The preliminary value for the November 2018 CE Plant Cost Index (CEPCI; most recent available) remained the same as the previous month’s value, although the final value for October was downwardly revised by a tenth of a point. The Equipment,…
Oxea GmbH (Monheim am Rhein, Germany; www.oxea-chemicals.com) is moving forward in studying the feasibility of a new world-scale production plant for the manufacturing of carboxylic acids. At the same time, the company is also implementing measures to further improve and…
Veolia (Paris, France; www.veolia.com) and Yara International ASA (Oslo, Norway; www.yara.com) signed an agreement to develop circular economy in the European food and agricultural chain by recycling nutrients and creating nutrient loops.The partnership integrates Veolia's access to growing volumes of…
Bechtel (Reston, Va.; www.bechtel.com) has received approval from Teck to proceed with the expansion of the Quebrada Blanca copper mine in Chile, comprising a143,000 tons-per-day copper concentrator, a high-capacity desalination plant, and a 165-kilometer water supply pipeline. The Quebrada Blanca…
In December 2018, the no. 1 AOD (argon-oxygen-decarburization) converter modernized by Primetals Technologies Ltd. (London, U.K.; www.primetals.com) was started up at the Tornio works of Outokumpu Stainless Oy (Helsinki, Finland), a stainless-steel producer. The project involved fitting the converter with…
WorleyParsons Ltd. (North Sydney, Australia; www.worleyparsons.com) has been awarded an engineering, procurement, fabrication and construction (EPC) contract for the Pipestone Processing Facility in Alberta Canada by Encana Corp. (Encana). Keyera Partnership, a subsidiary of Keyera Corp, will own the Pipestone…
Evonik Industries AG (Essen, Germany; www.evonik.com) has acquired Structured Polymers Inc., a U.S.-based technology startup for 3-D printing materials headquartered in Austin, Texas. A corresponding agreement and plan of merger was executed and the transaction has been closed recently. The…
Ecolab Inc. (St. Paul, Minn.; www.ecolab.com) announced that it has closed on its previously announced acquisition of Bioquell PLC (www.bioquell.com), a leading provider of hydrogen peroxide vapor bio-decontamination systems and services for the life sciences and healthcare industries. Headquartered in…
BASF Corp. (Florham Park, N.J.; www.basf.com/us) is investing in its operations in Mauldin, South Carolina to enable production of pearlizers and opacifiers used in cosmetic products. Start-up of the new production line is planned for the end of 2019. The…
Metso Corp. (Helsinki, Finland; www.metso.com) has won a significant order to deliver a large-scale iron-ore pellet plant and related engineering services to Tata Steel for the expansion of the Kalinganagar operation located in Odisha state in India. The order has…