Aveva Solutions Ltd. (Cambridge, U.K.; www.aveva.com) launched its new AVEVA IntelliLaser technology at SPAR Europe 2010 (Amsterdam; December 7–8). As an extension to the AVEVA NET information management solution, the new IntelliLaser product enables owner operators of industrial process plants…
A new version of the eChemPortal has been launched yesterday by OECD. It provides free public access to information on more than 600,000 records on chemical substances. By launching the new eChemPortal, the OECD (Paris; www.oecd.org) has reached a new…
BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany; www.basf.com) and Petronas (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; www.petronas.com) today signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to undertake a joint feasibility study to produce specialty chemicals in Malaysia, a move that would extend the two parties’ existing business…
WorleyParsons Ltd. (North Sydney, Australia; www.worleyparsons.com) has been awarded a contract for the engineering, procurement, fabrication and construction (EPC) of the field facilities at the Husky Oil – Sunrise Energy Project. The Sunrise steam-assisted gravity drainage (SAGD) plant site is…
The Dow Chemical Co. (Midland, Mich.; www.dow.com) plans to increase ethane cracking capabilities on the U.S. Gulf Coast over the next two to three years, and improve its ethane cracking capabilities by 20–30% in this timeframe. In addition, Dow announced…
Today, specialty chemicals group Lanxess AG Leverkusen, Germany; www.lanxess.com) opened Asia’s most state-of-the-art plant for ion exchange resins in India. The new plant was constructed over a period of two years in the new chemical park in Jhagadia in the…
Graham Corp. (Batavia, N.Y.; www.graham-mfg.com), a designer and manufacturer of critical equipment for the oil refining, petrochemical and power industries, has been awarded three orders totaling approximately $4.8 million for specialized condensers, liquid ring pump packages and ejector systems to…
Technip (Paris, France; www.technip.com) has been awarded by Sonatrach, the Algerian national oil company, a contract for the refurbishment and revamping of the Algiers refinery. This lump sum turnkey contract, worth approximately 67.9-billion Algerian Dinars ($908 million), will last 38…
Total and CPI to study coal-to-olefins petrochemical project in China November 5, 2010 — Total S.A. (Paris, France; www.total.com) and the Chinese energy group China Power Investment Corp. (CPI) intend to build a coal-based petrochemical plant in China. The two…
Technip (Paris, France; www.technip.com) has been awarded by Total an engineering, procurement services and construction management contract to increase the capacity of the hydrocracker at the Normandy refinery located in Gonfreville, France. This project, which is part of a larger…