The biomass-to-liquids (BTL) demonstration plant, jointly operated by the Oxford Catalysts Group (Abingdon, Oxfordshire, U.K.; www.oxfordcatalysts.com) and the Portuguese incorporated holding company SGC Energia (SGCE, www.sgc.pt), at the biomass gasification facility in Güssing, Austria, is now up and running. The plant…
Georg Fischer AG (Schaffhausen, Switzerland; www.georgfischer.com) is further strengthening its market position in China: The Corporate Group GF Piping Systems is bringing its tenth production plant in China on stream. Using state-of-the-art production technology, the new plant will manufacture complete…
A seminar devoted to key aspects of pneumatic conveying will be held on Sept. 21–23, at the CycloTech System Proving Facility in York, Neb. The seminar titled "The Theory and Practice of Pneumatic Conveying" will include live demonstrations of full-scale…
Cobalt Technologies Mountain View, Calif., www.cobalttech.com) has signed an agreement with Fluor Corp. (Irving, Tex.; www.fluor.com) whereby Fluor will provide engineering consulting services as Cobalt gears up to commercialize its biobutanol production technology. Additionally, Fluor will offer a broad range…
Lurgi GmbH (Frankfurt, Germany; www.lurgi.com) has been awarded a contract for the world´s largest Polyamide 6 plant by Fujian Jinjiang Technology Co., Ltd. in Changle, Fujian, China. The company is dedicated in the manufacture and sale of high-end polyamide fiber for…
German pump manufacture KSB Group (Frankenthal, Germany; www.ksb.com) has expanded the steel foundry capacities at its Indian site of Vambori over the past months. Two new natural gas-fired furnaces contribute to increasing the steel castings output from 300 ton/yr to…
YPF Argentina and Haldor Topsøe A/S (Lyngby, Denmark; www.topsoe.com) have signed two contracts for the production of hydrogen and ultra low sulphur diesel (ULSD) at the Lujan de Cuyo Refinery in Mendoza Province. Topsøe will supply a skid mounted compact…
Teijin Ltd. (Tokyo; www.teijin.co.jp) has acquired NanoGram Corp. (Milpitas, Calif.; www.nanogram.com) to function as a U.S. base for the development of silicon inks with semiconductor properties and the processes to manufacture such inks. As a wholly owned subsidiary of Teijin, NanoGram…
Air Liquide (Paris, France; www.airliquide.com) has signed an agreement with OXEA GmbH for the acquisition of its syngas plant based in Oberhausen (Rhine-Ruhr area), Germany. Anti-trust authorities have given their approval. This large plant has a production capacity of approximately…
Recent employment data were worse than expected and disappointing overall, says the American Chemistry Council (ACC; Arlington, Va.; www.americanchemistry.com) in its latest Weekly Chemistry and Economic Report. Nevertheless, ACC says, other data were more positive, and “a slow recovery…