CB&I (The Woodlands, Tex.; www.cbi.com) has been awarded a contract by Zhejiang Petroleum and Chemical Co. Ltd. (ZPC) for the license and engineering design of a single-train 220,000-ton/yr diphenyl carbonate (DPC) unit, based on Versalis technology, for a petroleum-refining and…
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (Dallas, Tex.; www.jacobs.com) has received a contract from Codelco to provide engineering, procurement and field support services for the overhaul of acid plants at the Chuquicamata Mine in northern Chile. Chuquicamata, an open pit copper mine,…
AkzoNobel N.V. (Amsterdam, the Netherlands; www.akzonobel.com) outlined a new strategy to accelerate growth and value creation with two focused, high-performing businesses – Paints and Coatings and Specialty Chemicals – which will lead to a step change in value creation for…
Parkland Fuel Corp. (Calgary, Alb., Canada; www.parkland.ca) announced that it has entered into an agreement with Chevron Canada Limited (CCL) to acquire all of the shares of Chevron Canada R&M ULC, which operates its Canadian integrated downstream fuel business. The…
Atlas Copco (Stockholm, Sweden; www.atlascopcogroup.com) has inaugurated an expanded manufacturing plant in India that will further boost productivity for mining customers. Atlas Copco has invested SEK110 million (around $12 million) in the expansion of the factory in Hyderabad, India, doubling…
ExxonMobil Chemical Co. (Houston; www.exxonmobilchemical.com) and SABIC (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; www.sabic.com) announced the selection of a site in San Patricio County, Texas for potential development of a jointly owned petrochemical complex on the U.S. Gulf Coast. The proposed multibillion-dollar investment…
ISE Group (Tokyo, Japan), Total S.A. (Paris, France; www.total.com) and SunPower Corp. (www.sunpower.com) have started up a 27-MW (peak) photovoltaic power plant in Nanao on Japan’s Honshu Island. Completed one year after the beginning of construction, the plant will generate…
The preliminary value for the February CE Plant Cost Index (CEPCI; the most recent available) represents a gain from the previous month’s value. Significant increases in the Equipment and Engineering & Supervision subindices offset a small decrease in the Construction…
Honeywell Process Solutions (HPS; Houston; www.honeywellprocess.com) announced that it will expand the manufacture of measurement and control products for the Russian region at its Arzamas plant. This will include gas-measurement equipment and gas regulators for medium- and high-pressure applications. The…
Ametek, Inc. (Berwyn, Pa.; www.ametek.com) and Mocon, Inc. announced that they have entered into a definitive merger agreement under which Ametek will acquire all of the outstanding shares of common stock of Mocon at a price of $30 per share…