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…
Preliminary data for the October 2013 CE Plant Cost Index (CEPCI; the most recent available) show a slight (less than 0.1%) increase in the overall index, as well as small increases in most of the index subcategories. The Pipes, Valves…