The Philippines, a newly industrialized country, experienced a record GDP growth rate of 7.3% in 2010. In recent years, its formerly agriculture-based economy has been transforming itself into a services and manufacturing-based economy. The electronics sector is one of the…
Kepco (Seoul; www.kepco.co.kr), the largest utility in South Korea, and Uhde GmbH (Dortmund, Germany; www.uhde.eu), have signed a joint venture (JV) agreement. The contract was signed at Uhde’s head office in Dortmund, with the presence of the CEO of Kepco…
The Dow Chemical Co. (Midlands, Mich.; www.dow.com) has been recognized for its excellence in energy efficiency by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE; Washington, D.C.; www.energy.gov). The DOE awarded two Superior Energy Performance certifications to the company for achievements in…
CB&I ((The Woodlands, Tex.; www.cbi.com) announced today that Lummus Technology, a CB&I company, has been awarded a contract from Kazakhstan Petrochemical Industries Inc. LLP (KPI) for the license and basic engineering of a propane dehydrogenation unit and a polypropylene plant.…
Haldor Topsøe A/S (Lyngby, Denmark; www.topsoe.com) has been awarded the contract for the second out of four SNG projects approved by China’s National Development and Reform Commission. The plant will be commissioned by the Hui Neng Group, a major coal…
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (Pasadena, Calif; www.jacobs.com) announced today that the 6.5-MW cogeneration facility it designed and built for Oregon State University (OSU) has been awarded the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Platinum certification. This rating is the…
Sulzer Ltd. (Winterthur, Switzerland; www.sulzer.com) and Assa Abloy AB (Stockholm, Sweden; www.assaabloy.com), the new majority owner of Cardo AB (Malmö, Sweden) after a public offer concluded in March 2011, have signed an agreement for the acquisition of Cardo’s Flow Solutions…
Lonza (www.lonza.com) and Roche (both Basel, Switzerland; www.rochemengonline.com) have entered into a co-exclusive distribution agreement for the commercialization of Roche’s MycoTOOL mycoplasma Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) assays. PCR is a commonly used molecular biology technique that amplifies a single copy…
JGC Indonesia, JGC Corp.’s (Yokohama, Japan; www.jgc.co.jp) Indonesian subsidiary, has been awarded a contract for the construction of a lubricants production plant in Bekasi, West Java, Indonesia by PT. JX Nippon Oil & Energy Lubricants Indonesia, a local joint venture…
DuPont Protection Technologies (DPT) recently launched SafeSPEC 2.0, a comprehensive, interactive online tool that helps safety professionals make informed decisions about selecting chemical protective apparel. SafeSPEC 2.0 offers new customizable product selection and search features for the full portfolio of…