The fourth ChemInnovations Conference and Expo will be held September 25 and 26 in Galveston, Tex. at the Moody Gardens Convention Center. Programmed by chemical industry leaders and designed for professionals in the chemical process industries (CPI), the event aims…
Plant Watch Sasol awards integrated complex contract to WorleyParsons July 11, 2013 — WorleyParsons Ltd. (North Sydney, Australia; www.worleyparsons.com) has been awarded a contract by Sasol North America, Inc. (Sasol) for an integrated gas-to-liquids (GTL) and ethane-cracker complex, which includes…
Preliminary data for the May 2013 CE Plant Cost Index (CEPCI; the most recent information available) indicate that the composite index decreased by 0.5% from the the final April value. The data for each of the subindices decreased in the…
Spagnoletti Spiesshofer Evans Pepper Usuki Amato Spagnoletti becomes president of Taylor Wharton Cryogenics (Theodore, Ala.), a maker of cryogenic equipment for the industrial gases, life sciences, and liquefied natural gas markets. Ulrich Spiesshofer becomes CEO of ABB (Zurich, Switzerland). He…
During remarks at the U.S. Energy Dept.’s (DOE; Washington, D.C.; www.energy.gov) Biomass 2013 annual conference, Secretary Moniz today highlighted the important role biofuels play in the Administration’s Climate Action Plan to increase our energy security and reduce greenhouse gas emissions…
Nikkiso Co. (Tokyo, Japan) the manufacturer of fluid control technologies, has acquired Geveke B.V. (Amsterdam, the Netherlands), a sales company and system integrator of industrial pumps and compressors, as a strategic investment at this end of July 2013. Nikkiso is…
Specialty chemical maker Clariant (Muttenz, Switzerland; www.clariant.com) is proceeding with a 50% expansion in capacity at its Azo pigments and pigment preparations plants in Roha, India. This recently approved investment will also enhance the capabilities and output at the site…
The U.S. Energy Department (DOE; Washington, D.C.; www.energy.gov) today recognized the nation’s first commercial-scale cellulosic ethanol production at Ineos Bio’s Indian River BioEnergy Center in Vero Beach, Florida. Developed through a joint venture between Ineos Bio and New Planet Energy,…
Foster Wheeler AG (Zug Switzerland; www.fwc.com) has announced that a subsidiary of its Global Engineering and Construction Group has been awarded a project management and consultancy (PMC) services contract by the Nghi Son Refinery and Petrochemical Limited Liability Company for…
Eastman Chemical Company (Kingsport, Tenn.; www.eastman.com) has announced plans to increase the Tritan copolyester capacity at its Kingsport, Tenn. facility. Through a series of capital projects, the company plans to expand its capacity from 60,000 metric tons (m.t.) to 76,000…