Air Liquide (Paris, France; www.airliquide.com) announced that Airgas has signed a definitive agreement to acquire TA Corporate Holdings, Inc. (Tech Air), a large independent distributor of industrial gases and welding supplies serving various geographies in the United States. This transaction,…
KBR, Inc. (Houston; www.kbr.com) announced that it has been awarded a contract by SATORP (a joint venture between Saudi Aramco and Total) to debottleneck Train 2 of its existing 440,000 barrels per day refinery in Jubail, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia…
Univation Technologies, LLC (Houston; www.univation.com) has signed an agreement to license UNIPOL PE Technology to LG Chem., Ltd. (LGC) for two polyethylene plants to be built at LG Chem’s petrochemical site in Yeosu, Korea. Each plant’s nameplate capacity will be…
Saudi Aramco (Dhahran, Saudi Arabia; www.saudiaramco.com) with its partner Total S.A. (Paris, France; www.total.com) announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Daelim (Seoul, South Korea; www.daelim.co.kr/). Under the MoU, Daelim is planning to build a new 80,000-ton…
Chevron U.S.A. Inc. (CUSA), a wholly owned subsidiary of Chevron Corp. (San Ramon, Calif.; www.chevron.com), announced that it has signed a Share Purchase Agreement with Petrobras America Inc. (Petrobras) to acquire all the outstanding shares and equity interests of Pasadena…
Invista (Wichita, Kan.; www.invista.com) has completed the previously announced sale of its Apparel & Advanced Textiles business to an affiliate of Shandong Ruyi Investment Holding.The transaction includes: The Apparel & Advanced Textiles business’s portfolio of apparel-focused fibers and brands, including…
This company has developed a line of sanitary processors (photo) that offer proprietary continuous-mixing technology in a sanitary design approved and certified by the USDA. The continuous processors feature solid, one-piece, removable, rotating shafts that cannot harbor material, with removable…
A solid grasp of pump sizing allows engineers to make effective economic and practical decisions about process pumps. This one-page reference provides information about two key parameters and other considerations for pump sizing. Pump sizing steps Sizing a pump requires…
This column is based on “Oxygen Production – Cost Analysis,” a report published by Intratec. It can be found at: www.intratec.us/analysis/oxygen-production-cost. Oxygen is a nonmetallic element and one of the most abundant elements on Earth’s surface. Under standard pressure and…
Pressurized condensate-return systems and flash-steam vent condensers offer opportunities for fuel cost savings in a plant’s steam system. Here’s how to take advantage Pressurized steam-condensate systems can provide plants with a minimum of between 15 and 35% savings in fuel…