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Solvay upgrades & expands operations in Brazil

Solvay S.A. (Brussels; www.solvay.com) announced today that Solvay Indupa successfully concluded its three-year, $150-million investment program to upgrade and expand the operations at its Santo André plant in Brazil by starting up a new membrane chlor-alkali unit (MCA) associated with…

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BASF to supply Sorbead for large gas-treating plant

The Catalysts division of BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany; www.basf.com) will provide a total of 2,000 tons of its Sorbead H and WS for the world’s largest gas dehydration and hydrocarbon removal plant based on adsorption technology, located at the Portovaya…

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ABB delivers PV solar power plant solution

ABB (Zurich, Switzerland; www.abb.com) has completed delivery and commissioning of the 1-MW Totana photovoltaic (PV) power plant located in the region of Murcia in Spain. In a year, Totana produces 2.2 GWh of grid-quality electric power and displaces some 1,350…

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Hoerbiger acquires Gala compressor business

Effective June 1, the Hoerbiger Group (Zug, Switzerland, www.hoerbiger.com) acquired the compressor business of Gala Precision Technology Private Ltd. (Thane, India), as part of a share deal. Gala Precision Technology Private Ltd., India is a leading manufacturer of valves and…

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Aker Solutions granted engineering license in China

Aker Solutions ASA (www.akersolutions.com) has received its engineering license from the Chinese government authorities, granting the company’s subsidiary Aker Projects (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., permission to undertake engineering design for China-based projects in the chemical, petrochemical and pharmaceutical industries.   “We…

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DSM acquires Biopract to enter biogas market

Royal DSM N.V. (Heerlen, Netherlands; www.dsm.com), has acquired privately held Biopract GmbH (Berlin, Germany). The acquisition will serve as an entry point for DSM into the promising biogas market, which is showing 15–20% growth per year. The acquisition has been…

Calendar: July – August 2009

North America Oil Sands and Heavy Oil Technologies Conference & Exhibition. Pennwell Petroleum Events (Tulsa, Okla.). Phone: 713-963-6251; Fax: 713-963-6201; Web: oilsandstechnologies.com Calgary, Alta. July 14 – 16 2009 World Congress on Industrial Biotechnology and Bioprocessing. Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO;…

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New water business unit forms from Dow merger with Rohm and Haas and more

Plant Watch New Linde plant in Illinois to supply hydrogen for diesel production May 19, 2009 — Linde has executed a new longterm contract with PdV Midwest Refining LLC to supply hydrogen to the company’s Citgo Lemont, Ill., oil refinery.…

Peter Oosterveer becomes president of energy & chemicals for Fluor Corp…

Oosterveer Thorne Matlas Pillion Lostak Peter Oosterveer becomes president of energy & chemicals for Fluor Corp. (Irving, Tex.), based in Haarlem, Netherlands. RathGibson (Lincolnshire, Ill.) names Kirk Thorne vice-president of sales and marketing. Matcor (Doylestown, Pa.) names Matt Matlas senior…

Licensure around the globe

Chemical engineering principles do not differ by geographical location. The same cannot be said, however, about the established criteria for certifying that an individual has mastery of those principles. Requirements for obtaining a professional license or charter in the field…