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BASF sells decorative paints business to Prosol
On August 14, BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany; www.basf.com) and Prosol Lacke + Farben GmbH (Aschaffenburg, Germany; www.prosol-farben.de) signed a contract regarding the sale of the decorative paints business of Relius Coatings GmbH & Co. KG in Germany and Relius France…
Outotec to provide technology for nickel sulfate production in South Korea
Outotec Oyj (Espoo, Finland; www.outotec.com) has agreed with Enerchem Co. on the delivery of technology for a nickel-matte treatment facility to be built in South Korea. This order follows the conceptual study and basic engineering Outotec provided for the project.…
Samsung lands first fertilizer contract in Latin America
Samsung Engineering Co., (Seoul, Korea; www.samsungengineering.co.kr) has received a notification of award (NOA) for an $843-million fertilizer plant from Yacimientos Petrolíferos Fiscales Bolivianos (YPFB), Bolivia’s state-owned oil company. It is a historic project order for Samsung Engineering as it marks…
CB&I awarded EPCM contract for butadiene extraction plant in Belgium
CB&I (The Woodlands, Tex.; www.cbi.com) has been awarded a contract by BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany; www.basf.com) for the engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCM) of a new butadiene extraction plant in Antwerp, Belgium. The contract, which is valued in excess…
Jacobs lands EPC contract from Methanex
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (Pasadena, Calif.; www.jacobs.com) was awarded a contract from Methanex Corp., the world’s largest methanol supplier to major international markets, to provide engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) services for a methanol production facility in Louisiana. Officials estimate…
Worley Parsons lands EPCM contract from Liaoning North Dynasolor
Liaoning North Dynasol, a 50/50 joint venture between Shanxi North Xing’an and Dynasol, has recently awarded to WorleyParsons Ltd.’ (North Sydney, Australia; www.worleyparsons.com) Tianjin office in China with the EPCM (engineering, procurement and construction management) and commissioning contract for the…
Jacobs sells iron-ore-pelletizing business to Metso
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (Pasadena, Calif.; www.jacobs.com) says it has sold its iron ore pelletizing intellectual property and other assets to Metso Corp. (Helsinki, Finland; www.metso.com). Officials did not disclose the terms of the agreement, but confirmed the transaction between…
Oxea expands its portfolio with new special alcohols
Chemical manufacturer Oxea GmbH (Oberhausen, Germany; www.oxea-chemicals.com) says that it is expanding its product portfolio by offering a broader range of higher alcohols. For this purpose, Oxea invested in additional hydrogenation capacities at the Oberhausen site. In the third quarter…
Praxair breaks ground on new ASU in Memphis
To support the current and projected industrial growth in the U.S. Southeast region, Praxair, Inc. (Danbury, Conn.; www.praxair.com) broke ground on its new air separation unit (ASU) in Memphis, Tenn. With a capacity of 600 ton/d, the new plant is…
Jacobs receives contract from Codelco
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (Pasadena, Calif.; www.jacobs.com) has received a contract from Codelco, the National Copper Corp. of Chile and world leader in copper production, to provide engineering services for an anticipated 200,000 metric tons (m.t.) per day copper mine…