Wacker Chemie AG (Munich, Germany; www.wacker.com) is increasing its global production capacities for silicone rubber. With expansion measures at several sites, Wacker plans to gradually raise its capacities by a total of 40,000 metric tons per year (m.t./yr) by 2021.…
Toyo Engineering Corp. (Chiba, Japan; www.toyo-eng.co.jp) has been awarded a contract for an acrylic acid production plant with capacity of 100,000 tons/year in Cilegon, Banten, on the western tip of Java, Indonesia from PT. Nippon Shokubai Co. Indonesia (NSI), Indonesian…
AGC Inc. (Tokyo; www.agc.com) announced a major expansion of AGC Biologics, a U.S>-based subsidiary of the company. At AGC Biologics’ Seattle site, plans have been finalized to install twelve additional 2,000-L single-use mammalian-cell bioreactors, and to establish a brand new…
McDermott International, Inc. (Houston; www.mcdermott.com) announced that it has been awarded two sizeable technology contracts by Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. (IOCL) for the license and basic engineering design of a 200,000-metric-tons-per-year (m.t./yr) polypropylene (PP) plant in Barauni, India, as well…
The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC; www.adnoc.com), and its project partner Compañía Española de Petróleos S.A.U. (Cepsa; Madrid, Spain; www.cepsa.com), have announced the awarding of the front-end engineering design (FEED) contract to Técnicas Reunidas S.A. (TR; Madrid, Spain; www.tecnicasreunidas.es)…
Sadara Chemical Company (Sadara; www.sadara.com), a Joint Venture developed by Saudi Aramco & The Dow Chemical Company, and Veolia Middle East SAS have inked an agreement for the construction and operation of a sustainable industrial waste-to-energy facility in PlasChem Park,…
The Saudi Arabian Mining Company (Ma’aden) will use the dual-pressure ammonia process developed by thyssenkrupp Industrial Solutions AG (Milton Keynes, U.K.; www.thyssenkrupp-materials.co.uk) in the new “Phosphate 3” ammonia plant at its fertilizer complex. As a subcontractor of the South Korean…
Saudi Aramco (Dhahran, Saudi Arabia; www.saudiaramco.com) and Raytheon Co. (Waltham, Ma.; www.raytheon.com), through its subsidiary Raytheon Saudi Arabia, signed a Memorandum of Understanding to establish a joint venture company that will develop and provide best-in-class cybersecurity services in Saudi Arabia…
PPG Industries, Inc. (Pittsburgh, Pa.; www.ppg.com) announced that it has reached a definitive agreement to acquire Whitford Worldwide Company, a global manufacturer that specializes in low-friction and nonstick coatings for industrial applications and consumer products. The transaction is expected to…
KBR, Inc. (Houston; www.kbr.com) announced that it has fully commissioned its first PurifierPlus ammonia process based greenfield plant at PT Panca Amara Utama (PAU) in Sulawesi, Indonesia. The total installed cost of the PurifierPlus technology is typically 10-15% less than…