http://www.che.com Chemical Engineering en-us 2013 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 6:29:33 EDT Chevron Phillips Chemical Co. LP (The Woodlands, Tex.; www.cpchem.com) announced yesterday that the two polyethylene facilities planned as part of the company’s U.S. Gulf Coast (USGC) Petrochemicals Project, would be located on a site nearby the Chevron Phillips Chemical Sweeny facility in Old Ocean... http://www.che.com/regions/north_america/us/9323.html Tue, 1 May 2012 0:00:00 EDT Already, in the first two months of this year, the unpredictable and winding road of the so-called Boiler MACT, has taken yet another set of hair-pinned curves. Now industry groups are pushing even harder for an act of Congress that would put on the brakes and allow more time for the regulations to be... http://www.che.com/regions/north_america/us/9025.html Thu, 1 Mar 2012 0:00:00 EST 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 HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- ChemInnovations, the only major CPI show in North America in 2010, announced today that the International Society of Automation (ISA) Houston Section, www.houstonisa.org, will be hosting its annual exhibition in conjunction with the ChemInnovations Conference & Exposition... http://www.che.com/regions/north_america/5597.html Fri, 23 Apr 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 Honeywell (Morris Township, N.J.; www.honeywell.com) will establish a new technology center in Gurgaon, India, to expand its global research capabilities in refining, petrochemical and other technologies in order to better serve customers in the region. The company will invest $34 million to establish the... http://www.che.com/regions/india_pakistan/5299.html Thu, 19 Nov 2009 0:00:00 EST The Board of Lucite International Group Ltd., (Southampton, UK; www.lucite.com), has announced that the company will be acquired by Mitsubishi Rayon Co. for a total cash consideration of approximately $1.6 billion. The purchase is subject to approval by the relevant regulatory authorities, and is expected to be completed by the end of January 2009.... http://www.che.com/regions/southeast_asia/singapore/4347.html Tue, 11 Nov 2008 0:00:00 EST Foster Wheeler Ltd., (Clinton, N.J.; www.fwc.com), a global engineering and construction contractor and power equipment supplier, announced that its South African subsidiary, Foster Wheeler South Africa, has been awarded a front-end-engineering design (FEED) contract... http://www.che.com/regions/africa/south_africa/4327.html Tue, 4 Nov 2008 0:00:00 EST To further strengthen its presence and services to clients in Latin America, Haldor Topsøe (www.topsoe.com), a supplier of heterogeneous cataysis and process supplies has opened a subsidiary in Argentina... http://www.che.com/regions/south_america/4326.html Tue, 4 Nov 2008 0:00:00 EST