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Solvay SA (Brussels, Belgium; www.solvay.com) and its affiliate Peroxidos do Brasil have agreed with Suzano Papel e Celulose to build a small dedicated hydrogen peroxide production unit using Solvay’s myH2O2 technology, at Suzano’s pulp mill site in Imperatriz, Maranhão, Brazil. This…
Linde Philippines, Inc. (www.linde.com.ph), a member of The Linde Group (Munich, Germany; www.linde.com), announced an investment of PHP 1.3 billion (EUR 25 million) to upgrade its existing air-separation unit (ASU) and add a new nitrogen-liquefaction unit (NLU) at its Apalit…
Black & Veatch (Overland Park, Kan.; www.bv.com) will help the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM) enhance the environment by expanding wastewater treatment facilities (WWTF) in the city. Black & Veatch will undertake a feasibility study, and prepare a detailed…
Amec Foster Wheeler (London, U.K.; www.amecfw.com) has started work on an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract for Louisville Gas and Electric Company (LG&E) and Kentucky Utilities Company (KU) for a coal combustion residuals (CCR) — otherwise known as coal…
The Lubrizol Corp. (Wickliffe, Ohio; www.lubrizol.com) announced that it has acquired Diamond Dispersions Ltd., a company exclusively focused on the production of water-based dye and pigment dispersions for inks used in digital printing. Headquartered in Sheffield, U.K., Diamond Dispersions is…
On July 1, 2016, Synthomer plc (London; www.synthomer.com) confirmed the acquisition of Hexion Performance Adhesives & Coatings (Hexion PAC) from Hexion Inc. (Columbus, Ohio; www.hexion.com) via a message from Synthomer CEO Calum MacLean The existing leadership team will transfer from…
W.R. Grace & Co. (Columbia, Md.; www.grace.com) announced that on June 30, 2016, it completed the acquisition of the assets of the BASF Polyolefin Catalysts business. The acquisition includes LYNX high-activity polyethylene (PE) catalyst technologies that are used commercially in…
Veolia (Paris; www.veolia.com) has demonstrated its strategic commitment to the plastics economy by acquiring manufacturing assets in East London that will unlock the complete supply chain for manufacturing plastic bottles from recycled material. Veolia will now be able to offer…
Mitsui Chemicals Inc. (MCI; Tokyo; www.mitsuichem.com) will expand the production facilities of Sunrex Industry Co., a wholly-owned subsidiary in Yokkaichi, Mie Prefecture, to respond to demands of the growing premium disposable diaper market. The facility will use proprietary technology to…