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WorleyParsons/SNC-Lavin: Services contract with Vale
Vale (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; www.vale.com) has awarded a significant cost reimbursable contract to a consortium of WorleyParsons Ltd. (North Sydney, Australia; www.worleyparsons.com) and SNC-Lavalin (Montreal, Canada; www.snclavalin.com) for implementation of the S11D project in Brazil. Vale’s multi-billion-dollar S11D project is…
Lanxess expands butyl-rubber capacity in Belgium
Lanxess AG (Leverkusen, Germany; www.lanxess.com) will expand the production capacity of its butyl rubber plant in Zwijndrecht, Belgium, by 10% to meet growing global demand for regular butyl and halobutyl synthetic rubber. The company will invest €20 million to increase capacity…
DPT: Coal-to-SNG project in China
Davy Process Technology (DPT; London; www.davyprotech.com), part of Johnson Matthey Plc, is pleased to announce that it has entered into contracts with Xinwen Mining Group Co. for a plant to produce Substitute Natural Gas (SNG) from coal. The scope of…
DSM & Roquette: bio-based succinic acid JV
Royal DSM N.V. (Heerlen, the Netherlands; www.dsm.com) and Roquette Frères (Lestrem, France; www.roquette.com) have signed a joint-venture (JV) agreement for the production, commercialization and market development of bio-based succinic acid, subject to regulatory approvals and notifications. The formation of the JV…
Pilot confirmation of enhanced water-treatment process
Teijin Ltd. (Tokyo, Japan; www.teijin.co.jp) announced today that a 10-month pilot test conducted with PUB, Singapore’s national water agency has proven that a Teijin-designed system based on HiPOx, an advanced oxidation process utilizing ozone and hydrogen peroxide, enhances the performance…
BASF to buy Cognis
BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany; www.basf.com) has reached an agreement with Cognis Holding Luxembourg S.à r.l. controlled by Permira Funds, GS Capital Partners and SV Life Sciences to acquire the specialty chemicals company Cognis for an equity purchase price of €700…
M+W Group opens first Li-ion battery factory
The engineering and construction company M+W Group (formerly M+W Zander; Stuttgart, Germany; www.mwgroup.net) has successfully completed its first order to build a lithium-ion battery plant. In Varkaus, Finland the Finnish battery manufacturer European Batteries Oy has commissioned its new factory…
KBR: Grassroots ammonia plant in Argentina
KBR, Inc. (Houston; www.kbr.com) has been awarded a contract by Tierra Del Fuego Power & Chemical Co., Ltd. to provide licensing and process design for a grassroots ammonia plant in Tierra Del Fuego, Argentina. KBR will license its conventional ammonia…
Praxair China signs agreement with Evergreen Solar
Praxair (China) Investment Co. (Shanghai; www.praxair.cn) has signed a multi-year agreement with Evergreen Solar Energy China Co. to supply bulk industrial gases for its solar wafer manufacturing facility in Wuhan, China. Evergreen Solar develops, manufactures and markets solar-power products based…
Foster Wheeler: Three CFB steam generators for China
Foster Wheeler AG (Zug, Switzerland; www.fwc.com) says that a subsidiary of its Global Power Group has been awarded a contract by Sinopec Wuhan Co. for the design and supply of three circulating fluidized-bed (CFB) steam generators for the Sinopec Wuhan…