Braskem (São Paulo, Brazil; www.braskem.com.br) announced that The Linde Group (Munich, Germany; www.the-linde.group.com) has been selected as the lead engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contractor to build Braskem's new world-scale North American polypropylene (PP) production line. Linde offers comprehensive project…
SABIC (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; www.sabic.com) has appointed specialist consultancy RVA Group (Hertfordshire, U.K.; www.rvagroup.org) to oversee the decommissioning, demolition and dismantling of 10 plants at its North Tees and Wilton sites. With work having already commenced in the two locations,…
Arkema (Colombes, France; www.arkema.com) has announced a project to expand production capacity of Sartomer photocure resins by over 30% at its Nansha facility in China. This new production line will help meet strong customer demand in Asia in the electronics,…
Sadara Chemical Co. (Jubail, Saudi Arabia; www.sadara.com), a joint venture developed by Dow and Saudi Aramco, announced that it has successfully started up its propylene glycol (PG) plant. PG is a versatile organic compound with a wide range of industrial…
Perstorp Holding AB (Malmö, Sweden; www.perstorp.com) has announced an agreement for the acquisition of Polialcoli Srl from Polioli SpA. The agreement includes Neopentyglycol (Neo), Trimethylolpropane (TMP) and Trimethylolpropane Diallylether (TMPDE) production capabilities, as well as the associated Formate businesses located…
Air Liquide Engineering & Construction (www.engineering-airliquide.com) has just signed a new contract to supply an air separation unit (ASU) to Shandong Lianmeng Chemical, a large chemical company in China. Air Liquide Engineering & Construction will design and build for Shandong…
Solvay S.A. (Brussels, Belgium; www.solay.com) has agreed to sell its 50% stake in Dacarto Benvic to its joint venture partner, which will become the sole owner of the Brazilian polyvinyl chloride (PVC) compound processor. The sale follows Solvay’s withdrawal from…
PT Chandra Asri Petrochemical Tbk (CAP; Jakarta, Indonesia; www.chandra-asri.com) has awarded a material supply agreement to CB&I (The Woodlands, Tex.; www.cbi.com) for the revamp of existing furnace facilities at CAP’s naphtha cracker plant. Both companies signed basic and detailed engineering…
SUEZ (Paris, France; www.suez-environnement.fr) has launched Organix, the first digital marketplace for organic waste. This platform can connect producers of organic waste (food industry manufacturers, cooperatives and so on) and methanation unit operators, who transform them into energy. They can…
Abengoa (Seville, Spain; www.abengoa.com) has signed contracts to develop a desalination and irrigation project in the Agadir region of Morocco. The project, valued €309 million, involves the construction of a desalination plant with a 275,000-m3 total production capacity of desalinated…