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Praxair starts up air-separation plant in the Port of Antwerp

Praxair, Inc. (Danbury, Conn.; www.praxair.com) has started up its second air-separation plant and is extending its pipeline system in the Port of Antwerp, one of the largest petrochemical production complexes in the world. The new 1,300-ton-per-day plant increases Praxair’s oxygen…

Sturtevant acquires FCM Mill systems

Sturtevant Inc. (Haonver, Ma.; www.sturtevantinc.com) announced that it has acquired the assets of FCM Mill Systems LLC, a privately held powder processing systems company based in Lombard, Illinois. FCM Mill Systems specializes in manufacturing air classifier mills for the milling…

Total sells specialty chemicals affiliate Atotech for $3.2 billion

For the divestiture process of its specialty chemicals affiliate, Atotech B.V., a global manufacturer of high technology plating solutions, Total S.A. (Paris; www.total.com) has accepted an offer from The Carlyle Group (www.carlyle.com). In the framework of this transaction, Total will…

BASF and Avantium form JV for renewable FDCA and PEF

BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany; www.basf.com) and Avantium (Amsterdam, the Netherlands; www.avantium.com) announced the formation of a new joint venture (JV) for the production and marketing of furandicarboxylic acid (FDCA), which is produced from renewable resources, as well as the marketing…

Outotec awarded two modular solvent-extraction technology orders

Outotec Oyj (Espoo, Finland; www.outotec.com) has been awarded two orders, worth a total of EUR 25 million, for the new VSF X Modular Solvent Extraction technology. The orders have been booked in Outotec's 2016 third quarter order intake. Outotec will…

Axens to license tehnologies for major refinery upgrades in Indonesia

Axens (Rueill-Malmaison, France; www.axens.net) announced the signature of several technology licensing agreements with PT Pertamina (Jakarta, Indonesia; www.pertamna.com) for its major expansion project to upgrade residue into gasoline in Balikpapan and for a new middle distillate hydrotreater in Cilacap to…

Arkema to construct polyester powder resin plant in India

Arkema (Colombes, France; www.arkema.com) has announced plans to construct a new leading-class polyester powder resin manufacturing facility, the first of its kind in India, on its existing resin platform in Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra. The project, which represents an investment of…

Amec Foster Wheeler awarded Singapore Refining Co. contract

Amec Foster Wheeler (London, U.K.; www.amecfw.com) has been awarded a contract by Singapore Refining Co. (SRC), a joint venture between Singapore Petroleum Company and Chevron, to undertake Front End Engineering and Design (FEED) and Detailed Engineering Services for upgrade of…

Praxair starts up hydrogen plant at Repsol refinery in Peru

Praxair, Inc. (Danbury, Conn.; www.praxair.com) has started up a hydrogen plant for Repsol, one of the world’s largest producers of hydrocarbon fuels and petrochemicals. The new 12 million-standard-cubic-feet-per-day steam methane reformer (SMR) is located at Repsol’s La Pampilla Refinery in…

Sumitomo establishes PP compounds business in Mexico; increases manufacturing capacity in India

Sumitomo Chemical Co. (Tokyo; www.sumitomo-chem.co.jp)  has decided to further advance the global development of its polypropylene (PP) compound business by establishing a new marketing base in Mexico and providing manufacturing capabilities in India. These moves represent a significant step forward…