Elementis plc (London) has completed the acquisition of U.K.-based Alchemy Ingredients Limited for an enterprise value of £17 million (around $22 million) on a cash-free debt-free basis. Alchemy develops innovative, high-quality, sustainable rheology modifier ingredients for the personal care industry…
Asahi Kasei Corp. (Tokyo) and Teijin Ltd. (Tokyo) have entered into an agreement to implement an absorption-type merger between Asahi Kasei Advance Corp. (Asahi Kasei Advance), a wholly owned subsidiary of Asahi Kasei, and Teijin Frontier Co., Ltd. (Teijin Frontier),…
Sulzer Ltd. (Winterthur, Switzerland) has announced its participation in the Swiss Association for the Decarbonization of Industry (VZDI) methane pyrolysis project. VZDI inaugurated a unique methane pyrolysis plant at the production site of V-ZUG, a VSDI member and market leader in household…
Moeve (formerly Cepsa; Madrid, Spain) and Honeywell International, Inc. (Charlotte, N.C.) announced an expanded collaboration to scale up production technologies of bio-based Linear Alkylbenzene (LAB), the raw material for making LAS (Linear Alkylbenzene Sulfonate), the main surfactant in the production…
Saipem S.p.A. (San Donato Milanese, Italy) has been awarded two new contracts by Dangote Fertilizer, Africa’s leading fertilizer producer, for technical know-how & licensing for the realization of six urea units, four in Nigeria and two in Ethiopia, and the…
From fertilizer and petroleum to textiles and plastics, production of vital commodities around the world relies on the use of anhydrous ammonia. Operators of chemical plants and petroleum refineries are well acquainted with both the handling hazards of the compound…
This company recently completed the largest Double Planetary Mixer in its U.S. history, a Model DPM-750 capable of mixing up to 750 gal per batch and engineered with safety features for a Class I, Div. 1, Group D hazardous environment.…
Advanced safety-instrumented system features minimize complexity, downtime and costs Chemical process plants must be vigilant when it comes to preventing accidents that have the potential to harm people, assets and the environment. While safety instrumented systems (SIS) reduce risks, they…
Low-carbon ammonia is an attractive driver for decarbonization of many product chains. Here are some practical insights from a legacy plant that was updated for cleaner ammonia production Ammonia production is under growing scrutiny as decarbonization becomes a global imperative.…
The production of commercially important hydrocarbons from synthesis gas (syngas; mixtures of H2 and CO) using the Fischer-Tropsch (F-T) process is a key strategy for making fuels and chemicals from a range of non-petroleum feedstocks. But F-T processes are relatively…