The preliminary value for the CE Plant Cost Index (CEPCI; the most recent available) for October 2019 decreased from the previous month’s value, the seventh decline in the last nine months. The decrease in the overall CEPCI was driven by…
McDermott International, Inc. (Houston; www.mcdermott.com) announced that it has been awarded a technology contract by Naftna Industrija Srbije (NIS) for the modernization of its existing Fluid Catalytic Cracking (FCC) unit to be implemented at their refinery in Pancevo, Serbia. As part…
Sasol Ltd. (Johannesburg, South Africa; www.sasol.co.za) announced that its Lake Charles Chemical Project (LCCP) Ethane Cracker, located in Lake Charles, Louisiana, is increasing production rates following the successful replacement of the acetylene reactor catalyst. The ethane cracker achieved beneficial operation…
BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany; www.basf.com) today inaugurated the second phase of its new, world-scale antioxidants manufacturing plant at its Caojing site in Shanghai, China. The second phase comprises a synthesis plant to produce the antioxidants Irgafos 168 and Irganox 1076.…
Honeywell (Charlotte, N.C.; www.honeywell.com) announced that it has acquired Rebellion Photonics, a Houston-based provider of intelligent visual gas-monitoring solutions that maximize safety, operational performance, emissions mitigation and compliance in the oil and gas, petrochemical and power industries. Rebellion offers the…
Tata Chemicals Ltd. (TCL; Mumbai, India; www.tatachemicals.com) announced that the Tata Chemicals Society for Rural Development (TCSRD) inaugurated a dry-waste processing plant at Mithapur. This dry-waste processing plant will process three types of plastic wastes: industrial, municipal and scrap. Part…
International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc. (IFF; New York, N.Y.; www.iff.com) and DuPont (Wilmington, Del.; www.dupont.com) announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement for the merger of IFF and DuPont’s Nutrition & Biosciences (N&B) business in a Reverse Morris…
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KBR, Inc. (Houston; www.kbr.com) has been awarded a contract by Hainan Huasheng New Material Technology Co., Ltd. (Hainan Huasheng) to license Mitsubishi Chemical Corp's (MCC) proprietary Bisphenol A (BPA) technology for a new plant in Dongfang City, Hainan Province, China.…
As a result of increased global demand for membrane technologies used in the water sector, SUEZ (www.suezwatertechnologies.com) will invest approximately €30 million to expand its facility in Oroszlány, Hungary, where it manufactures ultrafiltration (UF) membranes for water and wastewater treatment.…