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MOSCOW (MRC) -- Becht Europe B.V. and
EPS Customer Solutions B.V. have come together to better serve Refining,
Petrochemical, and Renewable customers in the European, Middle Eastern, and
African regions, said Hydrocarbonprocessing.
Becht
has built a strong reputation for providing engineering solutions, plant
services, software tools, and learning and development resources to over 95% of
the refineries in the US & Canada, as well as internationally in Latin
America, Europe, Africa, Middle East, and Asia Pacific.
Netherlands-based
EPS Customer Solutions is providing expert consultancy and technical services to
clients in Europe as well as elsewhere around the globe. Through the addition of
EPS Customer Solutions, Becht establishes a broader physical presence in the
EMEA region, growing local expertise while allowing the organization to better
serve regional clients.
Charles Becht IV, CEO of Becht, said: “EPS
Customer Solutions has great cultural alignment with Becht and a mutual interest
in helping our clients succeed. We are thrilled about the joint opportunities
presented by the acquisition."
Diederik Visser, Managing Director of EPS,
said: “After having served its clients for over 10 years, EPS welcomes this
opportunity to continue providing expert consultancy and technical services to
its clients. We expect this acquisition will be a great opportunity for the EPS
consultants to work for existing and new clients, while our clients will be able
to benefit from the increased range of expertise and capabilities offered by
Becht."
Chris van der Beek, Managing Director of Becht Europe, said: “I
am very happy EPS Customer Solutions joined Becht – an excellent step change in
our regional presence to service our joint clients in the EMEA region and
provide them with the best solutions."
As per EPSilyte is seeking a
price increase of 5 cents/lb (USD110/tonne) on all grades of expandable
polystyrene (EPS) in North America as of 1 March. The announcement said
that the increase was necessary to keep pace with rising operating costs as well
as continuing investments into sustainability such as its Adept biodegradable
EPS products. Increase for all grades of expandable polystyrene effective 1
March 2021; price rise due to escalating operating costs, need to continue
sustainability investments.
According to MRC's ScanPlast, in Russia,
the estimated consumption of PS and styrene plastics for the eleven months of
2020 amounted to 454.990 tonnes, which corresponds to the consumption indicator
for the same period last year. The estimated consumption of PS and styrene
plastics in the country in November increased by 4% compared to the same month
of 2019 and amounted to 45,830 tonnes. |
