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Lanxess acquires PTAP product line

Specialty chemicals group Lanxess AG (Leverkusen, Germany; www.lanxess.com) has acquired the Nipacide PTAP product line from Clariant (www.clariant.com) effective January 1, 2010. The active ingredient p-tert-amylphenol (PTAP) complements the phenolic active ingredients portfolio of Lanxess’ Material Protection Products (MPP) business…

Solutia heat transfer fluid selected for Spanish solar power facility

Synthetic heat transfer fluid from Solutia Inc. (St. Louis, Mo.; www.solutia.com) will be used at Solnova 4, a new 50-MW concentrating solar power plant in Sevilla, Spain.  The Solnova 4 power plant is managed by Abener Energia SA (Sevilla, Spain; www.abener.es), and is…

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Intergraph acquires COADE

Intergraph (Atlanta, Ga.; www.intergraph.com) has acquired COADE Holdings Inc. (Houston; www.coade.com), provider of CAESAR II, PV Elite and TANK products, the industry’s most widely used software for pipe stress, pressure vessel and storage tank analysis, as well as its popular…

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Technip lands FEED contract in Venezuela

Technip (Paris, France; www.technip.com) has been awarded, by Polimerica, a reimbursable contract to perform the front-end engineering design (FEED) for a new ethylene plant. The plant, which will have a capacity of 1.3-million ton/yr, will be part of a new petrochemical…

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Cognis opens new affiliate in Malaysia

On January 1, 2010, specialty chemicals supplier Cognis (Monheim, Germany; www.cognis.com) opened an affiliate in Selangor, Malaysia. Cognis Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Cognis Group. The aim is to accelerate the group’s growth in the…

New website can help solve flow, pressure and level challenges

Brooks Instrument (Hatfield, Penn.; www.brooksinstrument.com), a provider of advanced flow measurement, control and level solutions, has launched the redesign of its website to provide visitors with information about Brooks Instrument’s products, as well as access to experts who can help…

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RWE Power and Brain join forces to utilize CO2

To convert carbon dioxide into microbial biomass or biomolecules: such is the goal of a cooperative research agreed between RWE Power AG (Essen; www.rwe.com) and Brain AG (Zwingenberg, both Germany; www.brain-biotech.de). The power-generation firm and the biotech company want to…

AEC PowerFlow’s Brad Buecker reviews the Nalco Water Handbook 3rd ed.

The Nalco Water Handbook, 3rd ed. By Daniel Flynn. McGraw Hill Co., 1221 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10121. Web: http://www.mcgrawhill.com. 2009. 1,280 pages. $125.00. Reviewed by Brad Buecker,technical support specialist AEC PowerFlow, Kansas City, Mo. The third…

Help transform the energy landscape

Do you have an idea to transform the energy landscape by a 10x Engineering Factor? The American Institute of Chemical Engineers’ (AIChE) 10xE Competition is open for you to realize your idea.  Submit your concept to Alan Fuchs and Alok Pradhan…

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Borealis invests in semi-commercial catalyst plant, and more plant watch and mergers news

December 14, 2009 — Borealis (Vienna, Austria; http://www.borealisgroup.com) has announced plans for a €75-million investment in Linz, Austria for a new semi-commercial catalyst plant to develop and scale up new catalysts for the production of innovative new polymers. Borealis has…