IRPC Public Co., a company specialized in the production of petrochemical and petroleum-refining products in Thailand, has selected Axens (Rueil-Malmaison, France; www.axens.net) to supply technologies for its new Upstream Project for Hygiene and Value Added Product (UHV project). The complex…
The technology group The Linde Group (Munich, Germany; www.linde.com) and Sadara Chemical Co. (Sadara) recently signed a long-term contract that will see Linde supply Sadara with carbon monoxide (CO), hydrogen (H2) and ammonia (NH3) at a chemical complex now being…
Outotec Oyj (Espoo, Finland; www.outotec.com) and Grupo Mexico have signed a contract for the delivery of process technology to Buenavista del Cobre's new second copper concentrator in Mexico. The contract value booked in the first quarter 2012 order intake is…
When a process plant is set up, an owner has several things in mind; the market demand for his product and hence the plant capacity, the plant cost, the space availability, space for future expansion and so on. Once a…
Plant Watch Wacker invests €40 million to expand polymer site in China March 5, 2012 — Wacker Chemie AG (Munich, Germany; www.wacker.com) is expanding its polymer activities by investing around €40 million to build two new production facilities at its…
NORTH AMERICA Responsible Care Conference & Exhibit. American Chemistry Council (ACC; Washington, D.C.). Phone: 202-249-7000; Web: americanchemistry.com/about/ meetingsconferences Hollywood, Fla. April 29–May 2 103rd AOCS Annual Meeting & Expo. American Oil Chemists Soc. (AOCS; Urbana, Ill.). Phone: 217-359-2344;…
Cassidy Nguer Gutjahr Doornbos Hammer Robert Gulotty becomes technical manager for Applied Catalysts (Doraville, Ga.), a developer of catalysts for chemical processing and pollution-abatement applications. Kevin Cassidy is named chemical and monitoring solutions general manager, water and process technologies,…
Capital equipment prices, as reflected in the CE Plant Cost Index (CEPCI), increased 0.5% from December to January. This month’s issue presents the annual 2011 CEPCI, 585.7, which is an 6.3% increase from 2010 and an 11.4% increase from 2009.…
Cassidy Nguer Gutjahr Doornbos Hammer Robert Gulotty becomes technical manager for Applied Catalysts (Doraville, Ga.), a developer of catalysts for chemical processing and pollution-abatement applications. Kevin Cassidy is named chemical and monitoring solutions general manager, water and process technologies,…
Production of major plastic resins in the U.S. was 6.2 billion lb in February, a total that is 11.9% higher than the same month last year, according to an analysis by the American Chemistry Council (ACC; Washington, D.C.; www.americanchemistry.com). In…