Accurate pricing of CPI plants involves integrating technical design with economic evaluation and accounting for many types of risk. Knowledge of costing methods from the perspective of EPCs and owner-operators is critical Engineering is, by its nature, a commercial activity.…
Genomatica (San Diego, Calif.; www.genomatica.com) and Braskem (São Paulo, Brazil; www.braskem.com) announced they have been successfully producing butadiene at laboratory scale since June 2015, using their direct, bio-based process. The companies are jointly developing a commercial process for the on-purpose…
The 43rd Kirkpatrick Chemical Engineering Achievement Award was presented on Wednesday, November 18 to Dow Performance Plastics for its Intune Olefin Block Copolymers. Chemical Engineering magazine has presented this biennial award continuously since 1933. The award honors the most-noteworthy chemical…
The U.S. Chemical Production Regional Index (U.S. CPRI) rose by 0.2% in October, following flat growth in September and a 0.1% gain in August, according to the latest Weekly Chemistry and Economic Report from the American Chemistry Council (ACC; Washington,…
Clariant (Muttenz, Switzerland; www.clariant.com), a world leader in specialty chemicals, signed an agreement with Kilfrost Ltd. (Newcastle, U.K.; www.kilfrost.com) to acquire Kilfrost’s aircraft de-icing business in Europe. The transaction is subject to regulatory approvals and conditional upon merger clearance.
The preliminary value for the September 2015 CE Plant Cost Index (CEPCI; the most recent available) once again fell compared to the previous month’s value, driven by declines in Equipment producer prices, as well as drops in the Buildings and…
Joule Unlimited (Bedford, Mass.; www.jouleunlimited.com), the pioneer of liquid fuels from recycled CO2, and Red Rock Biofuels LLC (Fort Collins, Colo.; www.redrockbio.com), a leading developer of renewable jet and diesel fuel biorefineries, today announced their intent to merge. Red Rock…
The S&P index for chemical companies rose strongly in October, by 15.0%, outpacing gains in the benchmark S&P 500 Index, which rose 8.3% in October. The numbers are included in the latest Weekly Chemistry and Economic Report from the American…
Oxiteno (São Paulo, Brazil; www.oxiteno.com) a leader in the production of surfactants and specialty chemicals in Latin America, owned by Ultrapar multibusiness company, announced today the expansion of its operations in the U.S. The company is constructing a new alkoxylation…
Handbook of Materials Failure Analysis, with Case Studies from the Chemicals, Concrete and Power Industries. Edited by Abdel Salam Hamdy Maklouf and Mahmood Aliofkhazraei, Butterworth-Heinemann, 2015, 470 pages, $150.00. Encyclopedia of Two-Phase Heat Transfer and Flow I: Fundamentals and…