To support the current and projected industrial growth in the U.S. Southeast region, Praxair, Inc. (Danbury, Conn.; www.praxair.com) broke ground on its new air separation unit (ASU) in Memphis, Tenn. With a capacity of 600 ton/d, the new plant is…
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (Pasadena, Calif.; www.jacobs.com) has received a contract from Codelco, the National Copper Corp. of Chile and world leader in copper production, to provide engineering services for an anticipated 200,000 metric tons (m.t.) per day copper mine…
Next month, Teijin Ltd. (Tokyo, Japan; www.teijin.co.jp) will establish Zhejiang Jiaren New Materials Co., Ltd., a joint venture (JV) with Jinggong Holding Group (Shaoxing, Zhejiang Province, China; www.jgsteelgroup.com), one of China’s largest production bases for fiber products. Through the JV,…
INEOS Paraform GmbH & Co. KG (Mainz, Germany; www.ineosparaform.com), has today announced the start up of its new dimethoxymethane (Methylal) plant, based at the company’s site in Mainz, Germany. Methylal is an additive used in polyacetal and ion exchange resins.…
Air Products (Lehigh Valley, Pa.; www.airproducts.com) says it will build and operate the world’s largest renewable energy plant in the U.K. using advanced gasification energy-from-waste (EfW) technology. The Tees Valley plant, located at the New Energy and Technology Business Park,…
Employment of production workers in the U.S. chemical industry rose by 2,300 jobs (0.5%) to 503,000 in July, according to data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) that were discussed in the latest Weekly Chemistry and Economic Report…
Enefit Oil & Gas (Tallinn, Estonia; www.energia.ee) began the first hot commissioning of its Enefit280 shale oil plant in Auvere, Estonia on July 27. The first shale oil from the new plant is expected in September. “The start-up for this…
Evonik Industries AG (Essen, Germany; www.evonik.com) is right on schedule with its plans to expand amino-acid production for animal feed — one of its core businesses. A symbolic ground-breaking ceremony in Singapore today officially marked the start of construction of…
Capital equipment prices, as reflected in the CE Plant Cost Index (CEPCI; top), dropped 2% from April to May (the most recent data). Meanwhile, all of the Current Business Indicators from IHS Global Insight, including the operating rate, increased slightly…
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