Like most other businesses, engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) firms have felt the pinch of the economic downturn. While EPCs that specialize in building processing plants are optimistic that recent global interest in renewable and bioprocessing projects to create alternative…
The International Powder and Bulk Solids / Process Technology for Industry International (PTXi) 2010 conference and tradeshow will be held May 4–6, 2010 at the Donald Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, Ill. The event will showcase products from more than…
Nearly 700 exhibitors and 15,000 visitors are expected to participate in Powtech 2010 — The International Trade Fair for Mechanical Processing Technologies and Instrumentation (Nürnberg, Germany; April 27–29; www.powtech.de). Decision-makers from around the world use this forum to learn the…
Outotec to deliver a copper smelter for plant in China March 16, 2010 — Outotec Oyj (Espoo, Finland; http://www.outotec.com) has been awarded a contract by Tongling Non-Ferrous Metals Group for the design and delivery of a new copper smelter to…
Seale Stello Goerck Neumann Yarosh Richard Seale is promoted to president of the Automation and Control business unit of Mustang (Houston). Mike Mason, executive vice-president of the Fisher Div. of Emerson Process Management has been elected chairman of the Valve…
Eldorado Celulose e Papel Ltda (Brazil) has awarded Pöyry Plc. (Helsinki, Finland; www.poyry.com) a contract for pre-engineering and preparatory work for mill infrastructure for a 1.5 million ton/yr bleached eucalyptus market pulp mill to be built in the state of…
Wacker Chemie AG (Munich, Germany; www.wacker.com) is opening a new international training center for construction chemicals at its technical center in Dubai today. The new Wacker Academy training and competence center offers an ideal platform for sector-specific networking between customers,…
Lonza (Basel, Switzerland; www.lonza.com) announced today its expansion of capacities for Carnipure and Carniking, L-Carnitine products belonging to Lonza’s Nutrition business within Life Science Ingredients. The expansion is in line with Lonza’s long-term strategy for nutrition ingredients and will support the…
Beckhoff Automation GmbH (Verl, Germany; www.beckhoff.com) has been present in Great Britain since 1994 – represented exclusively and successfully by Hayes Control Systems. In order to further expand Beckhoff’s commitment in the British market, Hayes Control Systems has now been taken…
Bharat Petroleum Corp. Ltd. (BPCL; www.bharatpetroleum.com) has selected Axens (Rueil-Malmaison, France; www.axens.net) to provide the technology licenses for a naphtha hydrotreater and a continuous catalytic regeneration (CCR) reformer (Octanizing) at its Mumbai Refinery. The 900,000 ton/yr CCR reformer is being designed…