OCP (www.ocpgroup.ma) and Shell (www.shell.com) are pleased to announce that they have signed a key strategic agreement regarding the license of Shell Thiogro technology. The Shell Thiogro technology (www.chemengonline.com/joint-effort-enable-production-sulfur-enhanced-urea-large-scale) will enable OCP to produce highly concentrated sulfur-enhanced fertilizers, helping end-users…
Amec Foster Wheeler (London, U.K.; www.amecfw.com) has been awarded a contract and received notice to proceed by Tecnicas Reunidas SA and Samsung C&T EC UK to design and supply a circulating fluidized-bed (CFB) steam generator for the Tees Renewable Energy…
Shell Nederland Raffinaderij B.V. (Pernis, the Netherlands; www.shell.com) formally marked the start-up of a new aromatics unit at the large Pernis petroleum refinery in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Lori Ryerkerk, executive vice president for Shell’s global Manufacturing business says, “Construction of…
As a manufacturer in process automation, there are many options to test new products. However, these tests are seldom performed early in the development phase under real conditions at the company’s own plant. Rockwell Automation Inc. (Milwaukee, Wisc.; www.ra.rockwell.com) and…
Clariant (Muttenz, Switzerland: www.clariant.com) today announces two acquisitions in the oilfield-production-chemicals business. After closing, the agreed purchases of Kel-Tech Inc. (Midland, Tex.) and X-Chem LLC (Irving, Tex.) add approx. $200 million of sales, as well as personnel, technology and expertise…
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (Pasadena, Calif.; www.jacobs.com) has received a contract from Ineos Oligomers to design and build a large linear alpha olefin (LAO) unit at the Ineos petrochemical complex in Chocolate Bayou, Texas. The LAO unit is expected to…
Amec Foster Wheeler (London; U.K.; www.amecfw.com) has been awarded a contract by JGC Corp. (Yokohama, Japan; www.jgc.com) to design and supply a circulating fluidized-bed (CFB) steam generator for the SEC210 Phase 2 Project in the Philippines for Sarangani Energy Corp.…
CB&I (The Woodlands, Tex; www.cbi.com) has been awarded a contract by a major North American petroleum refiner for the technology license and engineering design of a new alkylation process unit to be located on the U.S. Gulf Coast. The unit…
BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany; www.basf.com) will set up an additional production line for Ultrason polyarylsulfone at its site in Yeosu, Korea. The new line will start up at the end of 2017, adding a production capacity of 6,000 metric tons…
Tesoro Corp. (San Antonio, Tex; www.tsocorp.com) has agreed to acquire Virent, Inc. (Madison, Wisc. ; www.virent.com), an innovative renewable fuels and chemicals company, to support Virent's success in bringing biofuels technology to commercial scale. Tesoro's renewable fuels strategy is to…