http://www.che.com Chemical Engineering en-us 2013 Thu, 23 May 2013 16:50:45 EDT For a little over two decades now, China’s rise in the chemical process industries (CPI) has often appeared to outsiders like a runaway reaction. Low wages, a very low-valued currency and certain government policies have provided the perfect migration spot for jobs, contracts and intellectual property... http://www.che.com/regions/china/8155.html Fri, 1 Jul 2011 0:00:00 EDT When it first became a player in the global chemical process industries (CPI), China was framed purely as an opportunity for reducing the costs to produce goods that are consumed elsewhere. More recently, the picture has broadened to include a burgeoning demand for products to be consumed within China by its... http://www.che.com/regions/china/5798.html Thu, 1 Jul 2010 0:00:00 EDT Solutia Inc. (St. Louis, Mo.; www.therminol.com) announced today that it has supplied Therminol D12 and Therminol 66 synthetic heat transfer fluids to a new state of the art, 15,000 metric ton per year (m.t./y) solar-grade high-purity polysilicon manufacturing plant in Xinyu City, China. The facility is... http://www.che.com/regions/china/5329.html Wed, 2 Dec 2009 0:00:00 EST Rising labor rates and transportation costs in the nation are raising eyebrows... http://www.che.com/regions/china/4159.html Mon, 15 Sep 2008 0:00:00 EDT The Institution of Chemical Engineers (London; IChemE) has announced plans to establish a greater presence in China, following the appointment of Dr. Yan Tsaur as the country’s first IChemE Operations Director.   Professor Richard Darton, IChemE President, outlined the Institution’s Chinese... http://www.che.com/regions/china/4128.html Thu, 14 Aug 2008 0:00:00 EDT Alfa Laval (Lund, Sweden; www.alfalaval.com) has received an order for the Packinox plate heat exchanger from a petrochemical company in China. The order value is about SEK 60 million, and delivery... http://www.che.com/regions/china/3922.html Mon, 9 Jun 2008 0:00:00 EDT Lurgi Zimmer GmbH, a company of Lurgi GmbH (Frankfurt, Germany; www.lurgi.de), has been awarded a contract to supply its state-of-the-art polyamide 6 (PA6) technology for Tianjin Haijing Polymerization Co., Ltd., P.R... http://www.che.com/regions/china/3914.html Mon, 2 Jun 2008 0:00:00 EDT After a production period of only 18 months, Siemens Energy (Erlangen, Germany; www.powergeneration.siemens.com) is to deliver the first two of five coal gasifiers to Shenhua Ningxia Coal Industry Group Co. Ltd. (SNCG) in China. The coal gasifiers, each with a thermal capacity of 500 MW, are destined... http://www.che.com/regions/china/3909.html Thu, 29 May 2008 0:00:00 EDT AkzoNobel Functional Chemicals (Amersfoort, Netherlands; www.akzonobel.com) is relocating the headquarters of its chelates business from the Netherlands to China. The move has been prompted by the growing importance of the Asian market. “It is extremely important for us to be in close proximity to our... http://www.che.com/regions/china/3907.html Wed, 28 May 2008 0:00:00 EDT Emerson Process Management (Bredbury, Stockport, U.K.; www.emersonprocess.eu) has been selected, by the Zhejiang Changxing Glass Co., Ltd. and the Zhejiang Pinghu Glass Co., Ltd., to engineer and install PlantWeb digital architecture with DeltaV automation systems and Emerson’s intelligent field... http://www.che.com/regions/china/3905.html Tue, 27 May 2008 0:00:00 EDT