Chemical Engineering
DuPont to acquire Spectrum Plastics Group
DuPont (Wilmington, Del.) announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Spectrum Plastics Group from AEA Investors. The purchase price will be paid from existing cash balances. The transaction is expected to close by the end of…
Petrofac secures EPC contract for refinery upgrade in Lithuania
Petrofac Ltd. (St. Helier, U.K.) has secured an Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) lump sum contract from ORLEN Lietuva, as it continues to support a comprehensive modernisation, environmental upgrade, and expansion Programme at the Mažeikiai Refinery in North-West Lithuania. The…
Grace starts up three PP reactor lines in China, signs new license with PetroChina
W.R. Grace & Co (Grace; Columbia, Md.) announced the successful start-up of several polypropylene (PP) reactor lines in China. Dongguan Grand Resource Science & Technology Co., Ltd. (Dongguan Grand Resource) started up its second plant (consisting of two reactor lines)…
LyondellBasell takes full ownership of QCP joint venture with acquisition of Veolia’s stake
LyondellBasell Industries N.V. (Rotterdam, the Netherlands) and Veolia Belgium have signed an agreement to restructure the ownership of Quality Circular Polymers (QCP) BV recycling facilities, with locations in Belgium and the Netherlands. Veolia will sell its 50% share to LyondellBasell…
Suncor to acquire TotalEnergies EP Canada for around $4 billion
Suncor Energy Inc. (Calgary, Alta. Canada) has agreed to acquire the entirety of the shares of TotalEnergies EP Canada Ltd for a consideration including a C$5.5 billion cash payment at closing (about US$4.1 billion) and additional payments that could reach…
AnoxKaldnes to deliver world’s largest MBBR wastewater-treatment system in Sweden
AnoxKaldnes, a subsidiary of Veolia focused on moving-bed biofilm reactor (MBBR) based solutions, will supply its space-saving and capacity-increasing solution to support the upgrade of Käppalaverket (Käppala wastewater treatment plant) in Lidingö in Sweden, owned by Käppalaförbundet (Käppala Association). The…
Facts At Your Fingertips: Conceptualizing Fluid Viscosity
Viscosity is an important property for understanding the flow behavior of liquids, mixtures, emulsions, slurries and other materials in industrial processes. This one-page reference provides a refresher on conceptualizing viscosity. Intermolecular forces Viscosity is a measure of a material’s resistance…
Introduction to Activated Carbon
Understanding the different types of activated carbon products, their specific properties and best practices for use is essential to the design of effective environmental treatment processes Activated carbon is a type of manufactured carbon material used for a range of…
Industry Adoption of Open Process Automation
Presented here is a description of the Open Process Automation Standard and a progress report on its implementation by industry Open Process Automation (OPA) is an end-user company-driven industry movement to transform the industrial control-system market from one that supplies…
Winner of the Chopey scholarship
Chemical Engineering has been a leading source for practical technology information and news for the chemical process industries (CPI) for over 120 years. In addition to being that resource, we strive to bring recognition to, and help advance the chemical…