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Global CPRI flat in March; U.S. CPRI up slightly, ACC says

Data from March indicate that the global chemical production regional index (CPRI) was flat after three consecutive monthly gains, while the U.S. CPRI was up slightly in March, according to the latest edition of the Weekly Chemistry and Economic Report…

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Foster Wheeler awarded PMC contract for aromatics complex in Abu Dhabi  

Foster Wheeler AG (Zug, Switzerland; www.fwc.com) says that a subsidiary of its Global Engineering and Construction Group has been awarded a contract by Abu Dhabi National Chemicals Company (ChemaWEyaat) for the provision of project management consultancy (PMC) services for an…

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Outotec provides flotation technology for Kennecott Utah Copper concentrator  

Outotec Oyj (Espoo, Finland; www.outotec.com) has signed a contract with Kennecott Utah Copper to supply 30 TankCell e300 flotation cells, with an option for an additional ten cells for retrofit of the company's Copperton Concentrator. The contract was booked in Outotec's…

Specialty chemical makers reduce toxic emissions

Government data show that specialty chemical manufacturers are reducing their environmental footprints, says the Society of Chemical Manufacturers and Affiliates (SOCMA; Washington, D.C.; www.socma.com.).   The group states that its member companies are significantly decreasing toxic chemical releases to the…

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UOP to provide technology for propylene production in China  

UOP LLC (Des Plaines, Ill.; www.uop.com), a Honeywell company, has been selected to provide key technology to produce propylene in China. Zhangjiagang Yangzi River Petrochemical Co. (Zhangjiagang City, Jiangsu Province, China) will use UOP’s C3 Oleflex process technology to convert…

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BASF acquires Novolyte Technologies   

BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany; www.basf.com), Arsenal Capital Partners (New York, N.Y.; www.arsenalcapital.com) and Foosung Co. (www.foosung.com) today announced BASF’s acquisition of Novolyte Technologies (Cleveland, Ohio). Novolyte is a manufacturer of electrolyte formulations for lithium-ion batteries, as well as specialty chemicals…

Recovering energy from waste could offer environmental benefits

The American Chemistry Council (ACC; Washington, D.C.; www.americanchemistry.com) released a new study showing that emerging technologies designed to convert waste into fuels or raw materials offer environmental benefits and cost savings over disposal.   The study, “Environmental and Economic Analysis…

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UOP technology selected for petrochemical production in China  

UOP LLC (Des Plaines, Ill.; www.uop.com), a Honeywell company, says that its UOP C3 and C4 Oleflex" processes have been selected by Shandong Chambroad Petrochemicals Co. (Binzhou City, Shandong Province, China) to produce key petrochemicals. The plant will be the…

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Chemrec and TCC cooperation on advanced biofuel plants

Chemrec AB (Stockholn, Sweden; www.chemrec.se) has signed a cooperation agreement with China Tianchen Engineering Corp. (TCC; Tianjin; www.china-tcc.com), to provide an integrated offering of Chemrec plants on a global lump-sum turn-key basis and co-market the Chemrec black liquor gasification technology…

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B&W: $1.3-billion contract for managing Waste Isolation Pilot Plant  

The Babcock & Wilcox Co. (B&W; Charlotte, N.C.; www.babcock.com) says that Nuclear Waste Partnership LLC — URS Energy & Construction, Inc. (Boise, Idaho), and B&W Technical Services Group, Inc. (B&W TSG; Lynchburg, Va), and major subcontractor, AREVA Federal Services LLC…