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AkzoNobel completes acquisition of paints and coatings manufacturer in Mauritius
AkzoNobel N.V. (Amsterdam, the Netherlands; www.akzonobel.com) has completed the acquisition of 100% of the shares of Mauvilac Industries Limited, a leading paints and coatings company in Mauritius. The transaction includes a local production facility, four concept stores and access to…
Henkel, Givaudan and Total Corbion donate materials for medical-response needs
Total Corbion PLA (www.total-corbion.com), a 50/50 joint venture between Total S.A. (Paris, France; www.total.com) and Corbion N.V. (Amsterdam, the Netherlands; www.corbion.com), is joining the fight against the coronavirus by donating Luminy polylactic acid (PLA) resins for the production of 3D-printed…
Hydrite Chemical to donate hand sanitizer to healthcare facilities
Hydrite Chemical Co. (Brookfield, Wis.; www.hydrite.com), an integrated manufacturer and supplier of chemicals and related services, is donating a specially formulated hand sanitizer to support hospitals, healthcare workers and facilities, and food banks in local communities as they respond to…
ExxonMobil and GCMI join forces to expedite PPE production
Exxon Mobil Corp. (Irving, Tex.; www.exxonmobil.com) and the Global Center for Medical Innovation (GCMI) they have initiated multi-sector and joint development projects to rapidly redesign and manufacture reusable personal protection equipment (PPE) for health care workers, such as face shields…
Abengoa to construct large reverse-osmosis desalination plant in Saudi Arabia
Abengoa S.A. (Seville, Spain; www.abengoa.com) has been selected, in a consortium with engineering and construction company SEPCOIII, to construct a 600,000-m3/d desalination plant for Acwa Power. The value of Abengoa’s scope in the project exceeds $200 million Specifically, the company…
Covestro provides aid in Coronavirus crisis
Covestro AG (Leverkusen, Germany; www.covestro.com) is strengthening its commitment to containing the global coronavirus pandemic with in-kind and money donations. Thus, Covestro provides raw materials for the production of products, such as medical devices, safety goggles for medical staff and…
Governor Cuomo asks for help from manufacturers
In his daily update on the coronavirus today, New York State's Governor Cuomo asked for help from anyone who can manufacture personal protective equipment for healthcare workers, including manufacturers who can adapt equipment to do so. Companies that can potentially…
Maire Tecnimont awarded technology contracts in Korea, Russia and India
Maire Tecnimont S.p.A. (Milan, Italy; www.mairetecnimont.com) announced that its subsidiary Tecnimont S.p.A. has been granted awards for a total amount of approximately $10 million for technology-driven engineering services and feasibility studies in the petrochemical sector in Korea, Russia and India.…
B&W SPIG to supply cooling towers for BASF in Belgium
SPIG S.p.A. (SPIG), a subsidiary of Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises, Inc. (B&W; Akron, Ohio; www.babcock.com), has been awarded a contract by BASF Antwerp NV for more than $3 million to design and supply two cooling towers for the company’s plant…
Nouryon to acquire Sasol’s metal alkyls business
Nouryon (Amsterdam, the Netherlands; www.nouryon.com) has entered into an agreement to acquire the merchant triethyl aluminum (TEAL) business of Sasol, including its specialty fleet of returnable cylinders. TEAL is a metal alkyl essential in the production of high-volume plastics including…