Strategic Precious Metals Processing (SPMP) has contracted WorleyParsons Oman Engineering, with support from WorleyParsons RSA, to execute the engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCM) for the world’s first world's first major antimony roaster outside of China in decades, designed to…
Fluor Corp. (Irving, Tex.; www.fluor.com) says that that the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) selected Mid-America Conversion Services, LLC (MCS), a joint venture (JV) comprised of Atkins, Fluor and Westinghouse, to operate the depleted uranium hexafluoride (DUF6) conversion facilities at…
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (Pasadena, Calif.; www.jacobs.com) was awarded a contract from Vastly (formerly Tranlin, Inc.) to lead permit acquisition and provide design services for its new $2-billion manufacturing plant in Chesterfield, Virginia. The plant represents Vastly’s first investment in…
Nuberg Engineering Ltd. (Noida, India; www.nuberg.in) received a contract for a calcium chloride plant project on EPC & LSTK basis in Port Said, Egypt from TCI Sanmar Chemicals S.A.E. TCI Sanmar is a part of the multinational conglomerate, The Sanmar…
BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany; www.basf.com) is building a world-scale production plant for acetylene at its Ludwigshafen site. The plant will start up at the end of 2019 and replace the existing plant. The new facility will have the capacity to…
Microdyn-Nadir GmbH (Wiesbaden, Germany; www.microdyn-nadir.com) has announced the acquisition of specialty membrane company TriSep Corp (Goleta, Calif.). TriSep has profound experience and expertise in the area of reverse osmosis and nanofiltration and has built a strong reputation for successfully customizing…
Siemens AG (Munich, Germany; www.siemens.com) has received two orders from Russia and Turkey for a model SST-111 compact steam turbine (photo). One turbine was ordered by the Russian aluminum producer Rusal for a production facility in Volgograd and is to…
Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems, Ltd. (MHPS; Yokohama, Japan; www.mhps.com/en) commenced demonstration testing of a pressurized, hybrid power-generation system integrating a solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) stack and a micro gas turbine (MGT), aiming toward commercial launching in the near future.…
Fluor Corp. (Irving, Tex.; www.fluor.com) has achieved mechanical completion on a citral facility and associated infrastructure for BASF Petronas Chemicals in Kuantan, Malaysia. As part of the Integrated Aroma Ingredients Complex, Fluor performed front-end engineering and design, engineering, procurement and…
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (Pasadena, Calif.; www.jacobs.com) has received a contract from Singapore Refining Company Pvt. Ltd. (SRC), a joint venture between Singapore Petroleum Co. and Chevron, to provide services for an upgrade project at SRC’s refinery in Jurong Island,…