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Global chemical industry production continues growth, ACC report says

Global chemical industry production continued to expand in January, according to the American Chemistry Council (ACC; Washington, D.C.; www.americanchemistry.com). In ACC’s latest Weekly Chemistry and Economic Trends report, the organization said world chemical production rose by 0.5% in January, a…

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Solvay to double Solef PVDF production capacity

Solvay S.A. (Brussels, Belgium; www.solvay.com) has decided to increase its Solef production capacity by 50% to keep track of the continuously strong growing demand for this high added-value fluorinated specialty polymer. The capacity increase at Solvay's Tavaux plant, France, requires…

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BASF: New plant for sodium methylate

BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany; www.basf.com) intends to build an additional production plant for sodium methylate in South America. Argentina is the planned location for the second plant with an annual capacity of about 60,000 metric tons. Thus, BASF wants to…

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Outotec: Effluent-treatment plant for Codelco

Outotec Oyj (Espoo, Finland; www.outotec.com) has signed a contract with the main copper producer in the world, Chilean Codelco for the design and delivery of an effluent treatment plant for Codelco's new Mina Ministro Hales project close to Calama, Chile.…

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ThyssenKrupp: Smart energy-efficiency program has saved around €45 million since 2009

Last year ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe AG (Duisburg, Germany; www.thyssenkrupp-steel-europe.com) launched a new energy efficiency program to further reduce energy costs at all its production locations. The results of the saving measures are impressive. The potential identified so far at the…

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Black & Veatch: Three new LNG projects in China

China Natural Gas Co. (CNGC; Beijing, China) has selected Black & Veatch (Overland Park, Kan.; www.bv.com) and Chemtex to provide engineering, procurement and construction services for three new liquefied natural gas plants in China. The new facilities will feature Black…

Bentley acquires SACS software for offshore structure analysis

Bentley Systems, Inc. (Exton, Pa., www.bentley.com) announced today that it has acquired the SACS business from Engineering Dynamics, Inc. SACS is an integrated finite-element, structural-analysis suite of programs that provides for the design, fabrication, installation, operations and maintenance of offshore…

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CB&I: FEED contract for Sohar Refinery in Oman

CB&I (The Woodlands, Tex.; www.cbi.com) has been awarded a contract valued in excess of $40 million by the Oman Refineries and Petrochemical Co. for the front end engineering and design (FEED) and project management services for the Sohar Refinery Expansion…

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E&C projects Clarifying the Role of the Lead Process Engineer

For any capital-intensive and labor-intensive engineering and construction (E&C) project, the lead process engineer (LPE) plays a pivotal role. To maximize the success of these complex projects, companies that hire E&C companies should be aware of the role that the…

U.S. EPA extends greenhouse gas reporting deadline

The U.S. EPA (Washington, D.C.; www.epa.gov) announced today in a statement that it is announcing its intention to extend this year’s reporting deadline — originally March 31 — and plans to have the final uploading tool available this summer, with…