On May 1, Matthias Kaufmann, DI (FH), MAS, took over the management of the pumps division at Kral AG (Lustenau, Austria; www.kral.at), and simultaneously became a member of the management team. After completing his studies in manufacturing automation, Kaufmann worked…
Lanxess AG (Cologne, Germany; www.lanxess.com) has significantly expanded storage capacity for its phosphoric acid ester plant at the Leverkusen site, investing around 8 million euros. The new storage facility for liquids consists of six 150-m³ tanks, giving a total volume…
Amec Foster Wheeler (London, U.K.; www.amecfw.com) has been awarded the basic engineering and engineering, procurement, construction management (EPCM) contract by Evonik Methionine SEA Pte. Ltd for its second methionine plant complex in Singapore. Amec Foster Wheeler’s role has begun with…
The consortium formed by Sener (Madrid, Spain: www.sener-group.com) and Acciona (www.acciona.com) has started the turnkey construction of the Kathu Solar Park Complex, after signing the contract with the consortium that owns the project, led by Engie, for more than 500…
Technip (PAris, France; www.technip.com) was awarded a contract by CTCI Corp. (Taiwan) to provide basic engineering and proprietary equipment for a grassroots ethylene cracking furnace at the Saudi Kayan Petrochemical Co.’s petrochemical complex in Jubail, Saudi Arabia. The furnace design…
Kuraray Co. (Tokyo, Japan; www.kuraray.us.com) plans to increase the production capacity of ethylene vinyl alcohol copolymer, EVAL within its subsidiary, Kuraray America, Inc. (Houston). The Kuraray EVAL plant located in Pasadena, Texas will increase their capacity by 11,000 ton/yr with…
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (Pasadena, Calif.; www.jacobs.com) has received a contract from Asian Paints Ltd. (APL) to provide engineering services for a greenfield paints plant near Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh, India. This is Jacobs’ second consecutive order from APL in…
Lanxess AG (Cologne, Germany; www.lanxess.com) has expanded its capacities for light-colored sulfur carriers at its sites in Mannheim, Germany, and Kallo, near Antwerp, Belgium. For the Rhein Chemie Additives (ADD) business unit, this step strengthens its already strong position in…
Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises, Inc. (B&W; Charlotte, N.C.; www.babcock.com) has signed a definitive agreement to acquire SPIG S.p.A. (SPIG; Arona, Italy; www.spig-int.com), a global provider of custom-engineered cooling systems and services, based on an enterprise value of €155 million, subject…
Honeywell UOP (Des Plaines, Ill.; www.uop.com) says that Shandong Luqing Petrochemical Co. accepted performance of China’s first standalone Honeywell UOP C4 Oleflex process unit, producing 170,000 metric tons per year of isobutylene. The unit, located in Shandong Province on China’s…