Air Products (Lehigh Valley, Pa.; www.airproducts.com) and FuelCell Energy, Inc. (Danbury, Conn.; www.fuelcellenergy.com) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to work toward the market development of stationary Direct FuelCell (DFC) power plants that simultaneously produce hydrogen, ultra-clean electricity and…
GEA Group AG (Düsseldorf, Germany; www.geagroup.com) has acquired Aseptomag (Kirchberg, Switzerland), one of the world’s leading suppliers of aseptic and hygienic valves, valve modules, and system solutions. Aseptomag had a workforce of 35 employees and generated revenue of around CHF19.5…
Pump Solutions Group (PSG), a business unit within the Engineered Systems segment of Dover Corp. (Downer’s Grove, Ill.; www.DoverCorporation.com), has completed the acquisition of Maag Group (Maag; Zurich, Switzerland; www.maag.com) for a purchase price of approximately $285 million, subject to normal…
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI; Tokyo, Japan; www.mhi.co.jp) has received an order for a large-scale carbon-dioxide recovery plant for Qatar Fuel Additives Co., Ltd. (QAFAC), a major fuel additive producer in Qatar, through MHI Industrial Engineering & Services Private Ltd.…
The Linde Group (Munich, Germany; www.linde.com) has been selected to supply air gases to chemicals producer Dahua Group on Songmu Island in Dalian, Northeast China. Linde will be investing around €70 million in the project. An agreement outlining the terms…
Air Products (Lehigh Valley, Pa.; www.airproducts.com) has signed a long-term contract with Henan Xinlianxin Fertilizer (Xinlianxin) and will build, own and operate an air separation unit (ASU) and integrated gas liquefier in Henan Province, China. The ASU will produce approximately…
Technip (Paris, France; www.technip.com) has been awarded a front-end engineering design (FEED) contract by Petronas for its proposed Refinery and Petrochemical Integrated Development (Rapid) project located in the state of Johor, Malaysia. Rapid aims at building a world-scale integrated refinery…
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (Pasadena, Calif.; www.jacobs.com) has received a contract from Vale Canada Ltd. (Vale) to design and supply a new sulfuric acid plant for its Sudbury smelter in Ontario, Canada. The acid plant contract, with an estimated value…
Outotec Oyj (Espoo, Finland; www.outotec.com) strengthens its process control technologies by acquiring all shares in Numcore Ltd. (Kuopio, Finland; www.numcore.fi) — a start-up company developing and marketing innovative online process control solutions based on 3D imaging. With a strong focus…
Metso Corp. (Helsinki, Finland; www.metso.com) strengthens its offering for customers in oil-and-gas and power industries by acquiring a globe valve technology and service company, Valstone Control Inc. (Valstone; Chungju, South Korea; www.valstone.com). The acquisition enables Metso to expand its offering…