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CAC builds underground storage facility for natural gas
Chemieanlagenbau Chemnitz GmbH (CAC; Germany; www.cac-chem.de) draws on its longstanding collaboration with Rohöl-Aufsuchungs AG (RAG; Vienna, Austria) and lands two new contracts for erecting underground storage facilities for natural gas. The one contract envisages the expansion of the existing Haidach…
Invensys to build a portable OTS for BP Chemicals
Invensys Process Systems (Plano, Tex.; www.ips.invensys.com) has been awarded a contract from BP Chemicals Ltd. to build an Operating Training Simulator (OTS) to be used for the transfer of process knowledge to operators of their chemical manufacturing facilities. The training…
Water industry leaders launch Water Policy Institute to address current challenges
A consortium of water leaders announced the formation of The Water Policy Institute. Chaired by former EPA administrator and New Jersey Governor Christine Todd Whitman, the Institute will address water-related issues and provide information to the public through its website. …
Saudi Aramco and Total select Axens Technologies
Axens (Rueil-Malmaison, France www.axens.net) has been awarded a design package for the new, 400,000 bbl/d, world class, full-conversion refinery in Jubail, Saudi Arabia. The refining and petrochemical complex is scheduled to start-up in 2012. Among the units that are being…
The Chemical Heritage Foundation unveils a new museum
The Chemical Heritage Foundation (CHF; www.chemheritage.org) — a library, museum and center for scholars — is expanding its headquarters with the opening of a $20-million integrated museum and conference space in Philadelphia's historic First National Bank. Ten years in the…
Lurgi Zimmer wins PA6 contract in China
Lurgi Zimmer GmbH, a company of Lurgi GmbH (Frankfurt, Germany; www.lurgi.de), has been awarded a contract to supply its state-of-the-art polyamide 6 (PA6) technology for Tianjin Haijing Polymerization Co., Ltd., P.R. China. Polyamide is a widely used polymer for sophisticated…
Ekato Fluid receives its largest order
Ekato Fluid Misch- ind Dispergiertechnik GmbH (Lörrach, Germany; www.fluidmix.de), a company of the Ekato Group (Schopfheim, Germany; www.ekato.de), has recently received an order for over 300 mixers from AKW Apparate + Verfahren GmbH (Hirschau, Germany). Wth a volume of nearly 1…
Pieralisi opens offices in U.S. and Tunesia
After opening its new offices last autumn in the United States, the Pieralisi Group (Jesi, Italy; www.pieralisi.com) has added another new piece to its worldwide jigsaw by inaugurating a commercial branch office in Tunisia. The Pieralisi North America offices, based…
Swagelok acquires Coreflex
Swagelok Co. (Solon, Ohio; www.swagelok.com) today announced that it has completed its acquisition of the assets of Coreflex LLC (Bowie, Md.), a manufacturer of high-quality hose products used mostly in semiconductor, biopharmaceutical, and other demanding applications. Terms of the agreement…
Siemens to supply first 500-MW coal gasifiers to China
After a production period of only 18 months, Siemens Energy (Erlangen, Germany; www.powergeneration.siemens.com) is to deliver the first two of five coal gasifiers to Shenhua Ningxia Coal Industry Group Co. Ltd. (SNCG) in China. The coal gasifiers, each with a thermal…