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March 26, 2013
UOP PDH technology selected by Williams for propylene plant in Canada
UOP LLC (Des Plaines, Ill.; www.uop.com), a Honeywell company, says that its UOP C3 Oleflex process technology has been selected by Williams (Tulsa, Okla.) to produce propylene, a valuable petrochemical used in plastics production. The selection is the sixth win for Honeywell’s UOP Oleflex process technology in North America, as petrochemical producers move to produce propylene from propane found in...
http://www.che.com/only_on_che/latest_news/UOP-PDH-technology-selected-by-Williams-for-propylene-plant-in-Canada_10386.html
March 25, 2013
ICIG kicks off €53-million investment at PPC in Thann
PPC (Thann, France; www.ppchemicals.com), a company of WeylChem Group (Frankfurt am Main, Germany; www.weylchem.com), the fine chemicals platform of International Chemical Investors Group (ICIG; Luxembourg), has secured bank financing from Commerzbank for the conversion of the mercury electrolysis plant. The equity portion of the financing will be provided by ICIG. PPC will convert its production of...
http://www.che.com/only_on_che/latest_news/ICIG-kicks-off-&euro53-million-investment-at-PPC-in-Thann_10356.html
March 25, 2013
Uhde Inventa-Fischer commissions polyamide 6 plant for JSC Grodno Azot PTC Khimvolokno
Uhde Inventa-Fischer (Domat/Ems, Switzerland; www.uhde-inventa-fischer.com) and JSC Grodno Azot PTC Khimvolokno (Belarus) have successfully commissioned a plant for the production of polyamide 6. The multiline plant is located in Grodno, Western Belarus, has a capacity of 91,000 metric tons (m.t.) per year and replaces seven lines that have been closed down. The new plant has enabled the customer to almost...
http://www.che.com/only_on_che/latest_news/Uhde-Inventa-Fischer-commissions-polyamide-6-plant-for-JSC-Grodno-Azot-PTC-Khimvolokno_10358.html
March 22, 2013
Outotec cooperates with Maschinenfabrik Köppern to expand its comminution products
Outotec Oyj (Espoo, Finland; www.outotec.com) has agreed with Maschinenfabrik Köppern GmbH & Co. KG (Hattingen, Germany; www.koeppern.com) on cooperation in the manufacture and supply of Outotec branded comminution products as part of Outotec's process solutions. Köppern is a global leader in high-pressure grinding roll (HPGR) technology as well as a world leader for briquetting and...
http://www.che.com/only_on_che/latest_news/Outotec-cooperates-with-Maschinenfabrik-Koppern-to-expand-its-comminution-products_10354.html
March 22, 2013
Chemical production in the U.S. rises in all regions, ACC says
The U.S. Chemical Production Regional Index (CPRI) rose 0.6% in February, following a revised 0.8% gain in January, according to the American Chemistry Council (ACC; Washington, D.C.; www.americanchemistry.com). “Chemical production rose across all regions for the third consecutive month,” ACC said...
http://www.che.com/only_on_che/latest_news/Chemical-production-in-the-U-S-rises-in-all-regions-ACC-says_10355.html
March 21, 2013
CB&I to acquire gasification technology from Phillips
CB&I (The Woodlands, Tex.; www.cbi.com) says it has entered into an agreement with Phillips 66  to acquire the company’s E-Gas Technology business. The E-Gas solids-gasification technology is a commercially proven...
http://www.che.com/only_on_che/latest_news/CB-and-I-to-acquire-gasification-technology-from-Phillips_10353.html
March 19, 2013
AkzoNobel plans further investment in China
AkzoNobel (Amsterdam, the Netherlands; www.akzonobel.com) says it intends to invest a further €65 million in China. The investment will be used to boost capacity and significantly improve operational excellence at AkzoNobel's Surface Chemistry manufacturing sites in Boxing and Ningbo. More than half the money is being invested in the company's facility in Shandong province, which was taken over as...
http://www.che.com/only_on_che/latest_news/AkzoNobel-plans-further-investment-in-China_10346.html
March 19, 2013
DSM acquires light-trapping technology for solar modules
Royal DSM (www.dsm.com), the global Life Sciences and Materials Sciences company, today announces that it has acquired SolarExcel B.V. (Venray, the Netherlands). SolarExcel has developed a proprietary light-trapping technology that can significantly increase the efficiency of solar panels. With the acquisition DSM expands its growing portfolio of solar energy enabling technologies. Financial details of the...
http://www.che.com/only_on_che/latest_news/DSM-acquires-light-trapping-technology-for-solar-modules_10347.html
March 19, 2013
UOP’s C3 Oleflex process selected for propylene production in China
UOP LLC (Des Plaines, Ill.; www.uop.com), a Honeywell company, has been selected to provide technology to produce propylene in China. Fujian Meide Petrochemical Co. will use Honeywell’s UOP C3 Oleflex process technology to convert propane to propylene, a key ingredient in the production of materials such as films and packaging. It is the 12th Oleflex project UOP has announced since the beginning...
http://www.che.com/only_on_che/latest_news/UOPs-C3-Oleflex-process-selected-for-propylene-production-in-China_10352.html
March 18, 2013
Primozone and Ozone Water Systems: U.S. strategic partnership agreement
Primozone Production AB (Löddeköpinge, Sweden; www.primozone.com) and Ozone Water Systems, Inc. (OWS; Phoenix, Ariz.; www.ozonewatersystems.com), announced today that they have entered into a strategic partnership agreement for the U.S. Under the terms of the agreement, Ozone Water Systems, a leading global supplier of turnkey ozonation systems and services, will be responsible for sales, service...
