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Baker Hughes to acquire inspection specialist Quest Integrity

Baker Hughes Co. (Houston) has announced an agreement to acquire Quest Integrity, a subsidiary of Team, Inc and a global leader in the development and delivery of technology-enabled asset inspection and reliability management solutions across the pipeline, refining, petrochemical and power…

Sasol Chemicals is expanding its use of ‘green’ steam in Germany

Sasol Chemicals, a business unit of Sasol Ltd. (Johannesburg, South Africa),plans to double its use of green steam from a first of its kind biomass cogeneration facility adjacent to its Brunsbüttel, Germany facility. Sasol Chemicals will lease land adjacent to…

LG Chem and ADM launch two joint ventures for plant-based products

LG Chem Ltd. (Seoul, South Korea) and Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. (ADM; Chicago) held a signing ceremony launching two joint ventures for U.S. production of lactic acid and polylactic acid to meet growing demand for a wide variety of plant-based products, including…

Mitsui Chemicals and Teijin join forces to develop biomass-based BPA and PC resins

Mitsui Chemicals, Inc. (Tokyo) and Teijin Ltd. (Toyko) jointly announced that they will become Japan’s first companies to develop and market biomass-derived bisphenol A (BPA) and polycarbonate (PC) resins, that will support efforts to achieve carbon neutrality by reducing greenhouse…

Evonik’s Coating Additives business expands production capacity in Taiwan

The Coating Additives business line of Evonik Industries AG (Essen, Germany; www.evonik.com) is expanding the production capacity of its ACEMATT precipitated matting agents at its manufacturing facility in Taiwan. The significant capacity increase will help to meet the rising demand…

Baker Hughes opens new oilfield-chemicals plant in Singapore

Baker Hughes (Houston; www.bakerhughes.com) has opened a new oilfield services chemicals manufacturing facility in Singapore, enabling manufacturing optimization and faster delivery of fit-for-purpose chemical solutions. The facility, which spans approximately 40,000 square meters, will manufacture, store and distribute chemical solutions…

ABB to acquire Siemens’ low-voltage NEMA motor business

ABB Inc. (Zurich, Switzerland) signed an agreement to purchase Siemens’ low-voltage NEMA motor business. With manufacturing operations in Guadalajara, Mexico, this acquisition provides a well-regarded product portfolio, a longstanding North American customer base, and an experienced operations, sales, and management…

Eurotecnica to provide process technology for world’s largest melamine plant

Eurotecnica (Milan, Italy), the technology arm of the Proman family of companies, a global leader in natural gas derived products and services, announced a contract award from Xinji Energy Chemical Co. Ltd. for the implementation of the largest high-pressure melamine…

McDermott awarded pre-FEED contract for low-carbon hydrogen project in Western Australia

McDermott International, Inc. (Houston) has been awarded a Pre Front-End Engineering Design (Pre-FEED) contract from Woodside Energy for the proposed H2Perth project located in the Kwinana/Rockingham area in Western Australia. Under the contract scope McDermott will provide pre-FEED services for…

Avient to divest its distribution business for $950 million

Avient Corp. (Cleveland, Ohio) announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its Distribution business to an affiliate of H.I.G. Capital for $950 million in cash, subject to regulatory approval. On April 20, 2022, the company announced it…