Business & Economics
Air Products to build a new ASU to supply Cangzhou Zhengyuan Fertilizer
Air Products (Lehigh Valley, Pa.; www.airproducts.com) has signed a long-term contract with Cangzhou Zhengyuan Fertilizer Co., and will build, own and operate an air separation unit (ASU) and integrated gas liquefier in Hebei Province, China. The ASU will produce approximately…
SNC-Lavalin awarded EPCM contract for copper project in Chile
SNC-Lavalin Inc. (Montreal, Quebec, Canada; www.snclavalin.com) has been awarded a contract by Minera Antucoya S.A., a subsidiary of Antofagasta Minerals S.A. (AMSA), to provide overall management, detailed engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCM) services for the Antucoya project in Chile.…
Lanxess to build world’s largest EPDM plant in China
Lanxess AG (Leverkusen, Germany; www.lanxess.com) is building the world’s largest plant for EPDM (ethylene propylene diene monomer) synthetic rubber in China. The company is investing €235 million in the plant in Changzhou (Jiangsu Province). This is the largest investment the…
Federal Reserve district reports suggest gradual economic growth, ACC report notes
The most recent reports from the twelve districts of the U.S. Federal Reserve suggest that economic activity continued to expand gradually in July and early August across most regions and sectors, according to data discussed in the Weekly Chemistry and…
Nathan becomes director of operations at Magnetic Products….
Nathan Cooper Duckworth Shana'a Matzen John Nathan becomes director of operations for Magnetic Products (Highland, Mich.). Intellitect Water (Hants, U.K.) makes two appointments: Mark Duckworth becomes engineering manager in product development; Jo Cooper becomes product and market specialist. …
Air Products to build world’s largest energy-from-waste facility in the U.K. and more business news
Plant Watch Air Products to build world’s largest energy-from-waste facility in the U.K. August 7, 2012 — Air Products (Lehigh Valley, Pa.; www.airproducts.com) plans to build and operate a renewable energy plant in the U.K. using advanced-gasification energy-from-waste (EfW) technology.…
Opinions on ChE education
Last month, we ran a letter from reader, Jason Makansi, commenting on our June story, Chemical Engineering Education Evolution ( Chem. Eng., June 2012, pp. 22–25), which highlighted, among other things, the need for a more-meaningful connection between academia and…
September Letters
Re: Education needs a reality check... I would like to pass on a few comments on Jason Makansi’s letter titled “Education needs a reality check”, which appeared in the August 2012 edition (p. 6). I too, like Jason, began my…
Linde to build Vietnam’s largest ASU
The Linde Group (Munich, Germany; www.linde.com) has been awarded a long-term contract to supply Vietnamese steel-company POSCO SS-Vina (PSSV) with industrial gases. PSSV and local Group member Linde Gas Vietnam (LGV) recently signed an agreement to this effect. The deal…
Lingering tropical storm Isaac impacts on- and off-shore facilities along U.S. Gulf Coast
Earlier today, tropical storm Isaac was downgraded from Category 1 hurricane status and the National Hurricane Center predicts that it will be downgraded to a tropical depression on Thursday. Over the past several days, it has moved across Louisiana, dumping…