PAS, Inc. (Houston; www.pas.com) announced a new multi-year contract with BP Downstream. BP will use PAS inBound to help manage critical operational limits in their refineries and petrochemicals assets. PAS inBound captures, visualizes, analyzes, and alerts operators on boundary data…
A consortium consisting of Haldor Topsøe A/S (Lyngby, Denmark; www.topsoe.com), the German company Ferrostaal Industrial Projects GmbH, and the Pakistani industrial enterprise Fauji Fertilizer Company Ltd., is going to develop a large-scale fertilizer complex in Tanzania together with the state-owned Tanzania…
Tronox Ltd. (Stamford, Conn.; www.tronox.com) announced that it has signed a definitive agreement with FMC Corp. (Philadelphia, Pa.; www.fmc.com) to acquire its Alkali Chemicals business for $1.64 billion. Tronox will fund the acquisition through existing cash and new debt pursuant…
Anellotech Inc. (Pearl River, N.Y.; www.anellotech.com) and Johnson Matthey (London; www.matthey.com) Process Technologies have announced an alliance to co-develop advanced catalyst systems for Anellotech’s Catalytic Fast Pyrolysis (CFP) Process for production of bio-based benzene, toluene and paraxylene for the chemical…
Invista (Wichita, Kan.; www.invista.com) will establish a new manufacturing operation in McPherson, Kansas, in order to expand production of its Raptor nylon pipe product. The company plans to complete conversion of an existing building in McPherson into a nylon pipe…
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (Pasadena, Calif.; www.jacobs.com) has received a contract from BP Gelsenkirchen GmbH for concept engineering services to upgrade a hydrotreater unit at its refinery facilities in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. BP recently selected Jacobs as Strategic Supplier of mid-cap…
NAES Corp. (Issaquah, Wash.; www.naes.com) has acquired Greenberry Industrial, a nationally recognized industrial contractor, fabricator and mechanical installation provider. Greenberry, headquartered in Vancouver, Wash., is a full-service industrial general contractor and fabricator, serving clients throughout the U.S. and Canada. The…
PPG Industries, Inc. (Pittsburgh, Pa.; www.ppg.com) announced that it is increasing precipitated silica production capacity at its Delfzijl, Netherlands, manufacturing location by more than 15,000 metric tons per year (m.t./yr), due in part to growing global demand for Agilon performance…
Air Liquide (Paris, France; www.airliquide.com) announces a new longterm agreement in Australia with Nyrstar, an integrated mining and metals company. Air Liquide will invest €60 million in a new air separation unit (ASU) as part of Nyrstar’s Redevelopment Project at its Port…
Technip (Paris, France; www.technip.com) was awarded a contract by Qingdao Soda Ash Industrial New Material & Technology Company to provide the technology, engineering, selected critical equipment and technical services for an ethylbenzene styrene monomer (EBSM) plant to be located in…