Fluor Corp. (Irving, Tex.; www.fluor.com) was awarded an engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCM) services contract by The Saudi Basic Industries Corp. (SABIC; Riyadh; www.sabic.com) for the recommissioning of its polyphenylene ether (PPE) resin plant in Bergen op Zoom, the…
Air Products (Lehigh Valley, Pa.; www.airproducts.com) announced that it has achieved mechanical completion of the largest industrial gas complex in the world in Jazan, Saudi Arabia. “For the Air Products team members involved to complete this project with the extensive…
KBR, Inc. (Houston; www.kbr.com) announced that it has been awarded a reimbursable contract by ExxonMobil to provide detailed engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) services for the offsites and interconnecting units as part of the recently announced crude expansion project in…
Air Liquide (Paris; www.airliquide.com) has announced the construction in Canada of the largest PEM (Proton-Exchange Membrane) electrolyzer in the world with a 20 megawatts (MW) capacity for the production of carbon-free hydrogen. This investment allows the Group to reaffirm its…
Solvay S.A. (Brussels, Belgium; www.solvay.com) plans to undergo several measures to optimize the efficiency of its soda ash and sodium bicarbonate production sites. The company recently outlined plants for increasing the production capacity of soda ash by 500,000 metric tons…
On February 18, The State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic (SOCAR; www.socar.az) officially opened the high-density polyethylene (HDPE) plant within SOCAR Polymer’s project in the Sumgayit Chemical Industry Park. The opening ceremony was attended by the President of the Republic…
Total S.A. (Paris, France; www.total.com) announced that it has acquired Synova, a French leader in manufacturing high-performance recycled polypropylene for the automotive sector. Synova produces 20,000 metric tons per year (m.t./yr) of polypropylene that meets the highest quality standards of…
Fluor Corp. (Irving, Tex.; www.fluor.com) was awarded the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract for the Halliburton Specialty Chemicals Manufacturing Reaction Plant located in the PlasChem Park, Jubail, Saudi Arabia. Fluor booked the undisclosed contract value in the fourth quarter…
Evonik Industries (Essen, Germany; www.evonik.com) intends to start up an additional production line for hydrogen peroxide at its site in Antwerp by 2020 and has therefore decided to launch the necessary basic planning. The new production line would increase Evonik’s…
W.R. Grace & Co. (Columbia, Md.; www.grace.com) has begun construction of a new colloidal silica plant at its European flagship manufacturing and R&D center in Worms, Germany. This investment will support growing demand and increasing technical requirements of customers. It…