The latest content updates from the chemicals-technology.com web site http://www.chemicals-technology.com/ en-us http://www.chemicals-technology.com/ http://www.chemicals-technology.com/content/images/logo_big.gif http://www.chemicals-technology.com/news/newshb-fuller-acquire-plexbond-quimica http://www.chemicals-technology.com/news/newshb-fuller-acquire-plexbond-quimica H.B. Fuller Company has entered into an agreement to acquire the chemical polyurethane specialties and polyester resins provider Plexbond Quimica, to support its growing presence in the South American market. Tue, 21 May 2013 23:20:00 GMT http://www.chemicals-technology.com/news/newsbayer-inaugurates-asia-pacific-research-centre http://www.chemicals-technology.com/news/newsbayer-inaugurates-asia-pacific-research-centre Bayer MaterialScience has opened a new regional innovation hub for the Asia Pacific region in Shanghai, China. Tue, 21 May 2013 23:10:00 GMT http://www.chemicals-technology.com/news/newstechnip-consortium-wins-lng-project-canada http://www.chemicals-technology.com/news/newstechnip-consortium-wins-lng-project-canada A Technip-led consortium has received a contract from Pacific NorthWest LNG Limited Partnership to provide the front end engineering design and early detailed engineering services for a grassroot liquefied natural gas (LNG) project in Canada. Tue, 21 May 2013 23:00:00 GMT http://www.chemicals-technology.com/news/newskoch-nitrogen-construct-us-urea-facility http://www.chemicals-technology.com/news/newskoch-nitrogen-construct-us-urea-facility Koch Nitrogen is considering investing $1bn to build a new urea plant and revamp its existing manufacturing processes at its Enid site, in Oklahoma, US. Mon, 20 May 2013 23:20:00 GMT http://www.chemicals-technology.com/news/newsbp-divest-carson-refinery-us-assets-tesoro http://www.chemicals-technology.com/news/newsbp-divest-carson-refinery-us-assets-tesoro BP is planning to complete the sale of its Carson Refinery and south-west US retail assets to Tesoro Corporation in the second quarter of 2013, following clearance from the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC). Mon, 20 May 2013 23:10:00 GMT http://www.chemicals-technology.com/news/newseib-funds-repsol-rdi-programme http://www.chemicals-technology.com/news/newseib-funds-repsol-rdi-programme Repsol will receive €200m in funding from the European Investment Bank (EIB) to support the company's research, development and innovation (RDI) programme, covering different energy areas. Mon, 20 May 2013 23:00:00 GMT http://www.chemicals-technology.com/news/newsaker-tests-capture-co2-cement-industry http://www.chemicals-technology.com/news/newsaker-tests-capture-co2-cement-industry Norcem, in cooperation with the European Cement Research Academy (ECRA), has awarded a contract to Aker Solutions to test and study the capture of carbon dioxide (CO2) from flue gas emitted by the cement industry. Sun, 19 May 2013 23:00:00 GMT http://www.chemicals-technology.com/news/newsus-germany-mexichem-polyone-pvc-specialty-resins http://www.chemicals-technology.com/news/newsus-germany-mexichem-polyone-pvc-specialty-resins The Federal Trade Commissions (FTCs) in the US and Germany have cleared Mexichem to acquire PolyOne's PVC Specialty Resins assets without imposing any restrictions. Sun, 19 May 2013 23:00:00 GMT http://www.chemicals-technology.com/projects/joule-sunsprings-biofuel-plant-new-mexico/ http://www.chemicals-technology.com/projects/joule-sunsprings-biofuel-plant-new-mexico/ Joule Unlimited, a company based in Massachusetts, US, commissioned its first SunSprings Demonstration Plant located at Hobbs in Lea County, New Mexico, in September 2012. Sun, 19 May 2013 23:00:00 GMT http://www.chemicals-technology.com/news/newshoneywell-uop-technology-world-largest-propylene http://www.chemicals-technology.com/news/newshoneywell-uop-technology-world-largest-propylene Honeywell's subsidiary UOP has secured a new contract to