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January 25, 2013
Butyric acid debottleneck project will add capacity
Eastman Chemical Co. (Kingsport, Tenn.; www.eastman.com) announced today a debottleneck of butyric acid production capacity at its Kingsport, Tennessee, facility. The debottleneck, scheduled for completion in the fourth quarter of 2013, will add an additional 11 million pounds of capacity to support growing internal and external demand for...
http://www.che.com/only_on_che/latest_news/Butyric-acid-debottleneck-project-will-add-capacity_10182.html
January 25, 2013
CAB rises for sixth consecutive month, ACC says
The monthly Chemical Activity Barometer (CAB), from the American Chemistry Council (ACC; Washington, D.C.; www.americanchemistry.com), rose in January by 0.8 percentage points, the sixth consecutive month that the leading macroeconomic indicator has increased. The CAB for December 2012 was revised upward by 0.6 points, ACC noted in its...
http://www.che.com/only_on_che/latest_news/CAB-rises-for-sixth-consecutive-month-ACC-says_10183.html
January 24, 2013
Lanxess expands dichlorobenzene capacity at Leverkusen facility
Lanxess AG (Leverkusen, Germany; www.lanxess.com) has increased its dichlorobenzene capacity by more than 15%. It has done so by installing an additional crystallizer at the Leverkusen site, thereby enabling it to produce more high-purity p-dichlorobenzene for the global market. Some €3 million has been invested in the capacity expansion for this intermediate for the manufacture of high-performance...
http://www.che.com/only_on_che/latest_news/Lanxess-expands-dichlorobenzene-capacity-at-Leverkusen-facility_10138.html
January 24, 2013
Technip awarded PTA-contract contract by JBF Petrochemicals
Technip (Paris, France; www.technip.com) was awarded by JBF Petrochemicals, a wholly–owned subsidiary of JBF Industries Ltd, a for a 1.25-million ton/yr, latest-generation purified terephthalic acid (PTA) unit, to be located in the Special...
http://www.che.com/only_on_che/latest_news/Technip-awarded-PTA-contract-contract-by-JBF-Petrochemicals_10139.html
January 24, 2013
Linde and Forest BtL sign licensing agreement for Carbo-V technology
Linde Engineering Dresden GmbH, a subsidiary of The Linde Group (Munich, Germamy; www.linde.com) has signed an agreement with the Finnish Forest BtL Oy for the licensing of the biomass gasification technology Carbo-V, which will be implemented in a new Biomass–to-Liquid (BtL) plant in Kemi, Northern Finland. The commercial operation for the production of biodiesel and naphtha is expected to start at...
http://www.che.com/only_on_che/latest_news/Linde-and-Forest-BtL-sign-licensing-agreement-for-Carbo-V-technology_10140.html
January 23, 2013
Petronas and Evonik sign LoI for projects in ‘Rapid Project’
Petronas (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; www.petronas.com.my) and Evonik Industries AG Essen, Germany; www.evonik.com) signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) to jointly embark on the development of production facilities of specialty chemicals within Petronas’ Refinery & Petrochemical Integrated Development (Rapid) project in Pengerang, Johor. Under the LoI, the two parties will endeavor to form a partnership...
http://www.che.com/only_on_che/latest_news/Petronas-and-Evonik-sign-LoI-for-projects-in-Rapid-Project_10136.html
January 22, 2013
BASF and Sinopec move towards a world-scale isononanol plant in Maoming
BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany; www.basf.com) and China Petroleum & Chemical Corp. (Sinopec; Beijing) have completed a joint feasibility study and taken the next steps in the establishment of a world-scale isononanol (INA) plant in Maoming, Guangdong, China. Under the terms of the feasibility study, a new 50-50 joint venture will be formed, BASF MPCC Co. Ltd. Pre-approval has been received from the...
http://www.che.com/only_on_che/latest_news/BASF-and-Sinopec-move-towards-a-world-scale-isononanol-plant-in-Maoming_10134.html
January 22, 2013
Praxair India expands supply to JSW Steel
Praxair India Pvt- Ltd. (Bangalore), a subsidiary of Praxair, Inc., (Danbury, Conn.; www.praxair.com), has signed a long-term contract with its existing customer, JSW Steel Ltd. (www.jsw.in), part of the O.P. Jindal Group. Praxair will expand the supply of gaseous oxygen, nitrogen and argon to...
http://www.che.com/only_on_che/latest_news/Praxair-India-expands-supply-to-JSW-Steel_10135.html
January 21, 2013
Evonik signs MoU with government of Rostov region
Evonik Industries AG (Essen, Germany; www.evonik) and the government of the Russian Rostov Region used the opportunity of a reception at the Russian embassy in Berlin and the annual International Green Week to reaffirm their cooperation. A corresponding memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed in the presence of Ilse Aigner, the German Minister of Agriculture, Nicolai Federov, her Russian counterpart...
http://www.che.com/only_on_che/latest_news/Evonik-signs-MoU-with-government-of-Rostov-region_10132.html
January 21, 2013
Bilfinger to acquire Johnson Screens
Engineering and services group Bilfinger SE (Mannheim, Germany; www.bilfinger.com) has signed an agreement to acquire filtration specialists Johnson Screens (www.johnsonscreens.com). Combining these activities with activities that already exist in the group leads to the creation of a leading global supplier of components and services in nearly all areas of water and wastewater technology. Johnson Screens...
