In May 2012 ThyssenKrupp Uhde GmbH (Uhde; Dortmund, Germany; www.uhde.eu) won a front-end engineering and design (FEED) contract for a single-train polypropylene (PP) plant based on LyondellBasell's Spheripol process technology for ZapSibNeftekhim L.L.C, a wholly owned subsidiary of Sibur, in…
As part of the company’s India Growth Plan, Black & Veatch (Overland Park, Kan.; www.bv.com) is expanding its India operations, which includes adding numerous local professionals by 2020. Moving and expanding its Pune office to address the increased critical human…
On August 14, BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany; www.basf.com) and Prosol Lacke + Farben GmbH (Aschaffenburg, Germany; www.prosol-farben.de) signed a contract regarding the sale of the decorative paints business of Relius Coatings GmbH & Co. KG in Germany and Relius France…
The bio-based materials and chemicals industry needs to tap newer, non-food sources of biomass and cellulosic material and raise volumes of feedstock before it can emerge as an economically viable alternative to petroleum-based products, according to a Lux Research (Boston,…
In an effort to identify possible substitutes for a toxic flame-retardant chemical, known as decabromodiphenyl ether (decaBDE), the EPA (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; Washington, D.C.; www.epa.gov) has released a draft report on alternatives. This assessment, developed with public participation under…
Outotec Oyj (Espoo, Finland; www.outotec.com) has agreed with Enerchem Co. on the delivery of technology for a nickel-matte treatment facility to be built in South Korea. This order follows the conceptual study and basic engineering Outotec provided for the project.…
Samsung Engineering Co., (Seoul, Korea; www.samsungengineering.co.kr) has received a notification of award (NOA) for an $843-million fertilizer plant from Yacimientos Petrolíferos Fiscales Bolivianos (YPFB), Bolivia’s state-owned oil company. It is a historic project order for Samsung Engineering as it marks…
CB&I (The Woodlands, Tex.; www.cbi.com) has been awarded a contract by BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany; www.basf.com) for the engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCM) of a new butadiene extraction plant in Antwerp, Belgium. The contract, which is valued in excess…
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (Pasadena, Calif.; www.jacobs.com) was awarded a contract from Methanex Corp., the world’s largest methanol supplier to major international markets, to provide engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) services for a methanol production facility in Louisiana. Officials estimate…
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