http://www.che.com/only_on_che/latest_news/Primozone-and-Ozone-Water-Systems-U-S-strategic-partnership-agreement_10342.html
March 18, 2013
OECD CLI shows diverging growth patterns, ACC report says
The composite leading indicator (CLI) for January 2013, the most recent available, released by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD; Paris, France; www.oecd.org) showed a divergent growth pattern in the world’s major economies, according to the latest Weekly Chemistry and Economic Report from the American Chemistry Council (ACC; Washington, D.C.; www.americanchemistry.com)...
http://www.che.com/only_on_che/latest_news/OECD-CLI-shows-diverging-growth-patterns-ACC-report-says_10344.html
March 18, 2013
Toyo awarded synthetic resin project in Texas
Toyo Engineering Corp. (Toyo; Chiba, Japan; www.toyo-eng.co.jp) has been awarded a contract to construct a synthetic resin (ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer, EVOH)...
http://www.che.com/only_on_che/latest_news/Toyo-awarded-synthetic-resin-project-in-Texas_10345.html
March 14, 2013
Ube establishes JV for synthetic rubber production in Malaysia
Ube Industries, Ltd. (Ube; Tokyo, Japan; www.ube-ind.co.jp) has established a joint venture (JV) with Lotte Chemical Corp. (Seoul, South Korea), Lotte Chemical Titan Holding Sdn. Bhd. (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia), and Mitsubishi Corp. (Tokyo, Japan) to manufacture and market butadiene rubber (BR) in Johor, Malaysia. The move is in response to growing demand for BR in the Asia region. The JV will be licensed...
http://www.che.com/only_on_che/latest_news/Ube-establishes-JV-for-synthetic-rubber-production-in-Malaysia_10339.html
March 14, 2013
CB&I awarded PDH contract in Korea
CB&I (The Woodlands, Tex.; www.cbi.com) announced today that it has been awarded a contract by SK gas, South Korea’s largest importer and distributor of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), for the license and engineering design of a...
http://www.che.com/only_on_che/latest_news/CB-and-I-awarded-PDH-contract-in-Korea_10340.html
March 14, 2013
Samsung Engineering signs its first deal in Azerbaijan with Socar fertilizer award
Samsung Engineering Co. (Seoul, South Korea; www.samsungengineering.co.kr) signed a contract, worth $650 million (€498 million), with State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic (Socar), Azerbaijan’s...
http://www.che.com/only_on_che/latest_news/Samsung-Engineering-signs-its-first-deal-in-Azerbaijan-with-Socar-fertilizer-award_10341.html
March 13, 2013
Toyo awarded refinery modernization contract in Tatarstan
Toyo Engineering Corp. (Toyo; Chiba, Japan; www.toyo-eng.co.jp) has been awarded a contract with TAIF-NK (Nizhnekamsk, Republic of Tatarstan, Russian Federation) to provide services for detailed engineering and procurement for the petroleum-refinery modernization project in Nizhnekamsk. TAIF-NK belongs to TAIF PSC Group (Republic of Tatarstan...
http://www.che.com/only_on_che/latest_news/Toyo-awarded-refinery-modernization-contract-in-Tatarstan_10336.html
March 13, 2013
BASF to start up new FCC catalysts testing and research laboratory in Heidelberg
BASF Corp. (Iselin, N.J.; www.basf.com) has announced that it will start-up a new multi-million euro fluid catalytic cracking (FCC) catalysts testing and research laboratory at the hte AG (the; www.hte-company.com) facility in Heidelberg, Germany. hte is a wholly owned subsidiary of BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany) and a leading provider of high throughput technology and services for enhancing research and...
http://www.che.com/only_on_che/latest_news/BASF-to-start-up-new-FCC-catalysts-testing-and-research-laboratory-in-Heidelberg_10337.html
March 13, 2013
Davy Process Technology and SEKAB E-Technology form strategic partnership
Davy Process Technology Ltd. (Davy; London, U.K.; www.davyprotech.com), a Johnson Matthey company, and SEKAB (Rotterdam, the Netherlands; www.sekab.com), a leading player in the field of the ethanol based chemicals and biofuels, today announced at World Biofuels Markets that they are embarking on a collaboration to develop and market CelluTech, SEKAB’s lignocellulosic-based biorefinery technology...
http://www.che.com/only_on_che/latest_news/Davy-Process-Technology-and-SEKAB-E-Technology-form-strategic-partnership_10338.html
March 12, 2013
AkzoNobel and Solvay establish a partnership on renewable solvents
Today, international chemical group Solvay SA (Brussels, Belgium; www.solvay.com) is announcing an agreement to significantly increase the usage of renewable raw materials (or biobased chemicals) within AkzoNobel (Amsterdam, the Netherlands; www.akzonobel.com) formulations of paints and coatings. The first of a kind for AkzoNobel, this partnership strengthens the commitment both companies have to...
http://www.che.com/only_on_che/latest_news/AkzoNobel-and-Solvay-establish-a-partnership-on-renewable-solvents_10333.html
March 12, 2013
Toyo forms bio-pharm business alliance with Middough
Toyo Engineering Corp. (Toyo; Chiba, Japan; www.toyo-eng.co.jp) recently formed a business alliance with Middough Inc. (Cleveland, Ohio; www.middough.com), an engineering company with expertise in pharmaceuticals. The alliance will strengthen business development in bio-pharmaceuticals, which have particularly high market growth potential within pharmaceuticals, a field of focus for the company. Established...
http://www.che.com/only_on_che/latest_news/Toyo-forms-bio-pharm-business-alliance-with-Middough_10334.html
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