Foster Wheeler AG (Zug, Switzerland; www.fwc.com) has announced that a subsidiary of its Global Engineering and Construction Group has been awarded an engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contract by ExxonMobil Petroleum & Chemical BVBA (“Esso”) for the Antwerp Northwest Europe…
BP plc (London, U.K.; www.bp.com) has announced that the following two consortia have been awarded the onshore Front End Engineering and Design (FEED) for the $12-billion Tangguh Expansion Project (Train 3): PT. Tripatra Engineers and Constructors, PT. Tripatra Engineering, PT.…
AkzoNobel N.V. (Amsterdam, the Netherlands; www.akzonobel.com) has announced the €5 million divestment of its 50% share in non-consolidated joint venture (JV) Eka Synthomer Oy, to Synthomer. The divestment of these shares follows a strategic review of the businesses within AkzoNobel's…
UOP LLC (Des Plaines, Ill.; www.uop.com), a Honeywell company, says that Cepsa Chemical (Shanghai) Co. will use UOP process technology to meet demand in China for key petrochemicals used to make plastics for the fast-growing domestic construction and automotive industries.…
The Center for Chemical Process Safety (CCPS) of AIChE (the American Institute of Chemical Engineers; New York; www.aiche.org) announced that Shakeel Kadri, currently director, global process safety and risk management for Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. (Allentown, Pa.; www.airproducts.com) will…
Chemtura Corp. (Philadelphia, Pa.; www.chemtura.com) has announced that three of its major production sites are now increasing capacity for its Naugalube alkylated diphenyl amine (ADPA) liquid antioxidants to prevent predicted future shortages of antioxidants in the automotive petroleum additive industry…
Endress+Hauser (Reinach, Switzerland; www.endress.com) has invested €2.7 million in the new test rig for the calibration of high-precision tank-gaging instruments developed and produced at its site in Yamanashi, Japan. The plant is equipped with state-of-the-art laser technology, and can precisely…
Celanese Corp. (Irving, Tex.; www.celanese.com) has announced the acquisition of substantially all of the assets of Cool Polymers, Inc., based in North Kingstown, R.I. The acquisition will accelerate Celanese’s growth in the conductive polymers market by building on Cool Polymers’…
Siemens AG (Munich, Germany; www.siemens.com) has entered into an agreement to acquire Camstar Systems, Inc., one of the proven market leaders in enterprise Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) software. The acquisition will build on Siemens’ industrial digitalization strategy by broadening its…
Kemira Oyj (Helsinki; www.kemira.com) will make a multimillion-Euro investment in a production line expansion of process and functional chemicals at the San Giorgio site in Italy. The production commences in early 2015 and is expected reach full production capacity by the…