A newly launched front-end design tool from this company allows for rapid development and evaluation of capital project options in the process industries. The software tool integrates flowsheet development, 3-D layout, factored cost estimation and design deliverables generation. Its simple…
BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany; www.basf) has received approval for a 400,000 metric tons per year MDI (diphenylmethane diisocyanate) project in Chongqing, China. The investment will total RMB 8 billion (approximately €860 million). The facility, which will produce a core component…
KSB AG (Frankenthal, Germany; www.ksb.com) has bought the South Korean valve specialist Seres Co. Ltd. The company was founded in 1982 and has a total workforce of over 130 employed at its Seoul headquarters and its production site in Busan,…
Ethane supplies from shale formations in North America could boost investment and chemical manufacturing in the U.S., according to an analysis by the American Chemistry Council (ACC; Washington, D.C.; www.americanchemistry.com). In a report released released this week, ACC explains how…
Outotec Oyj (Espoo, Finland; www.outotec.com) has signed a contract with Sandfire Resources to deliver key process technologies and services for the DeGrussa copper/gold concentrator in Western Australia. The contract value exceeds €15 million. Outotec's scope of delivery comprises SAG and…
AkzoNobel (Amsterdam, the Netherlands; www.akzonobel.com) is to invest more than €60 million in boosting production capacity for its Bermocoll cellulose derivatives (paint and building material thickeners), providing additional momentum for the company's accelerated growth strategy which includes doubling revenue in…
The U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB; www.csb.gov) is deploying to the scene of a fatal accident at Carbide Industries, a producer of calcium carbide products located in Louisville, Kentucky. Two workers were killed and two others were injured on Monday (March…
Metso Corp. (Helsinki, Finland; www.metso.com) will supply SIA Graanul Invest with a biomass power plant for combined heat and power production (CHP) in the municipality of Launkalne in Latvia. The power plant will be delivered by the Metso-Wärtsilä joint venture…
The Gorman-Rupp Co. (Mansfield, Ohio; www.grpumps.com) announced that its Mansfield Division has achieved certification to ISO 14001:2004: for its Environmental Management System. Certification to the internationally recognized standard signifies a demonstrated commitment to minimizing the impact of company activities on…
UOP LLC Des Plaines, Ill; www.uop.com), a Honeywell company, announced today that its technology has been selected by Great Orient Chemical for a new petrochemicals complex in China that will produce the key ingredient for biodegradable household laundry detergents. Great…