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…
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…
The Industry Automation Div. of Siemens AG (Nuremburg, Germany; www.siemens.com) is providing Takreer (Abu Dhabi Oil Refining Co.) with a Zimpro wet air oxidation (WAO) system to treat refinery spent caustic as part of the company's expansion of its refinery…
Caloric Anlagenbau GmbH (Graefelfing, Germany; www.caloric.com) will supply a new hydrogen generation plant in Indonesia. Design capacity of the plant is 1000 Nm3/h hydrogen. The steam reforming process will be initially started with natural gas as feedstock, but is also…
BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany; www.basf.com) announced today its purchase of a novel feed enzyme from the industrial biotechnology company Direvo Industrial Biotechnology GmbH (Cologne, Germany; www.direvo.com). Direvo´s tailor-made feed enzyme is an optimized and improved mannanase. It displays superior temperature…
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…