The current increase of packaging and pulp demand in the fiber industry is accompanied by numerous challenges, including fluctuating costs of energy and raw materials. Siemens AG (Munich, Germany; www.siemens.com) energy-efficient concepts and solutions are designed to help the paper…
Songwon Industrial Co., Ltd. (Ulsan, South Korea; www.songwon.com), the second largest manufacturer of polymer stabilizers in the world and a key global player in the polyvinyl chloride (PVC) stabilizer industry since 1965, has entered into a strategic co-operation agreement with…
McDermott International, Inc. (Houston; www.mcdermott.com) announced it has been awarded a technology contract from Baltic Chemical Company (BCC) and an Extended Basic Engineering (EBE) contract from China National Chemical Engineering No. 7 Construction Company Limited (CC7). The ethane cracking project…
Siemens Digital Industries Software (Plano, Tex.; www.sw.siemens.com) has signed an agreement to acquire MultiMechanics, Inc., developer of MultiMech finite element software that helps companies virtually predict failure in advanced materials at an unprecedented level of speed and accuracy. The company…
KBR (Houston; www.kbr.com) has been awarded a contract for Vinyl Acetate Monomer (VAM) technology by Shenghong Refining Petrochemical (Lian Yun Gang) Co. Ltd., China. This is the first commercial VAM technology license secured under an alliance agreement between KBR and…
Baker Hughes (Houston; www.bakerhughes.com) broke ground on its first chemicals manufacturing facility in Saudi Arabia, designed to help customers improve production, reduce costs, and maximize the value of their assets across the chemicals value chain. The company held a ground-breaking…
To continue to expand its position as a leading service provider in the additive manufacturing sector, BASF New Business GmbH (Ludwigshafen, Germany; www.basf-new-business.com) has formally agreed to acquire the online 3D printing service provider Sculpteo (Paris, France; www.sculpteo.com). The agreement…
Axens (Rueil Malmaison, France; www.axens.net) and CORYS (Grenoble, France; www.corys.com) have entered into a global exclusive collaboration agreement to develop and commercialize advanced simulation and training solutions for Axens process technologies based on CORYS’ INDISS PLUS dynamic simulation software. The…
Lanxess AG (Cologne, Germany; www.lanxess.com) sells its 74% stake in its chrome ore mine in Rustenburg, South Africa to Clover Alloys (SA) Proprietary Ltd., a South African supplier of chrome fine ores. On November 15, 2019 both companies signed a…
American Manganese Inc. (AMY; Surrey, B.C., Canada; www.americanmanganeseinc.com) announced the successful recovery of high-purity (99.98%) nickel-cobalt hydroxide from the NCA cathode scrap material received from a tier-one lithium-ion battery (LIB) company. American Manganese plans to announce additional results as they…