Clariant AG (Muttenz, Switzerland; www.clariant.com) announced that it has signed two key agreements with Sinpec, China's largest petroleum and chemical company. The first of these is the FCAS Series Sorbent Agreement in which SINOPEC has agreed to license its FCAS…
Asahi Kasei Corp. (Tokyo, Japan; www.asahi-kasei.co.jp) will increase production capacity for Celgard and Hipore Li-ion battery (LIB) separator* at its plants in North Carolina and Shiga, Japan, respectively. With increasing demand for electric-drive vehicles worldwide, the LIB market is forecasted to…
Evonik Industries AG (Essen, Germany; www.evonik.com) and the Fufeng Group Jinan, China; www.fufeng-group.com) have entered into a cooperation agreement for the production of ThreAmino (L-threonine). The renowned Chinese specialist in bio-fermentation will toll manufacture ThreAmino for Evonik using Evonik’s technology.…
Air Products (Lehigh Valley, Pa.; www.airproducts.com) announced an agreement to acquire Royal Dutch Shell plc’s (The Hague, the Netherlands; www.shell.com) Coal Gasification Technology business as well as Shell’s patent portfolio for liquids (residue) gasification. Financial terms are not being disclosed,…
AkzoNobel Specialty Chemicals (Amsterdam, the Netherlands; www.akzonobel.com) and Gasunie New Energy have joined forces to investigate the possible large-scale conversion of sustainable electricity into green hydrogen via the electrolysis of water. Intended for Delfzijl in the Netherlands, the installation would…
Enterprise Products Partners L.P. (Houston; www.enterpriseproducts.com) announced that the partnership plans to expand its butane isomerization facility at its complex in Mont Belvieu, Texas. This expansion is supported by long-term agreements to provide butane isomerization, storage and pipeline services, including…
Microdyn-Nadir GmbH (Wiesbaden, Germany; www.microdyn-nadir.com), the water treatment business unit of global filtration leader MANN+HUMMEL, announces the acquisition of Oltremare (www.oltremaremembrane.com), a leading European manufacturer of spiral-wound membrane elements. Oltremare, based in Fano, Italy, is known for both the production…
Eni S.p.A. (Rome, Italy; www.eni.com) has sold a license and basic engineering project to the Chinese company Sinopec for the construction of a refining plant based on the Eni Slurry Technology (EST). The plant will be built at the Sinopec refinery…
MISTRAS Group, Inc. (Princeton Junction, N.J.; www.mistrasgroup.com) named Edward J. Prajzner its new Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (CFO), effective January 5, 2018. Prior to joining MISTRAS Group, Mr. Prajzner served as Chief Financial Officer of CECO Environmental…
In early 2018, Evonik Industries AG (Essen, Germany; www.evonik.com) will begin construction of an additional line for compounding its ACRYLITE trademarked polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) at its site in Osceola, Arkansas (USA). The expansion will nearly double the production capacity of…