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Innospec to purchase Huntsman’s European surfactants business

Huntsman Corp. (The Woodlands, Tex.; www.huntsman.com) announced that Innospec Inc. (Littleton, Colo.; www.innospecinc.com) has committed to purchase Huntsman’s European surfactants business. Under the terms of the planned transaction, Innospec would acquire Huntsman’s manufacturing facilities located in Saint-Mihiel, France; Castiglione delle…

Emerson announces trio of divestments worth over $5 billion

Emerson (St. Louis, Mo.; www.emerson.com) has announced the divestment of three of its business units: Network Power, Leroy-Somer and Control Techniques. Emerson will sell Network Power to Platinum Equity and a group of co-investors. The transaction is valued at $4…

Ineos acquires Calabrian Holdings, a North American producer of sulfur dioxide and sodium derivatives

INEOS Enterprises (Rolle, Switzerland; www.ineos.com) announced that it has acquired 100% of the shares of Calabrian Holdings Corp., a technology and market leader of sulfur dioxide and sodium based derivatives in North America. The company has a production base located in…

Solvay to divest chlorine and peroxide derivatives site in Italy

Solvay SA (Brussels, Belgium; www.solvay.com) has agreed to divest its chlorine and peroxide derivatives site in Italy to Italian chemical company Caffaro, but will continue to market its Eureco organic peroxides, produced on the site, through an exclusive distribution agreement.…

Black & Veatch takes on innovative South African waste-to-energy project

Black & Veatch (Overland Park, Kan.; www.bv.com) was selected by MBHE African Power (PTY) Ltd., a local renewable energy developer, to provide technical assistance for the country’s first waste-to-energy (WTE) plant. The energy plant will be located in the Drakenstein…

Preventing Fires in Thermal Oil Heat Transfer Systems

PREVENTING FIRES IN THERMAL OIL HEAT TRANSFER SYSTEMS  PDF DOWNLOAD AT BOTTOM OF PAGE Thermal fluids have proven exceptionally safe in a wide range of industries. However, it is difficult to completely prevent fires in these systems because the necessary…

OSHA launches challenge for hearing protection

The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and Mine Safety and Health Administration, in partnership with the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), have initiated a "Hear and Now – Noise Safety Challenge." According…

ISA launches SCADA Systems Standards Committee

The Standards & Practices (S&P) Board of the International Society of Automation (ISA; Research Triangle Park, N.C.; www.isa.org) has approved a new committee to be designated ISA112, SCADA Systems. This approval follows widespread support for the idea from a survey…

Fluor awarded bauxite-expansion project in Guinea

Fluor Corp. (Irving, Tex.; www.fluor.com) announced today that Compagnie des Bauxites de Guinée (CBG) awarded Fluor an engineering, procurement and construction management contract for the Bauxite Production Expansion Project in Kamsar, Guinea. Fluor booked the $501 million contract value into…

Air Products awarded long-term contract to supply leading glass-wool manufacturer in South Korea

Air Products (Lehigh Valley, Pa.; www.airproducts.com) has been awarded a long-term contract by KCC Corp., a leading glass maker and the largest construction-material manufacturer in South Korea, to supply oxygen to the new glass wool production line at its Gimcheon…