Francis Ward

CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY

PPG | October 23, 2021

PPG today announced that three of its innovative coatings technologies have earned 2021 R&D® 100 Awards: PPG BFP-SE Battery Fire Protection, PPG ENVIROCRON™ Extreme Protection thermally conductive powder coatings, and PPG HI-TEMP® 1027 HD coating. "At PPG, our global science and technology team works tirelessly to provide value-added solutions to our customers, Leveraging our expertise across industries – combined with our constant purs...

CHEMICAL MANAGEMENT

Rosewood Private Investments | January 19, 2022

Rosewood Private Investments is pleased to announce the acquisitions of American Petroleum Sales and Service and Petroleum Equipment Company, Inc. which will be held under the new holding company, StationServ. AMPET, headquartered in Southaven, Mississippi, is a petroleum equipment distributor with full-service installation, distribution, and servicing capabilities. Founded by Gary Murphy in 1990, the company operates out of four branch locations in Mississippi, Arkansas, and Tenn...

PRODUCTS AND TECHNOLOGIES

Professional Datasolutions, Inc. | December 14, 2021

Shell Oil Company (Shell), the largest fuel network in the U.S., and PDI, the management software company in charge of the Fuel Rewards® program, have announced AAdvantage®, the American Airlines loyalty program, is joining the Fuel Rewards program as its first airline partner. The addition of AAdvantage® means that its members will now be able to earn two AAdvantage® miles for every gallon of fuel they purchase at Shell. AAdvantage® members who join Fuel Rewar...

PR Newswire | January 14, 2020

The new LDPE unit had not yet achieved beneficial operation (BO) as planned for in December 2019. The unit was in the final stages of commissioning and startup when the incident occurred. The unit has been shut down and an investigation is underway to determine the cause of the incident, the extent of the damage and resulting impact on the LDPE unit's BO schedule. All other Lake Charles units and previously commissioned LCCP units, namely the ethane cracker, ethylene glycol/ethylene oxide an...