In a second significant step toward the implementation of Saudi Aramco (Dhahran; www.saudiaramco.com) and SABIC’s (www.sabic.com) fully-integrated crude oil-to-chemicals (COTC) complex in Saudi Arabia, the two partners have awarded a contract to KBR (Houston; www.kbr.com) for the COTC project management…
Arkema (Colombes, France; www.arkema.com) has just successfully brought on stream new Kynar PVDF (Polyvinylidene fluoride or polyvinylidene difluoride) capacities in its Calvert City plant in the United States. With this 20% increase in its U.S. production capacities, Arkema will further…
Hyundai Engineering Co. (HEC; Seoul, South Korea; www.eng.hec.co.kr) won a 290 billion won ($273.2 million) refinery project from a major Thai energy company, the latest in a string of deals it has struck in the region. Last week, HEC signed…
Ube Industries, Ltd. (Ube; Tokyo, Japan; www.ube-ind.co.jp) announced that it has developed torrefied pellets carbonized from woody biomass, for use in coal-fired power plants as a co-firing ratio of 10% or more. The torrefied pellets, which are obtained by roasting…
Air Liquide (Paris, France; www.airliquide.com) has commissioned three new biomethane production units, in the U.S., in France, and in the U.K. With these units, Air Liquide has doubled its biomethane production capacity, which now stands at 60 MW, the equivalent of 500 GWh for…
AkzoNobel Specialty Chemicals (Amsterdam, the Netherlands; www.akzonobel.com) and INEOS Nitriles have signed a long-term co-operation agreement that will allow AkzoNobel to expand its production of biodegradable chelates, used in detergents and other industries, utilizing one of INEOS Nitriles’ chemical products.…
Royal DSM (Heerlen, the Netherlands; www.dsm.com) opened a new 7.61-acre solar field in Kingstree, South Carolina. The field uses DSM Anti-Reflective coating technology to increase solar output and will help power the neighboring DSM Nutritional Products facility. A ribbon-cutting ceremony…
CB&I (The Woodlands, Tex.; www.cbi.com) announced that it has been awarded an ethylene technology contract by Lianyungang Petrochemical Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Zhejiang Satellite Petrochemical Co., Ltd. CB&I's scope of work includes a process design package, heater engineering and…
Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex; Mexico City; www.pemex.com) entered into a partnership with the Linde Group (Munich, Germany; www.linde.com) for the supply of hydrogen gas to the Francisco I. Madero refinery in Ciudad Madero, in the state of Tamaulipas, Mexico on a…
Braskem (São Paulo, Brazil; www.braskem.com.br) announced that it has started a new operation in Boston, Mass. focused on leveraging groundbreaking developments in biotechnology and advanced materials. The activities will include biotechnology and material science R&D, business and market development as…