Praxair, Inc. (Danbury, Conn.; www.praxair.com), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Linde plc, has announced it will expand production capacity at its Neosho, Missouri air separation plant. The expansion is in response to the growing demand from customers in southwestern Missouri and…
Toray Plastics (America), Inc. (www.toraytpa.com), a subsidiary of Toray Industries, Inc. (Toyko; www.toray.com), is investing in a new, state-of-the-art 8.7 meter oriented polypropylene (OPP) film line located in North Kingstown, Rhode Island. The expenditure marks the next phase of Toray’s multi-year…
Eni S.p.A. (Rome, Italy; www.eni.com) and The Saudi Basic Industries Corp. (SABIC; Riyadh; www.sabic.com) signed a Joint Development Agreement to further develop an innovative technology for natural gas conversion into synthesis gas that can be further transformed into high-value fuels…
Kemira Oyj (Helsinki, Finland; www.kemira.com) has announced a two-year investment of around EUR 60 million to significantly increase production of high-molecular-weight emulsion polymers at its manufacturing site in Mobile, Alabama. These polymers are primarily used in the oil-and-gas industry. Additionally,…
Industrie De Nora S.p.A. (De Nora; Milan, Italy; www.denora.com) announced it has acquired the Albuquerque-based MIOX business from Johnson Matthey plc (London, U.K.; www.matthey.com) for an undisclosed price. The acquisition strengthens De Nora’s growing portfolio of water purification technologies that…
Global Bioenergies (Evry, France; www. global-bioenergies.com) announced that production runs using wheat straw hydrolysate provided by its partner Clariant were successfully performed in its Leuna demo plant, leading to the production of cellulosic isobutene for the first time at this…
SUEZ (Paris, France; www.suez-environnement.fr) and the Avril Group have announced an alliance to produce and market organic fertilizers and soil conditioners for fertilization and soil structuring. In this context and subject to the approval of the competition authorities, SUEZ will…
Braskem (São Paulo, Brazil; www.braskem.com.br) and Haldor Topsoe A/S (Lyngby, Denmark; www.topsoe.com) announced the commissioning of a pioneering demonstration unit for the development of monoethylene glycol (MEG) from sugar. Located in Lyngby, Denmark, the pilot plant's operation marks a decisive step…
Ecolab Inc. (St. Paul, Minn.; www.ecolab.com) has announced plans to spin off its Upstream energy businesses as a standalone publicly-traded company. The Upstream Energy business currently operates within Ecolab’s Energy segment and consists of the Oil Field Chemicals production business…
HollyFrontier Corp. (Dallas, Tex.; www.hollyfrontier.com) announced that its subsidiaries have completed the previously announced acquisition of Sonneborn US Holdings Inc. and Sonneborn Coӧperatief U.A. (collectively Sonneborn) for $655 million, including working capital with an estimated value of $72 million. HollyFrontier…