Effective April 1, Dorf Ketal Chemicals Pvt., Ltd. Mumbai, India; www.dorfketal.com), the world leader in organic titanate and zirconate catalysts, is now the exclusive source for Vertec polyester catalysts and Snapcure polyurethane catalysts and cure promoters. The company acquired patents…
Leverkusen, Seoul, Texas – Lanxess AG (Leverkusen, Germany; www.lanxess.com) is further expanding its capacities to produce solution styrene butadiene (SSBR) and neodymium polybutadiene (Nd-PBR) rubbers in order to meet growing global demand for high-performance, environmentally friendly “green” tires. An additional…
Kepco (Seoul; www.kepco.co.kr), the largest utility in South Korea, and Uhde GmbH (Dortmund, Germany; www.uhde.eu), have signed a joint venture (JV) agreement. The contract was signed at Uhde’s head office in Dortmund, with the presence of the CEO of Kepco…
Kobe Steel, Ltd. (Tokyo, Japan; www.konelco.com) announces that subsidiary Kobelco Compressors America, Inc. (KCA) is opening a new $20 million factory complex that will double its manufacturing capacity of compressor systems. KCA has also moved its headquarters to the new facility.…
Technip (Paris, France; www.technip.com) was awarded by Bluestar Adisseo Nanjing Co. a detailed engineering, procurement and project management services contract for a methionine plant in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China. The plant, which will be the first integrated liquid methionine unit…
The Philippines, a newly industrialized country, experienced a record GDP growth rate of 7.3% in 2010. In recent years, its formerly agriculture-based economy has been transforming itself into a services and manufacturing-based economy. The electronics sector is one of the…
Haldor Topsøe A/S (Lyngby, Denmark; www.topsoe.com) has been awarded the contract for the second out of four SNG projects approved by China’s National Development and Reform Commission. The plant will be commissioned by the Hui Neng Group, a major coal…
The Dow Chemical Co. (Midlands, Mich.; www.dow.com) has been recognized for its excellence in energy efficiency by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE; Washington, D.C.; www.energy.gov). The DOE awarded two Superior Energy Performance certifications to the company for achievements in…
CB&I ((The Woodlands, Tex.; www.cbi.com) announced today that Lummus Technology, a CB&I company, has been awarded a contract from Kazakhstan Petrochemical Industries Inc. LLP (KPI) for the license and basic engineering of a propane dehydrogenation unit and a polypropylene plant.…
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (Pasadena, Calif; www.jacobs.com) announced today that the 6.5-MW cogeneration facility it designed and built for Oregon State University (OSU) has been awarded the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Platinum certification. This rating is the…