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Sener and Obrascón Huarte Lain to build a cogeneration plant in México
Pemex Refinación (Huasteca, Mexico; www.ref.pemex.com) has awarded to a consortium formed by Sener (Madrid, Spain; www.sener.es) and the industrial division of the company Obrascón Huarte Lain a turnkey project for the construction of a 35-MW cogeneration plant in its Francisco I…
Linde to build major plant complex for Reliance in India
The Linde Group (Munich, Germany; www.linde.com) has been awarded a major contract by Reliance Industries Ltd. (RIL) to build several plants to generate and purify gases in Jamnagar, India. Part of the Reliance Group, India’s largest private enterprise, RIL specializes…
Foster Wheeler awarded contract for two steam generators in Ireland
Foster Wheeler AG (Zug, Switzerland; www.fwc.com) announced today that a subsidiary of its Global Power Group has been awarded a contract by Aughinish Alumina Refinery for the design and supply of two shop-assembled steam generators located at the alumina plant…
Siemens and Bentley extend collaboration to the process industry
The Siemens Industry Automation Division (Nuremberg, Germany: www.siemens.com/industryautomation) and Bentley Systems Systems (Exton, Pa.; www.bently.com) announced today at the Hannover Messe that they are stepping up their strategic collaboration, focusing on the process industry sector in fields such as chemicals,…
KBR and Yokogawa establish ammonia technology alliance
KBR (Houston; www.kbr.com) and Yokogawa Electric Corp. (Tokyo, Japan; www.yokogawa.com) today announced the formation of a new alliance in which KBR will supply a fertilizer automation package as part of its ammonia process-technology solutions to customers worldwide. This solution complements…
Neste Jacobs and Roal sign a contract to expand enzyme production plant
Neste Jacobs Oy (Porvoo; www.nestejacobs.com) and enzyme company Roal Oy (Rajamäki, both Finland; www.roal.fi) have signed a contract covering the expansion of the existing enzyme production plant in Rajamäki, Finland. Roal's enzyme production plant serves food, clothing, feed and pulp-and-paper…
Lanxess acquires Asian biocide specialist PCTS
Lanxess AG (Leverkusen, Germany; www.lanxess.com) is strengthening its product portfolio for biocides to serve the megatrend urbanization. The German specialty chemicals group has acquired Singapore-based PCTS Specialty Chemicals Pte. Ltd. for an undisclosed amount. The transaction closes with immediate effect.…
Uhde Inventa-Fischer to build MTR plant for Micro Polypet
Uhde Inventa-Fischer (Berlin, Germany; and Domat/Ems, Switzerland; www.uhde-inventa-fischer.com) has been awarded a contract by Micro Polypet Pvt. Ltd., an Indian joint venture comprising the chemical companies RLG Group and Action Petrochem Pvt. Ltd., to build a plant for the production…
MHI to license FGD technologies to India’s BHEL
On April 3, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI; Tokyo, Japan; www.mhi.co.jp) concluded an agreement with Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd. (BHEL; New Delhi, India), a state-owned heavy electrical-equipment manufacturer, under which MHI will license its fluegas-desulfurization (FGD) technologies to BHEL. The…
Sener opens office in Brazil
The engineering and technology group Sener (Madrid, Spain; www.sener.es) has opened an office at the business heart of the country, São Paulo. Sener thus establishes an operating and permanent division in this Latin American country, made up of about 300…