Petrochemicals
Eastman acquires Brazil plasticizer firm Scandiflex
Eastman Chemical has acquired Scandiflex do Brasil S.A. Indústrias Químicas, a manufacturer of plasticizers located in Mauá, São Paulo, Brazil. The acquired Scandiflex plasticizer business and manufacturing capabilities are now part of Eastman’s performance chemicals and intermediates (PCI) segment.
Tyco buys specialty firm Chemguard for $130mn
Tyco International completed its $130 million acquisition of Chemguard, a leading provider of fire suppression products and specialty chemicals. Founded in 1984 and based in Mansfield, Texas, Chemguard's fire suppression portfolio includes an extensive line of foam concentrates, firefighting hardware and engineered foam systems for a broad range of industrial applications.
Solutia adds to high-tech film manufacturing in Asia
Solutia has acquired additional capacity for its high-tech conductive film manufacturing operation in the Asia-Pacific region, continuing the company's expansion in support of the region's fast-growing mobile electronics and smart window markets.
Univar acquires Brazil chemical distributor Arinos
Brazil-based distributor Univar has acquired Arinos Quimica, a leading distributor of specialty and commodity chemicals in Brazil. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Linde to raise nitrogen production at Ohio plant
Linde will upgrade its supply network in the US Midwest by significantly increasing production at its air separation plant in Delta, Ohio. Linde will add a 575 tpd nitrogen liquefier, which will capture spare molecules the plant is already producing, the company said.
Air Liquide to engineer, license coal-to-propylene project in China
The engineering and construction division of Air Liquide signed a contract with the Shenhua Ningxia Coal Industry Group (SNCG) in China to build a 500,000 tpy methanol-to-propylene (MTP) plant, following the successful commissioning of the first industrial scale unit built with the same client.
Siemens to supply core compressor train for China propane dehydrogenation unit
Siemens Energy has received an order for the supply of two gas-turbine-driven axial-flow compressors trains for the first propane dehydrogenation (PDH) project in China.
BioAmber to build biosuccinic acid plant by 2013 in Sarnia, Ontario
BioAmber has selected Sarnia, Ontario, as the location for its first North American biosuccinic acid plant. The Sarnia plant will have an initial capacity of 17,000 tpy and will be commissioned in 2013.
India ammonia group picks KBR for engineering, technology license
KBR was awarded a contract by Jaiprakash Associates Ltd (JAL) - a Jaypee Group company - to provide license and engineering design services for JAL’s brownfield 2,200 tpd ammonia plant in Kanpur, India.
PPG, Harsha to form India fiber glass joint venture
PPG Industries signed a letter of intent with India-based Harsha Exito Engineering to establish a 50-50 joint venture for the manufacture and sale of fiber glass reinforcement products.
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- Shell Chemicals and Syensqo partner to deliver low-carbon ethylene oxide solutions 4/10
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