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EJPC signs license agreement with DPT for world’s largest methanol plant
Egypt Japan Petrochemical Corp. S.A.E. (EJPC) and Davy Process Technology Ltd. (DPT; London; www.davyprotech.com), a wholly owned subsidiary of Johnson Matthey Plc (JM), are pleased to announce the signature of a Methanol Operating License Agreement. EJPC is developing a world-scale,…
Foster Wheeler: Steam reformer for Russia
Foster Wheeler AG (Zug, Switzerland; www.fwc.com) announced today that a subsidiary of its Global Engineering and Construction Group has been awarded a contract by JSC Novo-Ufimsky Refinery, a subsidiary of Russian oil company Bashneft, for the engineering and material supply…
KSB acquires South Korean valve manufacturer
KSB AG (Frankenthal, Germany; www.ksb.com) has bought the South Korean valve specialist Seres Co. Ltd. The company was founded in 1982 and has a total workforce of over 130 employed at its Seoul headquarters and its production site in Busan,…
BASF Chongqing MDI project approved
BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany; www.basf) has received approval for a 400,000 metric tons per year MDI (diphenylmethane diisocyanate) project in Chongqing, China. The investment will total RMB 8 billion (approximately €860 million). The facility, which will produce a core component…
Outotec: Process technology for Australia
Outotec Oyj (Espoo, Finland; www.outotec.com) has signed a contract with Sandfire Resources to deliver key process technologies and services for the DeGrussa copper/gold concentrator in Western Australia. The contract value exceeds €15 million. Outotec's scope of delivery comprises SAG and…
AkzoNobel boosts cellulose-derivatives capacity in China
AkzoNobel (Amsterdam, the Netherlands; www.akzonobel.com) is to invest more than €60 million in boosting production capacity for its Bermocoll cellulose derivatives (paint and building material thickeners), providing additional momentum for the company's accelerated growth strategy which includes doubling revenue in…
Metso: Biomass power plant in Latvia
Metso Corp. (Helsinki, Finland; www.metso.com) will supply SIA Graanul Invest with a biomass power plant for combined heat and power production (CHP) in the municipality of Launkalne in Latvia. The power plant will be delivered by the Metso-Wärtsilä joint venture…
UOP technology for detergents production in China
UOP LLC Des Plaines, Ill; www.uop.com), a Honeywell company, announced today that its technology has been selected by Great Orient Chemical for a new petrochemicals complex in China that will produce the key ingredient for biodegradable household laundry detergents. Great…
PetroAlgae and Haldor Topsøe: Partnership to develop renewable fuels based on biomass
PetroAlgae Inc. (Melbourne, Fla; www.petroalgae.com) has entered into an agreement with Haldor Topsøe S/A (Lyngby, Denmark; www.topsoe.com) and its U.S. subsidiary, Haldor Topsoe, Inc. (Houston) to provide technology and catalysts to upgrade oils produced from Petroalgae’s biomass through refinery coking…
Shell Global Solutions and Sulzer Chemtech extend strategic alliance
Shell Global Solutions International B.V. (The Hague, the Netherlands; www.shell.com/home/content/globalsolutions) and Sulzer Chemtech Ltd. (Winterthur, Switzerland; www.sulzerchemtech.com) have renewed and extended their strategic alliance agreement, originally concluded in 2000. The new agreement further strengthens the long-standing relationship between Shell Global…