Accurate and continuous O2 determination plays a pivotal role in achieving safety and process reliability in a wide range of manufacturing processes. Harsh process conditions and maintenance requirements of sampling and conditioning systems can present challenges in procuring accurate and…
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…
The preliminary value for the December 2018 CE Plant Cost Index (CEPCI; most recent available) decreased from the previous month’s value. This small decline follows an unchanged CEPCI value from November. The Equipment, Buildings and Engineering & Supervision subindexes all…
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…
Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC; www.adnoc.ae) awarded a Pre-Front End Engineering and Designing (Pre-FEED) contract to the Wood Group (Aberdeen, Scotland; www.woodplc.com), a global leader in engineering, project and technical services, for the new refinery in Ruwais, which is…
BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany; www.basf.com) and The Linde Group’s Engineering Division (Pullach, Germany; www.linde-engineering.com) have agreed on a collaboration to serve natural gas processing applications using BASF’s adsorbent technology and Linde’s adsorption & membrane technology. This collaboration brings together two…
Invista (Wichita, Kan.; www.invista.com) says engineering for a 400,000-ton adiponitrile (ADN) plant in Shanghai, China is underway. The company's estimated investment will be in excess of $1 billion (7 billion RMB). With support of the local authorities, we expect construction…