KBR, Inc. (Houston; www.kbr.com) has been awarded a contract to provide engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) services to Monroe Energy for the company’s Tier 3 Ultra-Low-Sulfur Gasoline (ULSG) Project at Monroe’s petroleum refinery in Trainer, Pa. Under the terms of…
On June 22, 2016, President Obama signed the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act into law. The bipartisan bill brings significant changes to the 40-year-old Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). Details can be found on the…
Technip (Paris, France; www.technip.com) announced today that it has completed the acquisition of Hummingbird ethanol-to-ethylene technology from BP Chemicals Ltd. (London, U.K.; www.bp.com). Utilizing a proprietary catalyst operating under mild operating conditions, the technology converts ethanol to ethylene through…
LACC LLC, the joint-venture company formed by Axiall Corp. (Atlanta, Ga.; www.axiall.com) and Lotte Chemical Corp. (Seoul, South Korea; www.lottechem.com), today held a groundbreaking ceremony at its Calcasieu Parish, La. construction site. This follows a Dec. 17, 2015 announcement that…
International technology and manufacturing company Invista (Wichita, Kansas; www.invista.com) recently resolved another intellectual property (IP) arbitration against a Chinese company for misuse of Invista’s confidential and proprietary purified terephthalic acid (PTA) technology.“The resolution is encouraging because protecting our intellectual property…
Umicore N.V. (Brussels, Belgium; www.umicore.com) officially opened its new production plant for emission control catalysts in Nowa Ruda, Poland (near Wrocław). The facility allows the company to meet the growing demand for automotive catalysts from its customers in Europe, a…
Wacker Chemie AG (Munich, Germany; www.wacker.com) is expanding its silicone elastomer production capacity in Jincheon, South Korea. The new facilities will include production plants for silicone sealants, specialty silicones and liquid silicone rubber. At the same time, existing production units…
BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany; www.basf.com) and Aspen Aerogels, Inc. (Northborough, Mass.; www.aerogel.com) announced today the expansion of their strategic partnership with the signing of an exclusive supply agreement and a joint development agreement. The agreements are designed to increase market…
Veolia (Paris, France; www.veolia.com) announced that it is moving its North American zone headquarters to Boston. With approximately 7,900 North American employees – including 280 in the Boston/Cambridge area and a total of more than 700 in Massachusetts, Veolia…
The Oilfield Technology Group (OTG) of specialty chemicals company Hexion Inc. (Columbus, Ohio; www.hexion.com/oilfield) announced the expansion of its resin-coated proppant manufacturing facility in Canada to provide a more efficient supply of proppants to fracturing service companies and operators in…