Toray Plastics (America), Inc. (North Kingstown, R.I.; www.torayfilms.com), a United States manufacturer of precision-performance polyester, polypropylene, metallized, and bio-based films, will begin construction on a second cogeneration system at its 70-acre North Kingstown, R.I. campus. Toray already operates a cogeneration…
The Lubrizol Corporation (Wickliffe, Ohio; www.lubrizol.com) has announced the opening of a world-class additives manufacturing facility in Zhuhai, Guangdong, China. The plant is the latest addition to Lubrizol's long-term investment and growing presence in China. It is also the cornerstone…
Siemens Energy Sector (Erlangen, Germany; www.siemens.com/energy) has been awarded a major order from Portland General Electric Company, a fully integrated public utility in Oregon, for 116 units of its SWT-2.3-108 wind turbines. Each turbine has a capacity of 2.3 megawatts…
Atlas Copco AB (Stockholm, Sweden; www.atlascopco.com) and Edwards Group Ltd. have entered into an agreement where Atlas Copco will acquire Edwards, a global supplier of vacuum and abatement solutions, for an amount of up to $1.6 billion. Edwards is a…
Outotec Oyj (Espoo, Finland; www.outotec.com) has been awarded a contract by Philippine Associated Smelting and Refining Co. (Pasar) for the modernization of Pasar's copper smelter in the Philippines. The contract value exceeds €12 million and it has been booked in…
Panda Power Funds (Dallas, Tex.; www.pandafunds.com) has announced that it intends to build, own and operate an 859-MW combined-cycle power plant in an industrial-zoned area of Brandywine, Maryland. Once complete, the natural-gas-fueled generating station will be able to supply the…
Citing data from the U.S. Federal Reserve (Washington, D.C.; www.federalreserve.gov), the American Chemistry Council (ACC; Washington, D.C.; www.americanchemistry.com) said growth in chemical production has been “uneven over the past several quarters” in the U.S. in its latest Weekly Chemistry and…
Praxair, Inc. (Danbury, Conn.; www.praxair.com) announced today that it has started up a second nitrogen plant at its facility in Kirtland, New Mexico to support growing nitrogen demand in the San Juan basin, which includes southwestern Colorado and northwestern New…
Black & Veatch (Overland Park, Kan.; www.bv.com) and Kiewit (Omaha, Neb.; www.kiewit.com) have completed the front-end engineering and design (FEED) work and pre-construction planning activities for the Jordan Cove Liquefaction Project. Located in Coos Bay, Ore., the facility will utilize Black…
Technip (Paris, France; www.technip.com), in consortium with its construction partner Performance Contractors Inc., was awarded a contract by the National Cooperative Refinery Assn. (NCRA). This contract covers supply of Technip’s proprietary reforming technology, as well as engineering, procurement, installation and…