The Occupational Safety and Health Admin. (OSHA; Washington, D.C.; www.osha.gov) is extending the comment period on its proposed rule to improve workplace safety and health through improved tracking of workplace injuries and illnesses by 30 days, to March 8, 2014.…
Siemens Energy (Erlangen, Germany; www.siemens.com) has received an order from Sinopec Jiujiang Petrochemical Co. for the supply of a petroleum-refinery wastewater-treatment system that includes PACT biological treatment, Wet Air Regeneration (WAR) and a Hydro-Clear filter system, and a Zimpro wet…
ExxonMobil Corp. (Irving, Tex.; www.exxonmobil.com) reinforced its longterm supply commitment to the fast-growing Asia-Pacific market during an event celebrating the expansion of its Singapore chemical production facility. ExxonMobil’s expansion project doubled the size of its finished product capacity in Singapore,…
Fouling-resistant membrane technology from Lanxess (Cologne, Germany; www.lanxess.com) is being used at the Dammweg thermal power station in Chemnitz, Germany. This is the first large-scale application of the technology in Europe. A set of 60 Lewabrane RO B400 FR filter…
Foster Wheeler AG (Zug, Switzerland; www.fwc.com) announced today that a subsidiary of its Global Engineering and Construction (E&C) Group has been awarded a contract by STAR Rafineri A.Åž., a subsidiary of SOCAR Turkey, for project management consultancy (PMC) services for…
AkzoNobel (Amsterdam, The Netherlands; www.akzonobel.com) completed the sale of its primary amides chemicals business to the chemicals and plastics company PMC Group Inc. (Mt. Laurel, N.J.; www.pmc-group.com), effective December 31, 2013. Financial details were not disclosed. Under the terms of…
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (Pasadena, Calif.; www.jacobs.com) announced today that it has acquired the assets of FMHC Corp. (FMHC; Chicago, Ill). FMHC is a nationwide provider of turnkey wireless communications site development, design, network deployment, construction, and related services to…
Air Products (Lehigh Valley, Pa.; www.airproducts.com) has signed a long-term agreement for the production of liquid CO2 with Big River Resources Boyceville, LLC (Boyceville, Wisc.). Air Products will operate a facility to produce 250 ton/d of liquid CO2 at Big…
The JP Morgan Global Manufacturing purchasing manager’s index (PMI) rose 0.2 points in December 2013, to a level of 53.3. The gain is 12 consecutive monthly rise, and the highest level for the index in 32 months, according to the…
Plant Watch Praxair starts up carbon-dioxide purification plant at Honeywell site December 10, 2013 — Praxair, Inc. (Danbury, Conn.; www.praxair.com) has started up its new carbon-dioxide (CO2) purification facility at the Honeywell Resins & Chemicals site in Hopewell, Va. Under…