CB&I (The Woodlands, Tex.; www.cbi.com) announced that it has been awarded a contract valued at approximately $70 million by JG Summit Petrochemical Corporation (JGSPC) for the Stage 1 Expansion project in Batangas City, Philippines. CB&I's scope of work includes the…
Aemetis, Inc. (Cupertino, Calif.; www.aemetis.com) announced that the company successfully built and operated an integrated demonstration unit for more than 120 days of continuous operations with 94% uptime, meeting the requirements for a federal USDA 9003 Biorefinery Assistance Program guaranteed…
Axalta Coating Systems (Philadelphia, Pa.; www.axaltacs.com) has acquired a state of the art manufacturing and distribution facility in Sacramento, Calif. to support growth in its North American Industrial and Refinish businesses. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. “Axalta…
The Lubrizol Corp. (Wickliffe, Ohio; www.lubrizol.com) announced the promotion of J. Brian Pitts to corporate vice president, chief financial officer (CFO) and treasurer. Brian Pitts succeeds Brian Valentine who has announced his decision to leave the organization later this year. …
Wison Engineering Services Co. (Shanghai; www.wison-engineering.com) announced that Wison Petrochemicals (NA) LLC was recently awarded a construction contract for the modularization of the design and supply processes, bulk material procurement and on-site construction and installation for a petrochemical project in…
DuPont Tate & Lyle Bio Products, LLC (www.duponttateandlyle.com), a joint venture between DuPont and Tate & Lyle, announced an expansion to their manufacturing facility in Loudon, Tennessee, to increase annual production of bio-based 1,3-propanediol by 35 million pounds. Engineering and…
Hexion Inc.’s (Columbus, Ohio; www.hexion.com) Oilfield Technology Group announced the completion of the expansion project at its resin-coated proppant manufacturing plant in Canada. The proppant plant is located in Sturgeon County, north of Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta, Canada. With this project,…
Shell Thiogro Technology (www.shell.com/sulphur/thiogro) will enable H Sulphur Corp. (Ulsan, South Korea; www.hsulphur.com) to produce a highly concentrated sulfur-enhanced fertilizer for use on a variety of crops across the globe. The product uses Shell Thiogro’s Urea-ES technology, a patented process…
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Environmental & Chemical Engineering Co., Ltd. (MHIEC; Tokyo, Japan; www.mhi.com) has received an order from Kawasaki City (Kanagawa Prefecture) to build its Tachibana Waste to Energy (WtE) Plant, a municipal solid waste (MSW) incineration plant in Kawasaki's…
Air Liquide (Paris, France; www.airliquide.com) and 10 large Japanese companies, representing several industries and finance, announce the creation of the “Japan H2 Mobility” consortium for the purpose of accelerating the deployment in Japan of hydrogen stations and fuel cell electric…