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MHI, MCO and MHPS to collaborate with ExxonMobil in advanced gas-turbine technology

  Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI; Tokyo, Japan; www.mhi-global.com), Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Compressor Corp. (MCO) and Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems, Ltd. (MHPS) have announced their collaboration with Exxon Mobil Corp. (www.exxonmobile.com) to develop and explore new applications for their latest…

Vertellus completes expansion for DEET capacity

Vertellus Specialties (Indianapolis, Ind.; www.vertellus.com), a global manufacturer of fine and specialty chemicals, has expanded DEET (diethyl toluamide) production capacity at its Greensboro, N.C. site. Initiated in January 2016, the completed expansion boosts DEET production capacity by 80%.  DEET is…

Dow wins U.S. water prize

The Dow Chemical Co. (Midland, Mich.; www.dow.com) has been awarded the prestigious U.S. Water Prize by the U.S. Water Alliance for its work in promoting and enabling more sustainable use and management of water by companies across the water value…

BOC gases and ITM Power sign hydrogen refueling and siting agreement

BOC (London, U.K.; www.boconline.com), the UK’s largest supplier of industrial gases, has announced that it has signed an agreement with ITM Power, the energy storage and clean fuel company, to provide infrastructure for ITM Power’s new electrolyzer-based hydrogen refueling stations…

Startup of new purified terephthalic acid line in China

INVISTA Performance Technologies (IPT; Shanghai, China; www.ipt.invista.com) and China Prosperity (Jiangyin) Petrochemical Company Limited (also referred to as Hanbang Petrochemical) announced successful start-up of China Prosperity’s second PTA (purified terephthalic acid) line. On-spec product was achieved within 24 hours of…

Inventory imbalance observed in whole chemical trade, ACC says

Wholesale trade in chemicals rose 0.5% (to $9.96 billion) during February, according to the latest Weekly Chemistry and Economic Report from the American Chemistry Council (ACC; Washington, D.C.; www.americanchemistry.com), but at the same time, inventories climbed 0.1% to $12.81 billion.…

Linde breaks ground for Bangladesh’s largest liquid producing ASU

  Linde Bangladesh Ltd. (Dhaka; www.linde.com.bd), a member of The Linde Group’s (Munich, Germany; www.linde.com) Gases Division, today marked the start of construction for the company’s BDT 1.2 billion (14.6 million euro) air separation unit (ASU) in Rupganj. Linde’s investment…

Additive manufacturing industry surpasses $5.1 billion, Wohlers report says

Wohlers Associates, Inc. (Fort Collins, Colo.; www.wohlersassociates.com), recognized widely as the leading consulting firm and preeminent authority on additive manufacturing and 3-D printing worldwide, today announced the publication of the Wohlers Report 2016. The 2016 edition marks the 21st consecutive…

Air Products awarded long-term contract to supply semiconductor packaging and test services company in South Korea

  Air Products (Lehigh Valley, Pa.; www.airproducts.com) has been awarded a long-term contract by JCET STATS ChipPAC Korea Ltd. (JSCK), a leading semiconductor packaging and test services provider, to supply tonnage quantities of nitrogen to its new production facility in…

Hoerbiger acquires Brilex

  Effective April 1, 2016, the Hoerbiger Group (Zug, Switzerland; www.hoerbiger.com), acquired privately held Brilex Gesellschaft für Explosionsschutz mbH (Brilon, Germany). Brilex is a leading provider of explosion relief venting products. All interests in the company were privately held by…