http://www.che.com Chemical Engineering en-us 2013 Fri, 24 May 2013 9:50:18 EDT 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 BASF S.E. (Ludwigshafen, Germany; www.basf.com) is planning to construct a production plant for sodium methylate in Guaratinguet‡, Brazil, its largest site in South America. The plant, which will have a capacity of 60,000 m.t./yr, will be the first such plant for this product in South... http://www.che.com/regions/south_america/brazil/3906.html Wed, 28 May 2008 0:00:00 EDT Rhodia (Paris, France; www.rhodia.com) has launched production of Rhodiasolv IRIS, an innovative  solvent with excellent eco-friendly properties, at a new unit located on the Group’s Santo Andre site in  Brazil. Rhodiasolv IRIS, designed for applications such as industrial cleaning, foundry... http://www.che.com/regions/south_america/brazil/3832.html Fri, 25 Apr 2008 0:00:00 EDT Shell Global Solutions International B.V. (The Hague, Netherlands; www.shell.com/home/content/globalsolutions-en) and South Atlantic Refinery Company S.A. (SARC) recently signed an agreement to license technology for SARC’s new greenfield refinery, planned to start up in Aracaju in the Sergipe region... http://www.che.com/regions/south_america/brazil/3779.html Tue, 15 Apr 2008 0:00:00 EDT Specialty chemicals group Lanxess AG (Leverkusen, Germany; www.lanxess.com) has successfully completed the acquisition of an approximate 70 % holding in Petroflex S.A., Latin America’s biggest rubber producer. Lanxess is paying some 200-million euros for the package of shares. The transaction took... http://www.che.com/regions/south_america/brazil/3765.html Wed, 2 Apr 2008 0:00:00 EDT Despite challenges created by a building frenzy in the Middle East and Asia, E&C firms continue to deliver new chemical facilities around the world Anyone with an ear to the door of the chemical process industries (CPI) knows that the rising cost of raw materials is forcing processors to chase the cheap... http://www.che.com/regions/south_america/3716.html Sat, 15 Mar 2008 0:00:00 EDT Peru Copper Syndicate has awarded Aker Kvaerner Metals, Inc. a $11.5-million contract for... http://www.che.com/regions/south_america/3631.html Thu, 17 Jan 2008 0:00:00 EST KBR (Houston, Tex.; www.kbr.com) has been awarded a $57-million contract by... http://www.che.com/regions/south_america/venezuela/3542.html Fri, 14 Dec 2007 0:00:00 EST Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) derived from sugar cane and salt... http://www.che.com/regions/south_america/brazil/3544.html Fri, 14 Dec 2007 0:00:00 EST Integrated Biodiesel Industries, Ltd (IBI; Sao Paulo) has signed a Letter of Intent with port operator Terminal Puerto Rosario S.A. (TPR) to build a 60,000-m.t./yr biodiesel plant inside its facilities in the city of Rosario, Argentina. TPR will offer existent infrastructure such as land, storage tanks with... http://www.che.com/regions/south_america/argentina/3459.html Tue, 6 Nov 2007 0:00:00 EST