Plant Watch Chevron Phillips receives key permits for large Gulf Coast project August 14, 2013 — Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LP (The Woodlands, Tex; www.cpchem.com) has received key permits from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, and the U.S. Environmental…
Schonemann Camasso Miller Riojas Hill Hans Schonemann becomes president of Phasex Corp. (Lawrence, Mass.), which specializes in supercritical fluid extraction. He replaces Phasex founder Val Krukonis , who becomes director, R&D programs James Camasso becomes plant manager. Netzsch Pumps North…
The August Chemistry Activity Barometer (CAB) from the American Chemistry Council (ACC; Washington, D.C.; www.americanchemistry.com) rose by 0.1% in August, while equity prices for chemical companies were neutral, according the ACC’s latest Weekly Chemistry and Economic Report. The…
Outotec Oyj (Espoo, Finland; www.outotec.com) will supply the latest flash-smelting technology improvements to the upgrade of Rio Tinto's Kennecott Utah copper smelter in the U.S. The contract value is approximately €14 million and will be booked in Outotec's third quarter…
JGC Corp. (Yokohama, Japan; www.jgc.co.jp) announced today that, together with Marubeni Corp. and Aljomaih Holding Co., (Aljomaih; Dammam, Saudi Arabia), it has signed a contract to provide electric power and steam to three oil-and-gas complexes owned by the Saudi state-owned…
Synalloy Corporation (Spartanburg, S.C.; www.synalloy.com), a company that engages in a number of diverse business activities including the production of stainless steel pipe, fiberglass and steel storage tanks, specialty chemicals and fabrication of stainless and carbon piping systems, announces the…
Aveva Solutions Ltd. (Cambridge, U.K.; www.aveva.com) has announced that it has been awarded a significant new contract by LLC GSE-Giprokauchuk, Russia ’s leader in design and research for the chemical, petrochemical and synthetic rubber industries. The contract is for the…
R.C. Costello & Assoc., Inc. (Redondo Beach, Calif.; www.rccostello.com) and Zeton Inc. (Burlington, Ontario, Canada; www.zeton.com) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to provide a customized “end-to-end” solution from feasibility studies, process simulation, front-end engineering through detailed design, procurement,…
The pendulum of the U.S. economy remains on the upswing, according to the American Chemistry Council’s , released today. The economic indicator, shown to lead U.S. business cycles by an average of eight months at cycle peaks, increased 0.1 percent…
Technip (Paris, France; www.technip.com) was awarded the front-end engineering and design (FEED) contract for Trunkline LNG Export, LLC’s potential expansion of the existing liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminal located in Lake Charles, Louisiana.The potential expansion project includes a LNG…