Outotec Oyj (Espoo, Finland; www.outotec.com) strengthens its portfolio of energy and environmental technologies by acquiring all interests in Energy Products of Idaho Limited Partnership (EPI; Coeur d'Alene; www.energyproducts.com). EPI has pioneered in the area of biomass and difficult waste materials…
Oldham, an Industrial Scientific Company, is pleased to announce that the OLCT 10N fixed gas detector has been certified by INERIS and now carries the ATEX mark of approval. All versions have been certified IP65 and for use in zones…
UOP LLC (Des Plaines, Ill.; www.uop.com), a Honeywell company, has been selected by Zhejiang Shaoxing Sanjin Petrochemical Co. to provide key technology to produce propylene in China. The win marks the sixth time this year UOP’s technology has been selected…
Haldor Topsøe A/S (Lyngby, Denmark; www.topsoe.com) has signed an agreement with the Brazilian oil company Petrobras for the supply of critical equipment and materials for two SNOX plants. The plants will be installed at the new RNEST grass root petroleum…
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (Pasadena, Calif.; www.jacobs.com) announced today its Chemetics unit in Pickering, Ontario, Canada has been awarded a design and fabrication contract by El Dorado Chemical Company for three proprietary designed sulfuric acid coolers to be installed in…
UOP LLC (Des Plaines, Ill.; www.uop.com), a Honeywell company, says it will expand its portfolio of natural gas treatment technologies through an exclusive marketing alliance with Twister B.V. (Rijswijk, the Netherlands; http://twisterbv.com). UOP will now offer the Twister supersonic gas-separation…
As part of its drive to expand its market presence in the field of coke plant technologies, ThyssenKrupp Uhde GmbH (Dortmund, Germany; www.uhde.eu), has acquired the Tokyo-based company Otto Corp. This acquisition is the result of very close business relations…
With the acquisition of the Neo Group (Surat, India), Bilfinger Berger Industrial Services Group (BIS Group; Munich, Germany; http://www.bis.bilfinger.com) is continuing its internationalization strategy and entering a new and attractive growth market. The Neo Group has around 1,600 employees and…
WorleyParsons Ltd. (North Sydney, Australia; www.worleyparsons.com) has been awarded a contract for the project management consultancy of the Refinería del Pacífico refining and petrochemical complex, a project with an approximate total installed cost of $12 billion. The complex is located…
In recognition of the significant growth opportunity associated with the global battery marketplace, BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany; www.basf.com) is creating a new global business unit that will bring together its current and future battery-related electromobility activities. As part of this…