LyondellBasell (Rotterdam, the Netherlands; www.lyondellbasell.com) announced that Shandong Yuhuang Shengshi Chemical Inc. Ltd, has selected the LyondellBasell Hostalen ACP polyethylene process technology for a high-density polyethylene (HDPE) unit to be constructed in their petrochemical complex at Heze in Shandong province.…
SNC-Lavalin (Montreal, Quebec, Canada; www.snclavalin.com) has been awarded a contract by Salalah Methanol Co. LLC (SMC) for the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) of an anhydrous liquid ammonia plant, including its utilities and off-site infrastructure, in the city of Salalah,…
Amec Foster Wheeler (London, U.K.; www.amecfw.com) has been awarded a lump-sum turn-key contract in excess of €50 million by Eni SpA for the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) of a new steam reforming plant for hydrogen production to be built…
SUEZ (Paris, France; www.suez-environnement.fr) and Canadian institutional fund manager Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ) announced that they have entered into an agreement with General Electric Co. (www.ge.com) to acquire its Water & Process Technologies business (GE Water;…
Exxon Mobil Corp. (Irving, Tex.; www.exxonmobil.com) is expanding its manufacturing capacity along the U.S. Gulf Coast through planned investments of $20 billion over a 10-year period, Darren Woods, chairman and chief executive officer, said Monday. The projects, at 11 proposed…
GE Power (Schenectady, N.Y.; www.ge.com) and Caithness Energy (New York, N.Y.; www.caithnessenergy.com) today announced an exclusive agreement with the intent to pursue development of multiple new HA combined-cycle power plants in the United States. The equipment package that GE will…
Messer Group (Bad Soden, Germany; www.messergroup.com) opened its biggest CO2 recovery plant on the globe in Nanjing, China. This plant makes Messer China’s largest CO2 provider, according to the company. The plant has a capacity of 150,000 metric tone per…
Royal DSM (Heerlen, the Netherlands; www.dsm.com) and Evonik Industries AG (Essen, Germany; www.evonik.com) announced their intention to establish a joint venture (JV) for omega-3 fatty acid products from natural marine algae for animal nutrition. This breakthrough innovation will, for the…
Wacker Chemie AG (Munich, Germany; www.wacker.com) is expanding the capacity of its silicon-metal site at Holla in Norway. The Munich-based chemical group is constructing an additional plant there, with world-scale annual capacity. Capital expenditures of around €85 million are budgeted…
Amec Foster Wheeler (London, U.K.; www.amecfw.com) announced the award of a five-year global Enterprise Framework Agreement (EFA) with Shell Global Solutions International, B.V. to provide engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCM) services for its downstream projects worldwide. The award marks…