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The 100-MWe Ilanga-1 CSP plant has been successfully completed

Sener (www.group.sener), global engineering and technology group, together with its engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) partners, Emvelo and Cobra, announces that the Ilanga-1 concentrated solar power (CSP) plant has been completed. The EPC partners reached the certificate to initiate commercial…

Verder acquires JEC

The Verder Group (www.verderliquids.com), a Dutch family-owned business specializing in the manufacture and distribution of pumps and laboratory equipment, has acquired JEC Ltd. (www.jecpump.com), a Korean manufacturer of hygienic rotary lobe, centrifugal and twin-screw pumps. This acquisition will strengthen Verder’s…

Lloyd’s Register unveils AllAssets to digitalize inspection and maintenance for the oil-and-gas sector

Lloyd’s Register (LR; www.lr.org), a leading global provider of engineering and technology-centric professional services, today launched AllAssets, an innovative SaaS-based Asset Performance Management (APM) platform, making optimization for inspection and maintenance a reality. As organizations strive to maximize asset availability…

Siemens and Aker Solutions to strengthen digital offerings through strategic collaboration

Aker Solutions  (Fornebu, Norway; www.akersolutions.com) and Siemens AG (Munich and Berlin, Germany; www.siemens.com) have signed a strategic collaboration agreement to further develop digital offerings in engineering, operations and services. The collaboration focuses on the creation of software applications and joint…

Hanwha Total Petrochemical invests in a new polypropylene plant

Hanwha Total Petrochemical (www.hanwha-total.com), a 50/50 joint venture between Total S.A. (Paris, France; www.total.com) and Hanwha Group (Seoul, South Korea; www.hanwha.com), will invest nearly $500 million to further expand its Daesan integrated refining and petrochemical complex in South Korea. The…

Clariant to increase ethylene oxide capacity at Gendorf

Clariant (Muttenz, Switzerland; www.clariant.com) says it will expand the capacity of its ethylene oxide (EO) unit in Gendorf, Germany. The investment positions Clariant to continue its successful development of innovative EO-based specialties to support a wide range of industries, such…

SNC-Lavalin signs agreement with Perdaman for development of urea plant in Western Australia

SNC-Lavalin (Montreal, Canada; www.snclavalin.com) has signed an agreement with Perdaman Chemicals and Fertilisers Pty Ltd (Perdaman) for the continued development of the 2-million ton/yr urea fertilizer plant located in Western Australia. Once the project is approved, its estimated capital cost…

Fluor selected for lithium and boron mine project in Nevada

Fluor Corp. (Irving, Tex.; www-fluor.com) says that ioneer Ltd. has selected Fluor to deliver its lithium and boron mine outside of Tonopah, Nevada. Fluor will initially provide a definitive feasibility study, and subsequently, engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCM) services…

MAN Cryo to design and deliver LNG regasification terminal

MAN Energy Solutions SE (Copenhagen, Denmark; www.man-es.com) has won the contract to design and deliver a liquified natural gas (LNG) regasification terminal for the Forchem company in Rauma. Forchem, an innovative and industry-leading company producing chemical and animal feed products…

Praxair Signs to Supply Fulcrum’s Sierra BioFuels Plant in Nevada

Praxair, Inc. (Danbury, Conn.; www.praxair.com), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Linde plc has signed a long-term agreement to supply oxygen to Fulcrum BioEnergy’s Sierra BioFuels Plant in Storey County, Nevada. Praxair will build two vacuum-pressure-swing adsorption (VPSA) plants at the facility,…