provide technology for the world's largest on-purpose propylene production facility, Ascend Performance Materials Operations. Sun, 19 May 2013 23:00:00 GMT http://www.chemicals-technology.com/news/newsnova-chemicals-canadian-polyethylene-expansion-technip http://www.chemicals-technology.com/news/newsnova-chemicals-canadian-polyethylene-expansion-technip Technip has received the engineering and procurement services contract from Nova Chemicals for its polyethylene one expansion project at the Joffre facility in Alberta, Canada. Thu, 16 May 2013 23:00:00 GMT http://www.chemicals-technology.com/news/newsevonik-opx-biotechnologies-bio-based-chemicals http://www.chemicals-technology.com/news/newsevonik-opx-biotechnologies-bio-based-chemicals Evonik Industries and OPX Biotechnologies (OPXBIO) have signed an agreement to jointly develop certain bio-based specialty chemicals. Thu, 16 May 2013 23:00:00 GMT http://www.chemicals-technology.com/news/newssun-capital-sale-emerald-performance-materials http://www.chemicals-technology.com/news/newssun-capital-sale-emerald-performance-materials US-based private investment firm Sun Capital is planning to divest its specialty chemicals company, Emerald Performance Materials. Thu, 16 May 2013 23:00:00 GMT http://www.chemicals-technology.com/news/newscelanese-mitsui-jv-us-methanol-production http://www.chemicals-technology.com/news/newscelanese-mitsui-jv-us-methanol-production US-based technology and specialty materials company Celanese has signed an agreement with Japan-based business Mitsui & Co to establish a 50:50 joint venture (JV). Wed, 15 May 2013 23:00:00 GMT http://www.chemicals-technology.com/news/newschiyoda-jv-condensate-refinery-contract-qatar http://www.chemicals-technology.com/news/newschiyoda-jv-condensate-refinery-contract-qatar Japan-based Chiyoda, along with its partner CTCI Corporation, has received an engineering, procurement, supply, construction and commissioning (EPSCC) contract for the Laffan Refinery Phase 2 (LR2) Project in Ras Laffan, Qatar. Wed, 15 May 2013 23:00:00 GMT http://www.chemicals-technology.com/news/newslyondellbasell-shut-hdpe-facility-germany http://www.chemicals-technology.com/news/newslyondellbasell-shut-hdpe-facility-germany LyondellBasell will close down its high density polyethylene (HDPE) unit in Wesseling, Germany, in the third quarter of 2013, as part of the company's European restructuring strategy. Wed, 15 May 2013 23:00:00 GMT http://www.chemicals-technology.com/news/newsbp-commissions-diesel-hydrotreater-hydrogen-plants http://www.chemicals-technology.com/news/newsbp-commissions-diesel-hydrotreater-hydrogen-plants BP has commissioned diesel hydrotreater and hydrogen plants at its Cherry Point Refinery in Blaine, Washington, US. Tue, 14 May 2013 23:00:00 GMT http://www.chemicals-technology.com/news/newsmosaic-postpones-potash-mining-expansion-plans http://www.chemicals-technology.com/news/newsmosaic-postpones-potash-mining-expansion-plans North American fertiliser producer Mosaic has postponed its expansion plans for potash mining in western Canada, until the global market conditions for the soil nutrient industry become favourable. Tue, 14 May 2013 23:00:00 GMT http://www.chemicals-technology.com/news/newsmai-acquire-majority-stake-chileagro http://www.chemicals-technology.com/news/newsmai-acquire-majority-stake-chileagro The Makhteshim Agan Group (MAI) and ChileAgro Solutions have signed a definitive agreement to acquire a majority stake in ChileAgro, as part of MAI's global geographical expansion strategy. Tue, 14 May 2013 23:00:00 GMT http://www.chemicals-technology.com/contractors/pumps/lewa-process-pumps/ http://www.chemicals-technology.com/contractors/pumps/lewa-process-pumps/ LEWA is a leading manufacturer of engineered process pumps for the chemical industry. The company specialises in highly precise metering pumps and high-performance process diaphragm pumps, as well as... Mon, 13 May 2013 23:00:00 GMT