In January, overall chemical production in the U.S. rose by 0.3% to 89.6% of its 2007 average, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data analyzed by the American Chemistry Council (ACC; Washington, D.C.; www.americanchemistry.com). In its latest Weekly…
Heliatek GmbH (Dresden, Germany; www.heliatek.com), a global leader in high-end solar photovoltaic (PV) technology, has signed a joint development agreement with Reckli GmbH (Herne, Germany; www.reckli.de), a world leader in the manufacture of elastic molds for concrete building facades. This…
Outotec Oyj (Espoo, Finland; www.outotec.com) has signed a contract with Chilean Codelco, the leading copper producer in the world, for the delivery of concentration technology for a slag treatment plant to be located in connection with the Potrerillos copper smelter…
DuPont (Wilmington, Del.; www.dupont.com) and Yingli Energy Co. (Yingli China; Baoding, China; www.yinglisolar.com) have signed a $100-million strategic agreement for photovoltaic materials aimed at accelerating the adoption of solar energy to address one of the world’s biggest challenges — reducing…
Ineos Technologies (Cheshire, U.K.; www.ineostechnologies.com) today announced that it has licensed its Innovene polypropylene (PP) process to Zhong Tian He Chuang Energy Co. Located in Ordos City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, the 350,000 ton/yr plant will manufacture a full line…
There is no pdf available for this short news item Airgas, Inc. (Radnor, Pa.; www.airgas.com), with support from the Tulsa Metro Chamber and Tulsa Mayor Dewey Bartlett, announced that it will hold a job fair to fill more than 60…
KBR (Houston; www.kbr.com) was awarded a contract by TAIF Group to provide licensing and engineering services for the Veba Combi Cracker (VCC) to be implemented at the Nizhnikamsk petroleum refinery in the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia. Under the terms of…
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (Pasadena, Calif.; www.jacobs.com) says that it is executing four contracts from Arkema France for basic engineering services to support the provision of Arkema's proprietary suspension and emulsion technology to four of its clients in China. Officials…
Fluor Corp. (Irving, Tex.; www.fluor.com) was awarded an engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCM) contract by Joule Unlimited, Inc. (Bedford, Mass. www.jouleunlimited.com), to design and build a biofuels demonstration facility in New Mexico. Fluor booked the undisclosed contract value in…
Foster Wheeler AG (Zug, Switzerland; www.fwc.com) announced yesterday that subsidiaries of its Global Engineering and Construction Group have been awarded an engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCm) contract by Aramco Overseas Company B.V. (AOC), a subsidiary of Saudi Aramco, and…