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…
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…
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…
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;…
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.…
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…
Caloric Anlagenbau GmbH (Gräfelfing, Germany; www.caloric.com) has won a contract to supply a hydrogen plant in the Ukraine based on Caloric’s steam-methane-reforming technology. Caloric will provide engineering and equipment for a new H2 plant and the corresponding distributed control system,…
AkzoNobel (Amsterdam, Netherlands; www.AkzoNobel.com) has agreed to divest its 75% stake in the pure terephthalic acid (PTA) activities of its Chemicals Pakistan business to Korean company KP Chemical Corp. (KPC). The holding in Pakistan PTA Limited — which is listed…
Mitsubishi Rayon Co., Ltd. (Tokyo, Japan; www.mrc.co.jp) completed its purchase of Lucite International Group Ltd. of the U.K., on May 28, 2009. The total acquisition cost was approximatley $1.6 billion. The acquisition of Lucite International will make Mitsubishi Rayon into…
The Hemlock Semiconductor Group (HSC; Hemlock, Mich.; www.hscpoly.com), which includes two Dow Corning joint ventures, has started up a new 8,500 metric tons (m.t.) polycrystalline silicon (polysilicon) production facility at its Hemlock, Mich. location. This new capacity, which has been…