Haldor Topsoe A/S Lyngby, Denmark; www.topsoe.com), Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Engineering, Ltd. (Yokohama, Japan; www.mhiengineering.com) and GTM ONE have signed a license agreement for the design, construction, and operation of a 3,000-ton/d methanol plant based on Topsoe’s SynCOR Methanol technology. The…
BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany; www.basf.com) and the fine chemical company DIC Corp. (Tokyo, Japan; www.dic-global.com) have reached an agreement on the acquisition of BASF’s global pigments business. The purchase price on a cash and debt-free basis is €1.15 billion. The…
GE Steam Power (www.ge.com/power/steam) has been selected by Polish petroleum refiner PKN Orlen (www.orlen.pl) to deliver a full lifecycle power-generation package for its Plock refinery plant, which includes a new steam turbine generator set, Predix Asset Performance Management (APM) software…
ExxonMobil Corp. (Irving, Tex.; www.exxonmobil.com) and Mosaic Materials said that they have entered into an agreement to explore the advancement of breakthrough technology that can remove carbon dioxide from emissions sources. Mosaic Materials has progressed research on a unique process…
CP Kelco (Atlanta, Ga.; www.cpkelco.com) is expanding its gellan gum production capabilities in the U.S. In response to continued global demand for the product, CP Kelco is making a significant investment to increase capacity at its Okmulgee, Oklahoma, biogums production…
Dow (Midland, Mich.; www.dow.com) announced that it will retrofit proprietary fluidized catalytic dehydrogenation (FCDh) technology into one of its mixed-feed crackers in Plaquemine, Louisiana, to produce on-purpose propylene. The retrofit will enable Dow to continue to meet growing demand for…
TechnipFMC plc (Houston; www.technipfmc.com) announced that its Board of Directors has unanimously approved its plan to separate into two industry-leading, independent, publicly traded companies: RemainCo, a fully-integrated technology and services provider, continuing to drive energy development; and SpinCo, a leading…
Nouryon (Amsterdam, the Netherlands; www.nouryon.com) will double capacity at its surfactants plant in Stenungsund, Sweden to support the growth of several existing products, as well as new sustainable technologies for markets including oil and gas, lubricants and fuels, and asphalt.…
KBR (Houston; www.kbr.com) announced today the successful startup of the JSC EuroChem Northwest Phosphorit 2,890 metric ton per day (m.t./d) ammonia plant in Kingisepp, Russia. The facility's 1-million ton/yr ammonia production capacity is the largest in Europe and relies on…
The Chemical Activity Barometer (CAB), a leading economic indicator created by the American Chemistry Council (ACC; Washington, D.C.; www.americanchemistry.com), fell 0.1 percent in August on a three-month moving average (3MMA) basis, following a similar drop in July and four months…