http://www.che.com/only_on_che/latest_news/Bilfinger-to-acquire-Johnson-Screens_10133.html
January 18, 2013
Signs of stabilization for major economies, ACC report says
Data for the composite leading indicator (CLI) from the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD; Paris, France; www.oecd.org) show “signs of stabilizing outlooks in most major economies,” according to analysis contained within the latest Weekly Chemistry and Economic Report from the American Chemistry Council (ACC; Washington, D.C....
http://www.che.com/only_on_che/latest_news/Signs-of-stabilization-for-major-economies-ACC-report-says_10130.html
January 18, 2013
Praxair starts up new ASU in India
Praxair India Private Ltd. (Bangalore), a subsidiary of Praxair, Inc. (Danbury, Conn.; www.praxair.com), announced the start-up of its third production facility to supply Usha Martin Ltd....
http://www.che.com/only_on_che/latest_news/Praxair-starts-up-new-ASU-in-India_10131.html
January 17, 2013
KBR awarded Veba Combi Cracker license and engineering services contract in Cambodia
KBR (Houston; www.kbr.com) was awarded a contract by Cambodian Petrochemical Co. (CPC) to provide licensing and engineering services for the Veba Combi Cracker (VCC) unit to be implemented in the Kampong Som Petrochemical Industrial Zone of Cambodia. Tianjin Petrochemical Engineering Design Co. (TPED), the EPC Contractor for the Unit, executed the agreements on behalf of CPC. Under the terms of the...
http://www.che.com/only_on_che/latest_news/KBR-awarded-Veba-Combi-Cracker-license-and-engineering-services-contract-in-Cambodia_10127.html
January 16, 2013
JGC-led JV awarded contract for petroleum refinery and petrochemical complex in Vietnam
A joint venture (JV) consisting of JGC Corp. (www.jgc.co.jp), with Chiyoda Corp. (Chiyoda Corp. (both Yokohama, Japan; www.chiyoda-corp.com/en), Technip (Paris France; www.technip.com), GS Engineering & Construction (www.gsconst.co.kr) and SK Engineering & Construction (both Seoul, South Korea: www.skec.com), has received notification of the award of a contract for the Nghi Son petroleum-refinery...
http://www.che.com/only_on_che/latest_news/JGC-led-JV-awarded-contract-for-petroleum-refinery-and-petrochemical-complex-in-Vietnam_10121.html
January 16, 2013
KBR wins ammonia-plant-revamp project in Hungary
KBR (Houston; www.kbr.com) has been awarded a contract to provide a license and basic-engineering-design package as part of the Ammonia Plant Revamp for capacity increase at reduced energy consumption by Nitrogenmuvek in the city of Petfurdo, Hungary. KBR will...
http://www.che.com/only_on_che/latest_news/KBR-wins-ammonia-plant-revamp-project-in-Hungary_10122.html
January 16, 2013
Praxair China signs contract with Jinlong Copper
Praxair China Shanghai; www.praxair.cn) has signed a new contract to expand supply with its existing customer, Jinlong Copper Co. (www.jinlongcopper.com), the largest copper-smelting joint venture (JV) in China, located in Tongling, Anhui in...
http://www.che.com/only_on_che/latest_news/Praxair-China-signs-contract-with-Jinlong-Copper_10123.html
January 16, 2013
SNC-Lavalin awarded EPCM contract for Élénore gold project in Canada
SNC-Lavalin Inc. (Montreal, Quebec, Canada; www.snclavalin.com) has been awarded a contract by Opinaca Mines Ltd., a company owned by Goldcorp Inc., to provide project management, detailed engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCM) services for the...
http://www.che.com/only_on_che/latest_news/SNC-Lavalin-awarded-EPCM-contract-for-Elenore-gold-project-in-Canada_10124.html
January 16, 2013
KBR selected by CRI Catalyst to develop engineering packages for IH2 process
KBR (Houston; www.kbr.com) says it was selected by CRI Catalyst Co. (CRI; Houston; www.cricatalyst.com) as the preferred engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) partner supporting licensed design of IH2 technology commercial scale facilities, having greater...
http://www.che.com/only_on_che/latest_news/KBR-selected-by-CRI-Catalyst-to-develop-engineering-packages-for-IH2-process_10125.html
January 15, 2013
Jacobs wins another contract from Reliance Industries
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (Pasadena, Calif.; www.jacobs.com) announced today it has been selected by Reliance Industries Ltd. (Mumbai, India...
http://www.che.com/only_on_che/latest_news/Jacobs-wins-another-contract-from-Reliance-Industries_10119.html
January 15, 2013
Oxea to increase production capacities in Texas, with optimized processes
The chemical company Oxea GmbH (Oberhausen, Germany; www.oxea-chemicals.com) has developed several innovative continuous processes to expand its production at its site in Bishop, Texas, USA. The optimizations will add significant further volume, beyond the already announced capacity increases for potassium formate and trimethylolpropane (TMP). Potassium formate is used, among other applications, as a...
http://www.che.com/only_on_che/latest_news/Oxea-to-increase-production-capacities-in-Texas-with-optimized-processes_10120.html
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