Mobile Navigation

Latest News

Toyo awarded contract for work on Nippon Shokubai’s Indonesia acrylic acid plant

Toyo Engineering Corp. (Chiba, Japan; www.toyo-eng.co.jp) has been awarded a contract for an acrylic acid production plant with capacity of 100,000 tons/year in Cilegon, Banten, on the western tip of Java, Indonesia from PT. Nippon Shokubai Co. Indonesia (NSI), Indonesian…

AGC Triples U.S. biopharmaceutical production capacity

AGC Inc. (Tokyo; www.agc.com) announced a major expansion of AGC Biologics, a U.S>-based subsidiary of the company. At AGC Biologics’ Seattle site, plans have been finalized to install twelve additional 2,000-L single-use mammalian-cell bioreactors, and to establish a brand new…

McDermott awarded two polypropylene contracts in India

McDermott International, Inc. (Houston; www.mcdermott.com) announced that it has been awarded two sizeable technology contracts by Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. (IOCL) for the license and basic engineering design of a 200,000-metric-tons-per-year (m.t./yr) polypropylene (PP) plant in Barauni, India, as well…

Técnicas Reunidas wins FEED contract for Adnoc and Cepsa’s joint LAB project

The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC; www.adnoc.com), and its project partner Compañía Española de Petróleos S.A.U. (Cepsa; Madrid, Spain; www.cepsa.com), have announced the awarding of the front-end engineering design (FEED) contract to Técnicas Reunidas S.A. (TR; Madrid, Spain; www.tecnicasreunidas.es)…

Veolia and Sadara to construct industrial waste-to-energy facility

Sadara Chemical Company (Sadara; www.sadara.com), a Joint Venture developed by Saudi Aramco & The Dow Chemical Company, and Veolia Middle East SAS have inked an agreement for the construction and operation of a sustainable industrial waste-to-energy facility in PlasChem Park,…

2018 CEPCI Updates: October (prelim.) and September (final)

The preliminary value for the October 2018 CE Plant Cost Index (CEPCI; most recent available) fell slightly compared to the previous month’s value. The decrease reversed an upward trend that had been ongoing throughout 2018. The Equipment, Buildings and Engineering…

thyssenkrupp fertilizer-production technology wins over Saudi customer Ma’aden again

The Saudi Arabian Mining Company (Ma’aden) will use the dual-pressure ammonia process developed by thyssenkrupp Industrial Solutions AG (Milton Keynes, U.K.; www.thyssenkrupp-materials.co.uk) in the new “Phosphate 3” ammonia plant at its fertilizer complex. As a subcontractor of the South Korean…

Saudi Aramco and Raytheon form cybersecurity joint venture

Saudi Aramco (Dhahran, Saudi Arabia; www.saudiaramco.com) and Raytheon Co. (Waltham, Ma.; www.raytheon.com), through its subsidiary Raytheon Saudi Arabia, signed a Memorandum of Understanding to establish a joint venture  company that will develop and provide best-in-class cybersecurity services in Saudi Arabia…

PPG to acquire industrial coatings manufacturer Whitford Worldwide

PPG Industries, Inc. (Pittsburgh, Pa.; www.ppg.com) announced that it has reached a definitive agreement to acquire Whitford Worldwide Company, a global manufacturer that specializes in low-friction and nonstick coatings for industrial applications and consumer products. The transaction is expected to…

Liquid Flashing in a Control Valve Without Choked Flow

Many engineers may wonder if it is possible to have flashing liquid flow in a control valve even if flow is not choked. The short answer is yes, but it is not very common. This article provides a more detailed…