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Evonik: New catalyst plant in Argentina
Evonik Industries AG (Essen, Germany; www.evonik.com) is planning to build a new facility to produce catalysts for the manufacture of biodiesel in Argentina. Basic engineering for this plant, which will have capacity of over 60,000 metric tons per year (m.t./yr),…
Dow and Binhua: MoU for new JV in China
The Dow Chemical Co. (Midlands, Mich.; www.dow.com) and Befar Group Co. (Binhua), today announced a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for a new 50–50 joint venture (JV) to produce perchloroethylene (PCE), a key building block material for non-ozone depleting refrigerants used…
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…
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…
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,…
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…