S.A. (Reficar) for the engineering, procurement services and construction of a new petroleum refinery, with processing capacity of 165,000 bbl/d, adjacent to…
Praxair, Inc. (Danbury, Conn.; www.praxair.com) has received a major order from the Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. (www.iocl.com) for the long-term supply of hydrogen and nitrogen gases to its new 300,00-bbl/d greenfield oil refinery which is being built at Paradip, Orissa on…
Teijin Fibers Ltd (Osaka, Japan; www.teijin.co.jp) announced today the first-ever program in the marine clothing industry for collecting and recycling used garments, launched in collaboration with Henri Lloyd (Manchester, U.K.; www.henrilloyd.com), a major global brand of marine apparel based in…
Wacker Chemie AG (Munich, Germany; www.wacker.com) has officially opened its new dispersible powder and vinyl acetate ethylene dispersion plant in Nanjing, China. With an annual capacity of 30,000 metric tons of dispersible powder, the Nanjing plant is the largest of…
In an agreement announced Nov. 13, Akzo Nobel N.V. (Amsterdam, Netherlands; www.akzonobel.com) will acquire the powder coatings activities of Dow Chemical Co. (Midland, Mich.; www.dow.com). Financial details of the transaction, which is expected to close during the second quarter of…
Dow Corning Corp. (Midland, Mich.; www.dowcorning.com) has acquired two chemical-grade silicon manufacturing assets, valued at US$175 million, from Globe Specialty Metals Inc. (New York, N.Y.; www.glbsm.com). Dow Corning purchased 100% of Globe Metais Indústria e Comércio S.A., a silicon metal manufacturer…
The U.S. Departments of Agriculture (USDA; www.usda.gov) and Energy (DOE; both Washington, D.C.; www.energy.gov) today announced projects selected for more than $24 million in grants to research and develop technologies to produce biofuels, bioenergy and high-value biobased products. Of the $24.4…
International Matex Tank Terminals (IMTT; www.imtt.com) in St. Rose, Louisiana has selected Therminol 55 synthetic heat transfer fluid from Solutia Inc. (St. Louis, Mo.; www.therminol.com) for use in a major expansion project where indirect heat will be applied to 58…