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2019 CEPCI Updates: December (prelim.) and November (final)

The preliminary value for the CE Plant Cost Index (CEPCI) for December 2019 (the most recent available) decreased from the previous month’s value, the ninth decline in the last eleven months. Of the four major subindices comprising the overall CEPCI,…

IPCO acquires Ingeniera de Procesos

IPCO Germany GmbH (Fellbach, Germany; www.ipco.com) has acquired the Spanish company Ingeniera de Procesos S.A. (IdP), a supplier of processing equipment and spare parts, primarily to the chemical and sulfur segments, in Spain. IdP has for over 30 years had…

U.S. chemical production edges higher to start the year, ACC says

According to the American Chemistry Council (ACC; Washington, D.C.; www.americanchemistry.com), the U.S. Chemical Production Regional Index (U.S. CPRI) edged higher by 0.1 percent in January, following a 0.1 percent decline in December and a 0.2 percent decline in November. During…

Fluor awarded EPC contract for Invista’s new ADN plant in Shanghai

Fluor Corp. (Irving, Tex.; www.fluor.com)  was recently awarded a contract to provide engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) for a new adiponitrile (ADN) plant in Shanghai, China which will have a production capacity of 400,000 metric tons per year (m.t./yr). The…

Ube Industries and Mitsubishi Materials sign letter of intent for integration of cement businesses

Ube Industries, Ltd. (Tokyo, Japan; www.ube-ind.co.jp) and Mitsubishi Materials Corp., Ltd. (www.mmc.co.jp) announced that, based on a resolution of the companies’ respective Board of Directors meetings, they have signed aletter of intent to start specific discussions and study on the…

Veolia to supply chloride-removal system for pulp plant in Brazil

Veolia Water Technologies (www.veoliawatertechnologies.com) will support a major expansion of a mill in Brazil by providing a turnkey chloride removal system designed to optimize the processing of wood-derived pulp used in the making of cellulose fibers. The pulping production uses…

Versalis launches chemical recycling project in Italy

Versalis (San Donato Milanese, Italy; www.versalis.eni.com) has launched a new project focused on the development of a new technology to chemically recycle plastic waste. Versalis signed a joint development agreement with Italian engineering company, Servizi di Ricerche e Sviluppo (S.R.S.),…

Ineos partners with plastics-recycling firm Forever Plast

INEOS’ (London; www.ineos.com) Olefins & Polymers business has announced a partnership with Forever Plast SpA, a leading polymer recycling technologies operator in Italy. Together they have developed a range of new Polyethylene grades that mirror INEOS virgin grades and perfectly…

KBR and MHPS to collaborate on valorization of solvent de-asphalting pitch

KBR (Houston; www.kbr.com) and Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems, Ltd. (MHPS; Yokohama Japan; www.mhps.com) have agreed to work together to enable use of the pitch generated from KBR's solvent de-asphalting (SDA) technology, ROSE, for steam and power generation. Pitch is the…

Kuraray to build PVA films plant in Poland

Kuraray Co., Ltd. (Tokyo, Japan; www.kuraray.com)  will establish a new MonoSol production facility for polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) water-soluble films in Zimna Wodka, Poland as demand grows for packaging film for unit dose detergents, pharmaceuticals, and other products.  The plant is…