Aemetis, Inc. (Cupertino, Calif.; www.aemetis.com) announced that after successfully completing the construction and commencement of an Integrated Demonstration Unit, the company is now producing cellulosic ethanol from orchard waste, utilizing technologies from Aemetis, LanzaTech and InEnTec. The plant is a…
Airgas (Radnor, Pa.; www.airgas.com), an Air Liquide company, announced that it has signed an agreement with Hudson Technologies, Inc. to sell Airgas-Refrigerants, Inc. (ARI), its subsidiary specializing in the distribution, packaging and reclamation of refrigerant gases. The transaction is said…
Fluor Corp. (Irving, Tex.; www.fluor.com) announced that the Ma’aden Wa’ad Al-Shamal Phosphate Company’s (MWSPC) Umm Wu’al Phosphate Project in Saudi Arabia has started production of ammonia, merchant-grade acid and fertilizer. Fluor is providing overall program management services for this $8-billion…
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc.’s (Dallas, Tex.; www.jacobs.com) proprietary EUROCLAUS sulfur recovery technology was selected by Tüpraş for its new sulfur recovery units that will be installed in the company’s Izmit, Izmir and Kirikkale refineries in Turkey. Jacobs’ EUROCLAUS sulfur recovery…
INEOS Styrolution (Frankfurt, Germany; www.ineos-styrolution.com) announced plans to increase its compounding capacity for engineering plastics by an additional 34,000 metric tons per year (m.t./yr) at its Moxi plant located in Gujarat, India. Expected for completion in 2019, this expansion will…
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (Dallas, Tex.; www.jacobs.com) signed a Master Services Agreement (MSA) expansion amendment with Chevron Products Company (Chevron) to provide elective construction management (CM) services on an as-needed basis at the company’s refineries located in El Segundo and…
Clough AMEC, a 50/50 joint venture (JV) between Clough and Amec Foster Wheeler (London, www.amecfw.com) based in Australia, has won a landmark contract to provide maintenance services to ammonia facilities in Western Australia that supply international and domestic fertilizer markets…
CB&I (The Woodlands, Tex.; www.cbi.com) announced its intent to sell the company's Technology business. CB&I is targeting to close the transaction by the end of the 2017 calendar year. "Supported by more than 100 years of technology development, our Technology…
The specialty chemicals Group Altana AG (Wesel, Germany; www.altana.com) has acquired a technology portfolio and research and development platform from U.S.-based NuLabel Technologies, Inc. It comprises innovative technologies for additive manufacturing of sustainable decoration solutions as well as novel technology…
Pfeiffer Vacuum GmbH (Aßlar, Germany; www.pfeiffer-vacuum.com) has opened a new service center in Malaysia. The more than 6,000-ft2 building will house administration, sales, and service departments. The main activities will be the repair of the dry backing pump range. Other…