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Spraying and drying systems improve pharma R&D

At Interphex, these companies will showcase a wide range of products and services aimed at research & development (R&D) projects, including fluid bed drying, spray drying, particle size reduction, tablet coating, high-shear granulation and vessel cleaning. These technologies can help…

Chevron Phillips considering construction of world-scale hexene plant

Chevron Phillips Chemical Co. LP (The Woodlands, Tex.; www.cpchem.com) announced that it is studying the addition of a world-scale 1-Hexene unit. The addition would expand normal alpha olefins (NAO) production, marketed under the brand name Alpha Plus. NAO are used…

Borouge awards project management contract to WorleyParsons

Borouge (Abu Dhabi, U.A.E.; www.borouge.com) has awarded WorleyParsons Ltd. (North Sydney, Australia; www.worleyparsons.com) the project management contract (PMC) for its Ruwais petrochemicals complex. Borouge is a joint venture between Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) and Borealis AS. Under the…

Aluminum manufacturer Norsk Hydro responds to severe cyber-attack

Norsk Hydro ASA (Hydro; Oslo, Norway; www.hydro.com) announced earlier this week that it was the victim of an extensive cyber-attack, which impacted operations in several of the company's business areas. IT systems in most business areas were impacted. Hydro isolated…

Wacker Opens New Lab for Food Applications in Shanghai

Wacker Chemie AG (Munich, Germany; www.wacker.com) has opened a new laboratory for food applications in Shanghai. This specialized laboratory will enable Wacker to provide its customers in Asia with even better support in developing innovative, customized products in the fast-growing…

Lubrizol further expands TPU capacity with new production line in China

The Lubrizol Corp. (Cleveland, Ohio; www.lubrizol.com) announced that another new thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) production line in its Songjiang (Shanghai) China plant is going into production this month, the second expansion in a year aimed at continuous growth in Asia. This…

McDermott wins ethylene technology contract in Russia

McDermott International, Inc. (Houston; www.mcdermott.com) announced that it has been awarded a large technology contract for the basic engineering and licensing of Irkutsk Oil Company's (IOC) ethylene plant in Russia, plus the detailed engineering and material supply of six SRT…

LyondellBasell grants HDPE license to Lianyungang Petrochemical

LyondellBasell (Rotterdam, the Netherlands; www.lyondellbasell.com) announced that Lianyungang Petrochemical Co., Ltd (a company of Zhejiang Satellite) has selected Hostalen Advanced Cascade Process (Hostalen ACP) technology from LyondellBasell to produce 400,000 metric tons per year (m.t./yr) of high-density polyethylene (HDPE) at…

Chemical Engineering Plant Cost Index: 2018 Annual Value

Each month, Chemical Engineering publishes the latest values for the Chemical Engineering Plant Cost Index (CEPCI) — a widely used resource for plant construction costs. The CEPCI is calculated using various data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Once a year,…

Ineos to acquire Cristal’s North American business from Tronox for $700 million

INEOS Enterprises (London; www.ineos.com) has signed an agreement to acquire the North American business of National Titanium Dioxide Company Limited (Cristal) from Tronox Ltd. (Stamford, Conn.; www.tronox.com) for $700 million. Cristal’s North American business includes two plants located at the…