Business & Economics
SNC-Lavalin-led JV wins contract on Cobre Panama copper-mine project
Joint Venture Panama (JVP), a joint venture led (70%) by SNC-Lavalin (Montreal, Canada; www.snclavalin.com), along with partners GyM S.A. (a member of Graña y Montero Group) (15%) and Techint International Construction Corp. (15%), is pleased to announce that it has…
Total and CPI to study coal-to-olefins petrochemical project in China
Total S.A. (Paris, France; www.total.com) and the Chinese energy group China Power Investment Corp. (CPI) announced their intention to build a coal-based petrochemical plant in China. The two companies signed a letter of understanding (LOU) today in Paris during the…
IDEX Corp. acquires The Fitzpatrick Co.
IDEX Corp. (Lake Forest, Ill.; www.idexcorp.com) has acquired The Fitzpatrick Co., a designer and manufacturer of customized size-reduction, roll compaction and drying systems to support product development and manufacturing processes. Fitzpatrick will expand the capability of IDEX's Quadro Engineering by…
SNC-Lavalin to revamp H2SO4 plants in Jordan
SNC-Lavalin Inc. (Montreal, Canada; www.snclavalin.com) has been awarded an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract by Jordan Phosphate Mines Co. (JPMC) to upgrade and increase the capacity of two sulfuric acid plants in Aqaba, Jordan. SNC-Lavalin’s revenues from the project…
Yulin selects Unipol PE Process
Univation Technologies LLC (Houston; www.univation) announced that Yulin Energy and Chemical Ltd. of Yanchang Petroleum Group Co. (Yulin) has selected Univation’s Unipol PE Process for a 300,000 metric ton per year polyethylene (PE) plant. The facility will be located in…
Dow Corning names Robert Hansen as new president
Dow Corning Corporation’s (Midland, Mich.; www.dowcorning.com) board of directors elected Robert D. Hansen, president of Dow Corning Corp., effective immediately. Stephanie A. Burns remains chairman and CEO. Hansen has been employed by Dow Corning for 28 years and most recently…
Invista & Markor: BDO license agreement
Invista (Wichita, Kans; www.invista.com) has signed a technology licensing agreement with Markor Chemical Co. (www.markor.com.cn) for 1,4 butanediol (BDO) manufacturing technology. The licensing agreement covers the manufacturing processes, required technologies, product formulations and expert engineering services for the 100,000-ton/yr BDO…
Linde to build ASUs for steel manufacturer in China
The technology group The Linde Group (Munich, Germany; www.linde.com) has won a deal to build two industrial-scale air separation units for the steel corporation Taiyuan Iron & Steel Company Ltd. (TISCO) at its Taiyuan site in the northern province of…
Spirax Sarco announces a steam trap for high-pressure lines
Spirax Sarco Inc., (Blythewood, S.C.; www.spirax.com) has released the TD120M Thermo-dynamic steam trap, which is engineered for pressure ratings of up to 3,190 psig. With its maintainable disc and seat, this steam trap can be serviced in-line — a benefit…
Municipal solid waste-to-energy book reviewed by Tom McGowan
Municipal Solid Waste to Energy Conversion Processes: Economic, Technical and Renewable Comparisons. By Gary C. Young. John Wiley and Sons, Inc. 111 River St., Hoboken, NJ 07030. Web: wiley.com. 2010. 384 pages. $89.95. Reviewed by Tom McGowan, TMTS Associates Inc.…