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Siemens to acquire Vistagy
Siemens AG (Munich, Germany; www.siemens.com) expands its industrial software portfolio with the acquisition of Vistagy, Inc. (Waltham, Mass.), a leading supplier of specialized engineering software and services with emphasis on designing and manufacturing structures made of advanced composite materials. An…
Outotec process technology for copper-molybdenum project in Chile
Outotec Oyj (Espoo, Finland; www.outotec.com) has signed a contract with Quadra FNX Mining Ltd. for the design and delivery of process solution to the new copper-molybdenum concentrator located in Sierra Gorda, close to Antofagasta in northern Chile. The contract value…
Jacobs awarded contract for Sadara
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (Pasadena, Calif.; www.jacobs.com) was awarded an engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCM) contract for the Chemicals 1 Envelope of Sadara Chemical Co., a joint venture under formation between affiliates of The Dow Chemical Co. and Saudi…
SNC-Lavalin awarded major oil-sands project in Alberta
SNC-Lavalin, Inc. (Montreal, Canada; www.snclavalin.com) has been awarded a major contract by a major oil sands mining producer to provide engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) services for a froth treatment plant in the Fort McMurray region. The value of the…
Outotec receives additional orders from the Russian Petropavlovsk Group
Outotec Oyj (Espoo, Finland; www.outotec.com) has signed two additional contracts for detail engineering and delivery of gold pressure oxidation (POX) technology with the Russian Petropavlovsk Group of Companies. The contracts are together worth €34 million, and they complement contracts disclosed…
Fluor acquires sulfur technology company
Fluor Corp. (Irving, Tex.; www.fluor.com) has made a niche acquisition of Goar, Allison & Associates, a unit of Air Products. The Tyler, Texas-based company provides sulfur technologies for upstream gas plants, downstream refineries and gasification. The acquisition is consistent with…
Bechtel providing EPC services for California Valley Solar Ranch
Bechtel (Frederick, Md.; www.bechtel.com) has received full notice to proceed for construction of the California Valley Solar Ranch (CVSR) project, one of the largest solar photovoltaic (PV) plants being built in the world. Bechtel is providing engineering, procurement, and construction…
Fluor receives full notice to proceed on contracts for Conga mine project in Peru
Fluor Corp. (Irving, Tex.; www.fluor.com) announced today that the company's Mining business received a full notice to proceed for Newmont Mining’s Conga project in Peru. Additionally, a joint venture between Fluor’s Infrastructure business and Odebrecht was awarded the earthworks scope…
Outotec signs ferrochrome plant delivery agreement with TISCO JV in China
Outotec Oyj (Espoo, Finland; www.outotec.com) has agreed with Shanxi Taigang Wanbang Furnace Charge Co. — a joint venture (JV) between Shanxi Jinzhong Industrial Trading Co. Ltd. and the world's largest stainless steel producer, Taiyuan Iron and Steel Co. Ltd. (referred…
Evonik acquires the Pharmaceuticals business of SurModics
Evonik Industries AG (Essen, Germany; www.evonik.com) has reached an agreement to acquire the Pharmaceuticals business of SurModics, Inc. (Eden Prairie, Minn.). Signing took place on November 1, 2011 and the transaction is expected to close shortly. Following the acquisition of…