http://www.che.com Chemical Engineering en-us 2013 Sat, 18 May 2013 9:00:55 EDT Following clearance from the European Commission on August 1, 2008, Ineos Nitriles has successfully completed its agreement to purchase the Seal Sands site on Teesside... http://www.che.com/regions/western_europe/uk/4131.html Tue, 19 Aug 2008 0:00:00 EDT Specialty chemicals company Lanxess AG plans to move its headquarters from Leverkusen to Cologne (both Germany). Relocation is to be completed by 2011. Lanxess will now begin discussions with the city of Cologne to identify possible sites. “Lanxess is today a well-positioned and globally successful... http://www.che.com/regions/western_europe/germany/4127.html Thu, 14 Aug 2008 0:00:00 EDT Lukoil Neftochim Burgas AD, a subsidiary of the Russian oil major Lukoil (Moscow; www.lukoil.com), has selected Axens (Rueil-Malmaison, France; www.axens.net)  to design and license technologies to convert Urals blend vacuum residue and gasoil (VGO) at its 165,000-bbl/d petroleum refinery in Burgas... http://www.che.com/regions/western_europe/france/3931.html Tue, 17 Jun 2008 0:00:00 EDT Larox Corp. (Lappeenranta, Finland; www.larox.com) will deliver two gas-tight Pannevis vacuum belt filters to Chempolis Biorefining Park, CBP, 3rd generation biorefining research and demonstration plant... http://www.che.com/regions/western_europe/finland/3927.html Mon, 16 Jun 2008 0:00:00 EDT Alstom (Paris, France; www.power.alstom.com) signed with Dutch utility Essent a series of contracts worth up to 1-billion euro for the repowering of Claus B and the construction of Claus C, resulting in a 1,280 MW GT26-based combined-cycle (CC) power plant. These contracts also include a long-term operation... http://www.che.com/regions/western_europe/netherlands/3928.html Mon, 16 Jun 2008 0:00:00 EDT In this section, products and services for seals and gaskets are highlighted, including: In poorly lubricated conditions, try this diamond seal; A seal for low temperatures and high pressures; A seal for powder processes that require frequent washdown; and more... http://www.che.com/regions/western_europe/sweden/3951.html Sun, 15 Jun 2008 0:00:00 EDT Lurgi GmbH (Frankfurt, Germany; www.lurgi.com), and EuroChem (Moscow), have signed two contracts with a total value of 92.7 million euros for the design and supply of a melamine plant. The melamine unit, which will be the first of its kind in Russia, has a capacity of 50,000 m.t./yr. It will be built within... http://www.che.com/regions/western_europe/germany/3926.html Thu, 12 Jun 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/western_europe/sweden/3922.html Mon, 9 Jun 2008 0:00:00 EDT After commissioning a new wafer production facility at the so-called “Jena Site 2” in mid-April, Wacker Schott  Solar GmbH (Jena, Germany; www.wackerschott.de) is continuing its production-site expansion. The company announced this today during a visit by Jena mayor Albrecht Schröter... http://www.che.com/regions/western_europe/germany/3921.html Fri, 6 Jun 2008 0:00:00 EDT La Seda de Barcelona (LSB; Spain; www.laseda.es) has awarded the project of environmental services for the industrial plant Artenius Sines, a subsidiary of the Spanish multinational located in Portuguese city of Sines, to the French company Veolia Environnement (www.veolia.com). The agreement specifies the... http://www.che.com/regions/western_europe/france/3919.html Thu, 5 Jun 2008 0:00:00 EDT