Keyword: Catalysis & Catalysts

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Clariant and CB&I Design China Dehydrogenation Plant

22.01.2016 - Swiss specialty chemicals producer Clariant has won a contract from China’s Hengli Petrochemical (Dalian) Refinery to develop a propane and butane dehydrogenation unit in...

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Johnson Matthey Expands R&D and Scale-up Facilities in Cambridge, UK

20.01.2016 - Johnson Matthey’s Fine Chemicals Division has completed an expansion of its Cambridge, UK facilities, bringing additional process research & development services and kilo-scale...

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Evonik and Partners Launch Romeo Reactor Research Project

02.11.2015 - Evonik and eight partners are researching a new reactor concept based on membrane technology. The Romeo research project, which started this autumn, aims to cut energy consumption...

Strategy & Management

Easy Access for Customers

07.10.2015 - In late June, Johnson Matthey announced that it will divest its Alfa Aesar Research Chemicals business to Thermo Fisher Scientific. Following the divestment the company has...

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BASF to Consolidate Catalyst Operations

28.09.2015 - BASF will consolidate its spent chemical catalysts refining and recycling operations at its operating facility in Seneca, South Carolina, USA, by the end of this year. The...

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Johnson Matthey Realigns Fine Chemicals

17.09.2015 - As part of a customer-focused initiative to unite its diverse fine chemicals capabilities, Johnson Matthey, a US company best known internationally for catalyst manufacture, has...

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BASF Faces Legacy Lawsuits from Engelhard

10.09.2015 - BASF is facing around 300 lawsuits in the US as a legacy of its acquisition of catalyst manufacturer Engelhard in 2006. In the suits, plaintiffs allege that talc used in wall board...

Plant Construction & Process Technology

A Combination of Competences

03.09.2015 - In April, Ferrostaal, based in Essen, Germany, and Haldor Topsoe, headquarterd in Copenhagen, Denmark, founded the joint venture Ferrostaal Topsoe Projects with registered office...