Foster Wheeler AG (ZUG, Switzerland; www.fwc.com) says its Global Engineering and Construction Group has been awarded a contract by Cynar Plc to provide basic process engineering design services for a 6,000 metric-ton per year plant to convert non-recyclable waste plastics…
Uhde Services GmbH (Haltern, Germany; www.uhde.eu) has signed a framework agreement with RWE Power (Cologne, Germany; www.rwe.com) for use of the fluidized-bed lignite drying technology with internal waste heat utilization. Uhde Services will thus join Linde KCA Dresden (Linde Group;…
Coperion GmbH (Stuttgart, Germany; www.coperion.com) landed the biggest single contract in the company's history, with a volume of €100 million in the fourth quarter of 2010.The company was contracted by Borouge, a joint venture between the Abu Dhabi National Oil…
Outokumpu Oyj (Espoo, Finland; www.outokumpu.com) is now offering the high-performance stainless steel grade Outokumpu 654 SMO. The grade, which offers superior corrosion resistance and mechanical properties, is set to move the boundaries of stainless steel by offering a cost-effective alternative…
Oxea GmbH (Oberhausen, Germany; www.oxea-chemicals.com) announced today that due to continued strong growth in strategic, high-value segments, the company will build a new carboxylic acids unit in Oberhausen, Germany, that will come on stream by late 2012. The new unit…
KBR, Inc. (Houston; www.kbr.com) has been awarded a contract by Saudi Aramco Lubricating Oil Refining Co. (Luberef) to implement KBR’s proprietary Solvent Deasphalting (SDA) Technology, ROSE (Residuum Oil Supercritical Extraction), for Luberef’s Yanbu Refinery Expansion Project in Saudi Arabia. Under…
Neste Oil Corp. (Keilaranta, Finland; www. www.nesteoil.com) and Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. (ADNOC; Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates; www.adnoc.ae) have entered into a partnership concerning VHVI (very high viscosity index) base oils. Along with the cooperation, 600,000 metric tons…
Neste Oil Corp. (Keilaranta, Finland; www. www.nesteoil.com) is to increase its use of waste as a raw material for producing NExBTL renewable diesel in 2011. Palm oil will continue to be the single largest raw material input, and is expected…
Solvay S.A. (Brussels, Belgium; www.solvay.com) has decided to increase its Solef production capacity by 50% to keep track of the continuously strong growing demand for this high added-value fluorinated specialty polymer. The capacity increase at Solvay's Tavaux plant, France, requires…
BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany; www.basf.com) intends to build an additional production plant for sodium methylate in South America. Argentina is the planned location for the second plant with an annual capacity of about 60,000 metric tons. Thus, BASF wants to…