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Outotec awarded two modular solvent-extraction technology orders
Outotec Oyj (Espoo, Finland; www.outotec.com) has been awarded two orders, worth a total of EUR 25 million, for the new VSF X Modular Solvent Extraction technology. The orders have been booked in Outotec's 2016 third quarter order intake. Outotec will…
Axens to license tehnologies for major refinery upgrades in Indonesia
Axens (Rueill-Malmaison, France; www.axens.net) announced the signature of several technology licensing agreements with PT Pertamina (Jakarta, Indonesia; www.pertamna.com) for its major expansion project to upgrade residue into gasoline in Balikpapan and for a new middle distillate hydrotreater in Cilacap to…
Arkema to construct polyester powder resin plant in India
Arkema (Colombes, France; www.arkema.com) has announced plans to construct a new leading-class polyester powder resin manufacturing facility, the first of its kind in India, on its existing resin platform in Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra. The project, which represents an investment of…
Praxair signs long-term oxygen-supply agreement with Brazilian pulp producer
Praxair, Inc. (Danbury, Conn.; www.praxair.com), through its Brazilian subsidiary White Martins, has signed a long-term agreement expanding its supply of oxygen to Fibria Celulose S/A (www.fibria.com.br) in Três Lagoas, Brazil. Fibria is the world’s largest producer of eucalyptus pulp, exporting…
Wacker expands U.S.-based R&D capacities for silicones
Wacker Chemie AG (Munich, Germany; www.wacker.com) is expanding its research and development (R&D) facilities for silicones by establishing a new R&D center located in Ann Arbor, Mich. The facility is dedicated to support Wacker’s overall business and product development in…
Amec Foster Wheeler awarded Singapore Refining Co. contract
Amec Foster Wheeler (London, U.K.; www.amecfw.com) has been awarded a contract by Singapore Refining Co. (SRC), a joint venture between Singapore Petroleum Company and Chevron, to undertake Front End Engineering and Design (FEED) and Detailed Engineering Services for upgrade of…
Praxair starts up hydrogen plant at Repsol refinery in Peru
Praxair, Inc. (Danbury, Conn.; www.praxair.com) has started up a hydrogen plant for Repsol, one of the world’s largest producers of hydrocarbon fuels and petrochemicals. The new 12 million-standard-cubic-feet-per-day steam methane reformer (SMR) is located at Repsol’s La Pampilla Refinery in…
Sumitomo establishes PP compounds business in Mexico; increases manufacturing capacity in India
Sumitomo Chemical Co. (Tokyo; www.sumitomo-chem.co.jp) has decided to further advance the global development of its polypropylene (PP) compound business by establishing a new marketing base in Mexico and providing manufacturing capabilities in India. These moves represent a significant step forward…
Linde and Evonik intensify collaboration in the area of membrane gas separation
The technology company The Linde Group (Munich; www.linde.com) and the specialty chemicals group Evonik Industries AG (Essen, Germany; www.evonik.com) have intensified their collaboration in the area of membrane-based gas separation within the framework of the groundbreaking ceremony for the expansion…
WorleyParsons Oman and RSA secure EPCM contract for Oman Antimony Roaster
Strategic Precious Metals Processing (SPMP) has contracted WorleyParsons Oman Engineering, with support from WorleyParsons RSA, to execute the engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCM) for the world’s first world's first major antimony roaster outside of China in decades, designed to…