Aker Solutions (www.akersolutions.com) has signed a contract with Ilim Group to supply an integrated chlorine dioxide plant for Ilim's pulp mill project in Bratsk, Russia. The contract value to Aker Solutions is approximately $18 million. Aker Solutions will supply technology, engineering,…
The Dow Corning Corp. (Midland, Michigan; www.dowcorning.com) has announced that it will invest up to $13 million to expand its European capabilities to innovate with silicon-based materials and technologies. The investment in a Solar Energy Exploration / Development Center (SEED)…
AkzoNobel (Amsterdam, the Netherlands; www.akzonobel.com) has completed its acquisition of The Dow Chemical Co.’s (Dow; Midland, Michigan; www.dow.com) powder coatings activities, which was purchased by Dow in 2009 as part of its acquisition of Rohm and Haas. The deal was…
Novozymes A/S (Bagsvaerd, Denmark: www.novozymes.com), COFCO Ltd. (www.cofco.com/en) and Sinopec Corp. (both Beijing, China; english.sinopec.com) signed a Memorandum of Understanding covering the next steps towards commercialization of cellulosic biofuel in China. As part of the agreement, COFCO and Sinopec will build a…
A biomass-to-liquids (BTL) demonstration plant jointly operated by the Oxford Catalysts Group Plc. (Abingdon, U.K.; www.oxfordcatalysts.com) and the Portuguese incorporated holding company, SGC Energia (SGCE; www.sgc.pt), for the small-scale distributed production of biofuels has achieved some significant commissioning milestones. The…
Several economic reports out this week paint a largely positive picture for the recovery, but polyethylene production was down, according to the latest report from the American Chemistry Council (ACC; Arlington, Va.). Consumer confidence and personal incomes are generally on…
Foster Wheeler AG (Zug, Switzerland; www.fwc.com) has signed, together with ENDESA and the Spanish Foundation, Fundación Ciudad de la Energía (CIUDEN), a grant agreement with the European Commission (EC; Brussels, Belgium). The grant agreement stipulates the terms of €180 million…
Foster Wheeler AG (Zug, Switzerland; www.fwc.com) announced today the successful start of commercial operation of a large-scale, 125-MWe (385-MWth), circulating fluidized-bed (CFB) boiler island delivered to Kaukaan Voima Oy, in Finland. Kaukaan Voima Oy is owned by Pohjolan Voima Oy…
Borouge (Abu Dhabi in the UAE; www. borouge.com), a joint-venture between the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), Borealis (Vienna, Austria; www.borealisgroup.com) and The Linde Group (Munich, Germany; www.linde.com) formally signed a $1.075-billion contract for the construction of a 1.5…
Borouge, a joint-venture between the Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. and Borealis has awarded three major Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) contracts valued at approximately $2.6 billion for its Borouge 3 expansion project in Ruwais, Abu Dhabi, in the UAE. These…