Business & Economics
New distillate hydrocracker starts up at Dalian refinery
Total (Paris, France; www.total.com) announces the startup of a new distillate hydrocracker at the Wepec petroleum refinery in Dalian, China, in which the Group holds a 22.4% stake. Representing a total investment of $240 million, the new conversion unit increases…
Dow and Chevron Phillips Chemical Name Leadership Team for Styrenics Joint Venture
The Dow Chemical Co. and Chevron Phillips Chemical Co. (Chevron Phillips Chemical) announced the leadership team for their proposed styrenics joint venture. The new company, which will be known as Americas Styrenics, will be headquartered in Houston, Tex. Americas Styrenics…
UOP to supply technology for first North American refinery since 1984
Newfoundland & Labrador Refining Corp. (NLRC) has selected UOP LLC (Des Plains, Ill.; www.uop.com) a Honeywell company, to supply technology, basic engineering services and equipment for a new fuel refinery to be built in the Placentia Bay area of Newfoundland…
ABB plans major expansion in India
ABB (www.abb.com) plans to rapidly develop its Indian operations by investing $100 million over three years to expand business, engineering and R&D capacities, build new factories and broaden its automation and power product range in India. The company also plans…
Lurgi wins gasifier contract in Canada
Lurgi AG (Frankfurt, Germany; www.lurgi.com) has been awarded an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract by North West Upgrading, Calgary, Canada, for the execution of a gasifier unit for North West's Upgrader project. This major contract, worth in excess of…
Grundfos Group acquires Peerless Pump Co.
Effective December 1 2007, the Grundfos Group (www.grundfos.com; Denmark) has acquired Peerless Pump Co. Peerless is a U.S.-based manufacturer of pumps and fire protection systems with facilities in Indianapolis, Ind. and five other North American locations. The collection of more…
Lonza inaugurates Shawinigan Facility
Yesterday, Lonza AG (Basel, Switzerland; www.lonza.com) formally launched its newly acquired plant in Shawinigan, Canada. The facility is dedicated to the production of Pro-KTM — a new addition to Lonza's nutrition portfolio. The plant recently passed its ISO-9001-2000 and FAMI-QS…
SGL Group strengthens carbon-fiber activities in the U.S.
Yesterday, SGL Group (www.sglcarbon.com) — The Carbon Company — signed definitive agreements to acquire Aldila Inc.’s interest in Carbon Fiber Technology LLC (CFT; Evanston, Wyoming), a joint venture (JV) between SGL and Aldila. Since 1999, SGL Group and Aldila —…
LP OxoSM Technology Licensed to PetroChina Sichuan Petrochemical Co.
PetroChina Sichuan Petrochemical Co., Ltd. (PetroChina) has chosen LP Oxo SM SELECTORSM 10 Technology for its new facility in Chengdu, capital city of Southwest China’s Sichuan Province. LP Oxo Technology is cooperatively offered by Dow Technology Licensing, a business unit…
Süd-Chemie to expand catalyst production
Süd-Chemie Zeolites GmbH, a subsidiary of Süd-Chemie AG (Munich, Germany; www.sud-chemie.com) has begun to expand its production plant for new specialty zeolites, and also construct a new wastewater processing plant, at its Bitterfeld site in Germany. The investment amounts to…