Emerson (St. Louis, Mo.) agreed to acquire Open Systems International, Inc. (OSI Inc.) for $1.6 billion in an all cash transaction. OSI Inc. is a leading operations technology software provider that broadens and complements Emerson’s robust software portfolio and ability…
Repsol S.A. (Madrid, Spain) has announced that its industrial complex in Tarragona will adapt one of its units to manufacture advanced polymers with high resistance to impact. The project has a budget of approximately 32 million euros, earmarked for new…
By drying in a closed-loop system, the fluid bed dryer presents a breaking new ground in ammonium chloride drying and cooling As a technology leader in the development of efficient drying processes for bulk solids, ANDRITZ was one of the…
Evonik Industries AG (Essen, Germany) is investing around €15 million in its C4 production network in Marl, Germany. Targeted debottlenecking measures will increase the local production capacity for so-called isobutene derivatives, such as trimethylhexanal (TMH), tert-Butyl alcohol (TBA) and diisobutylene…
Cummins Inc. (Columbus, Ind.) will provide its 5-megawatt proton exchange membrane (PEM) electrolyzer to enable renewable energy for the Douglas County Public Utility District (Douglas County PUD) in Washington state. The Cummins electrolyzer will be dedicated to producing hydrogen from…
Stora Enso Oyj (Helsinki, Finland) will build a pilot facility for producing Cellufoam by Stora Enso, a lightweight, fiber-based foam material for protective packaging and cushioning. Bio-based foams are renewable and recyclable and can be used in packaging, for example,…
Afton Chemical Corp. (Richmond, Va.) will invest in Gasoline Performance Additives (GPA) blending capabilities at its Singapore Chemical Additive Manufacturing Facility. The demand for GPA in Asia Pacific is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 4%…
Evonik Industries AG (Essen, Germany) is acquiring the Porocel Group for $210 million to accelerate the growth of its catalysts business. Based in Houston, Texas (USA), Porocel offers a technology for highly efficient rejuvenation of desulfurization catalysts, which are in…
Haldor Topsoe (Lyngby, Denmark) announced that is has joined an ambitious sustainable fuels project in Denmark. The project aims to develop a ground-breaking hydrogen and sustainable fuel facility based on electrolysis in the Greater Copenhagen Area. The project is expected…
LyondellBasell (Rotterdam, the Netherlands) announced that Duqm Refinery and Petrochemical Industries Company LLC (DRPIC) has selected LyondellBasell’s world-leading polypropylene (PP) and high-density polyethylene (HDPE) technologies for a new facility. The new plants will comprise of a polypropylene (PP) plant that…