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Foster Wheeler: Copper processing facility in Chile
The Global Engineering and Construction Group of Foster Wheeler AG (Zug, Switzerland; www.fwc.com) has been awarded an engineering design contract for a copper concentrator plant in Chile for the Chilean Copper Corp. (Codelco), the world’s largest copper producing company. The…
Fike expands manufacturing facility
Fike (Blue Springs, MO; www.fike.com) announces the completion of a new Pressure Vessel Manufacturing Facility at its corporate headquarters in Blue Springs, Missouri. This new facility allows for the increased production of Fike commercial clean agent fire protection cylinders, while…
SNC-Lavalin: Coal mine expansion in Columbia
SNC-Lavalin, Inc. (Montreal, Canada; www.snclavalin.com) has signed a contract for the implementation of the first phase of the Cerrejon Coal Mine Project in Colombia. SNC-Lavalin, in a 50-50 joint venture (JV) with partner Sinclair Knight Merz (SKM; www.globalskm.com), will provide…
Metso: Gasification for renewable gas production
Metso Corp. (Helsinki, Finland; www.metso.com) will supply a gasifier to sustain new gasification technology to Göteborg Energi AB´s innovative project GoBiGas20MW. The value of the order is approximately €30 million, and the order was already included in Energy and Environmental…
Foster Wheeler: Feasibility study for KCl expansion
Foster Wheeler AG (Zug, Switzerland; www.fwc.com) announced today that its Global Engineering and Construction Group has been awarded a feasibility study contract by Karnalyte Resources Inc. for the Wynyard Carnallite Potash Project in Saskatchewan, Canada. The study will consider initial…
Technip: Engineering contract for a FLNG in Malaysia
Technip (Paris, France; www.technip.com), in a consortium with Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co., has been awarded by Petroliam Nasional Berhad (Petronas) and MISC Berhad a front-end engineering and design contract for a floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) unit. The…
Chevron: Lubricants plant in Pascagoula, Miss.
Chevron Corp. (San Ramon, Calif.; www.chevron.com) has announced that Chevron Lubricants will commence construction of a lubricants manufacturing facility at the company's Pascagoula refinery. The $1.4-billion Pascagoula Base Oil Project (PBOP) is projected to generate approximately 1,000 jobs over the…
Hybrid inorganic-organic membrane has enhanced stability
A silica-based amorphous material in which silicon atoms are linked to organic groups, as well as to oxygen, creates a pore network that tolerates aggressive chemical environments more effectively than conventional polymeric or ceramic membranes. Licensed by membrane manufacturer Pervatech…
Recovering rare earth metals from used light bulbs
Up to now, used energy-saving light bulbs have been processed by recycling firms that recover the various components, such as glass, metal, plastics and mercury. However, the remaining luminescent powders, which contain high concentrations of rare earth elements (REEs), are…
A new process for high-purity MnO2
Mesa Minerals Ltd. (Perth, Australia; www.mesaminerals.com.au) has developed an alternative hydrometallurgical method for converting low-grade manganese oxide ores to electrolytic manganese dioxide of high purity for use in alkaline and lithium-ion battery production. The company claims its process consumes about…