SOCAR Turkey Energy AS has selected Axens’ (Rueill-Malmaison, France; www.axens.net) ParamaX Technology Suite for its project of aromatics and purified terephthalic acid (PTA) complex in the future petrochemical site in Aliaga, Turkey. When the final investment decision is taken, this…
Toyo Engineering Corp. (Toyo; Chiba, Japan; www.toyo-eng.co.jp) has been awarded a contract for a project to construct a large-scale fertilizer complex in Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh state, India. This complex will be constructed jointly with Toyo Engineering India Private Ltd., Toyo's…
On March 13, a joint ceremony was held by Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems, Ltd. (MHPS; Yokohama, Japan; www.mhps.com) and Nakoso IGCC Power GK to mark the full-scale launch of on-site construction of a coal-gasification furnace that will form the core…
Shell Thiogro Technology (www.shell.com/sulphur/thiogro) will enable H Sulphur Corp. (Ulsan, South Korea; www.hsulphur.com) to produce a highly concentrated sulfur-enhanced fertilizer for use on a variety of crops across the globe. The product uses Shell Thiogro’s Urea-ES technology, a patented process…
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Environmental & Chemical Engineering Co., Ltd. (MHIEC; Tokyo, Japan; www.mhi.com) has received an order from Kawasaki City (Kanagawa Prefecture) to build its Tachibana Waste to Energy (WtE) Plant, a municipal solid waste (MSW) incineration plant in Kawasaki's…
Air Liquide (Paris, France; www.airliquide.com) and 10 large Japanese companies, representing several industries and finance, announce the creation of the “Japan H2 Mobility” consortium for the purpose of accelerating the deployment in Japan of hydrogen stations and fuel cell electric…
The engineering and technology group Sener S.A. (Las Arenas, Spain; www.engineeringandconstruction.sener) and Acciona Industrial S.A. (Madrid, Spain; www.acciona.com) have achieved the connection of the 100-MW concentrated solar power (CSP) plant to 132 kV ESKOM Distribution line on February 23, 2018.…
Primetals Technologies, Ltd. (London, U.K.; www.primetals.com) has received an order from Japanese steel producer JFE Steel Co. (JFE Steel) to supply a Meros (maximized emission reduction of sintering) off-gas cleaning system for its new sinter plant for the Fukuyama, Japan…
Lanxess AG (Cologne, Germany; www.lanxess.com) will expand the capacity for Macrolex dyes at its Leverkusen site. With an investment volume of more than €5 million, the current production capacity is to be increased by 25%, which will be available from…
Total S.A. (Paris, France; www.total.com), Borealis AG (Vienna, Austria.com; www.borealisgroup.com) and NOVA Chemicals Corp. (Calgary, Alberta, Canada; www.novachem.com) today announced that affiliates of the three companies have signed definitive agreements to form a joint venture (JV) in petrochemicals on the…