http://che.com Chemical Engineering en-us 2008 Sun, 20 Jul 2008 20:35:07 EDT Click here for full pdf version of this article - includes all graphs, charts, tables, and author information Plant Watch Evonik to close its orthoesters plant in Niederkassel... June 11, 2008... http://che.com/business_and_economics/plant_watch_mergers_and_bus_news/4015.html Tue, 15 Jul 2008 0:00:00 EDT Petrom S.A. of Romania has commissioned Uhde GmbH (Dortmund, Germany; www.uhde.biz) to build a gasoline desulphurization plant at its refinery located in Brazi, some 50km north of Bucharest... http://che.com/business_and_economics/plant_watch_mergers_and_bus_news/4065.html Tue, 15 Jul 2008 0:00:00 EDT GEA Group AG (Bochum, Germany; www.geagroup.com) has further strengthened its Farm Technologies Division through the acquisition of Norbco, Inc. (Westmoreland, NY). Norbco, Inc., has so far been... http://che.com/business_and_economics/plant_watch_mergers_and_bus_news/4060.html Mon, 14 Jul 2008 0:00:00 EDT Ashland Inc. (Covington, Ky.) and Hercules Inc. (Wilmington, Del.) today announced that they have entered into a definitive merger agreement under which Ashland would acquire all of the... http://che.com/business_and_economics/plant_watch_mergers_and_bus_news/4059.html Fri, 11 Jul 2008 0:00:00 EDT Airgas, Inc. (Radnor, Pa.; www.airgas.com) today announced that it will build a new 450-ton/d liquid-carbon-dioxide plant at the First United Ethanol LLC, (FUEL) complex in Camilla, Ga. Airgas... http://che.com/business_and_economics/plant_watch_mergers_and_bus_news/4055.html Thu, 10 Jul 2008 0:00:00 EDT  ... http://che.com/business_and_economics/plant_watch_mergers_and_bus_news/4058.html Thu, 10 Jul 2008 0:00:00 EDT The Dutch company Yara Sluiskil B.V., part of the Norwegian chemicals group Yara International ASA, has commissioned Uhde GmbH (Dortmund, Germany; www.uhde.biz) to design and build a major urea... http://che.com/business_and_economics/plant_watch_mergers_and_bus_news/4053.html Wed, 9 Jul 2008 0:00:00 EDT Evonik Industries AG’s (Essen, Germany; www.evonik.com) Inorganic Materials Business Unit and the Russian Synttech Group are considering working together to manufacture Thermal Blacks. On... http://che.com/business_and_economics/plant_watch_mergers_and_bus_news/4051.html Tue, 8 Jul 2008 0:00:00 EDT Emerson (St. Louis, Mo.;www.emerson.com) today announced it has acquired TopWorx (Louisville, Ky.; www.topworx.com). Terms of the deal were not disclosed. TopWorx becomes part of Emerson Process... http://che.com/business_and_economics/plant_watch_mergers_and_bus_news/4052.html Tue, 8 Jul 2008 0:00:00 EDT On 4 July, the privately managed industrial gas specialist Messer (Sultzbach, Germany; www.messergroup.com) signed a contract of purchase to take over the majority share of 51% of Asco Carbon... http://che.com/business_and_economics/plant_watch_mergers_and_bus_news/4049.html Mon, 7 Jul 2008 0:00:00 EDT