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Aker Kvaerner proposes name change

Aker Kværner ASA's (www.akerkvaerner.com) Board of Directors has resolved to propose to the annual general meeting that the company change its name to Aker Solutions ASA. During 2007, a longterm and stable ownership structure was established for Aker Kvaerner, as…

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Süd-Chemie expands business in Russia & the Ukraine

Süd-Chemie AG (Munich, Germany; www.sud-chemie.com) and Alvigo AS (Tallinn, Estonia; www.alvigo.ee), the major manufacturer of catalysts in the former Soviet Union, have  established a joint-venture (JV) — Sud-Chemie Alvigo Catalysts GmbH. Süd Chemie holds a 60% share of the JV,…

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Aker Kvaerner lands contract for copper project in Peru

Peru Copper Syndicate has awarded Aker Kvaerner Metals, Inc. (Tuscon, Ariz.; www.akerkvaerner.com) a $11.5-million contract for the provision of technical services for basic engineering and additional testwork for the Toromocho Project — a large copper-molybdenum open-pit mine, located east of…

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Shaw wins contract for two ABS plants in China

The Energy & Chemicals Group of the Shaw Group Inc. (Baton Rouge, La.; www.shawgrp.com) has been awarded a contract to provide proprietary technology, engineering and procurement services for two 200,000 m.t./yr acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) plants for Tianjin Dagu Chemical…

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Linde seals long-term gas contract with Corus in the UK

The Linde Group (Munich, Germany; www.linde.com) has signed a long-term supply contract for industrial gases with international steel producer Corus, part of Tata Steel. The agreement involves the construction of a new air separation unit (ASU) at Corus’ Scunthorpe site…

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Newsfront: CPI Capital Spending Outlook for 2008 & 2009  

  At the beginning of 2008, it’s clear that global economic growth is slowing. The housing downturn has adversely affected the U.S., and the ensuing credit problems (and tightening) have spread to other nations. A key issue is whether or…

Newsfront: Call for Nominations Personal Achievement Award 

It is likely that in your work, you have crossed paths with a person you admire for a career involving excellence in chemical engineering. If you would like to recognize this individual’s accomplishments, nominate him or her for our 2008…

People: Who’s Who

Thomas H. Lane is named president-elect and will serve as president in 2009 for the American Chemical Society (Washington, D.C.). Calvalley Petroleum, Inc. (Calgary, Alberta, Canada) elects Bill Cummins chief financial officer. ESR Technology Ltd. (Warrington, U.K.) appoints Roel Berendsen…

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Economic Indicators: Business News

Plant Watch A new plant for crude-oil processing to be built in Italy December 10, 2007 — ABB has won a contract worth more than $86 million from Eni SpA to design and construct a new oil processing plant in…

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Chementator: A New Offshore GTL Production System Takes Advantage of Microchannel Reactors    

Toyo Engineering Corp. (TEC; Narashino, Japan; edlinks.chemengonline.com/7368-532), Modec Inc. (Tokyo, both Japan) and Velocys Inc., (Plain City, Ohio) have agreed to jointly develop a commercial gas-to-liquid (GTL) plant to be installed on a mobile platform or ship for monetizing small-to-medium…