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Improve Energy Efficiency using Hydraulic Power Recovery Turbines

This mature technology can be used to save energy, generate revenue and reduce emissions With the Paris Agreement entering into force last November, the Parties to the Convention established their goals to implement measures to reduce the amount of greenhouse…

Neste Jacobs wins contract for new hydrogenation unit in Germany

Neste Jacobs Oy (Porvoo, Finland; www.nestejacobs.com) and Haltermann Carless, a leading provider of high-value specialty hydrocarbons, have signed a contract under which Neste Jacobs will perform the engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCM) services for an upgrade and expansion of…

Amec Foster Wheeler awarded contract for ISAB refinery work in Sicily

Amec Foster Wheeler (London, U.K.; www.amecfw.com) has been awarded an engineering contract by ISAB Srl, a Lukoil Group Company, as part of a major turnaround at their refinery in Priolo, Sicily, Italy. ISAB has selected Amec Foster Wheeler to execute…

AkzoNobel completes organic peroxides expansion in Mexico

AkzoNobel’s (Amsterdam, the Netherlands; www.akzonobel.com) Specialty Chemicals business has completed an organic peroxides expansion project at its Polymer Chemistry production facility in Los Reyes, Mexico. The investment will increase the company’s peroxyester capacity in North America by 40%, substantially increasing…

Air Liquide wins contract to build three ASUs for energy group in China

Air Liquide Engineering & Construction (www.engineering-airliquide.com) has recently signed a major contract amounting around €100 million to design and built three air separation units (ASUs) for Yankuang Group, one of the largest energy and chemical companies in China. Air Liquide Engineering & Construction…

Eastman to expand performance films production capacity in Virginia

Eastman Chemical Co. (Kingsport, Tenn.; www.eastman.com) announced a planned expansion of its Performance Films manufacturing capacity in Martinsville, Virginia. The capacity expansion is expected to be complete in late 2017 and will increase capacity for both paint protection films and…

Metso partners with Rockwell Automation to create new IIoT solutions for mining

Metso Corp. (Helsinki, Finland; www.metso.com) has selected Rockwell Automation (Milwaukee, Wisc.; www.ra.rockwell.com) to deliver a global Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) platform that connects, monitors, and performs analytics for Metso's equipment and services, resulting in improved efficiency and profitability for…

AkzoNobel opens coatings production plant in Thailand

AkzoNobel N.V. (Amsterdam, the Netherlands; www.akzonobel.com) has opened a new Performance Coatings production facility in Chonburi, Thailand.  With an investment of €31 million, AkzoNobel expands its footprint with this ninth production site in the South East Asia region. The new…

Purdue University Saves $400,000 Annually with Local Vacuum Networks

After Purdue University noticed that the water and sewer costs for their Biochemistry building were running quite high, a subsequent investigation showed that the building vacuum system was the cause of the high bills and massive water consumption.  Purdue University…

Honeywell UOP opens new R&D center in China

Honeywell (Morris Plains, N.J.; www.honeywell.com) today announced that Honeywell UOP will open a new research, development and engineering center in China to further strengthen its business presence and meet its growing engineering and technical service needs. The new center, located in…