Outotec Oyj (Espoo, Finland; www.outotec.com) has been awarded an order for the delivery of technology and process equipment for a lithium carbonate plant in South America. The order, in the value of some €20 million, has been booked in Outotec's…
Indian Oil Corp. (IndianOil), India’s flagship national oil company, and carbon recycling company LanzaTech (Skokie, Ill.; www.lanzatech.com) have signed a Statement of Intent to construct the world’s first refinery offgas-to-bioethanol production facility in India. LanzaTech has developed a gas fermentation…
Arkema (Colombes, France; www.arkema.com) announced a project to double its methyl mercaptan production capacity at its Kerteh site in Malaysia to support the strong growth of the animal feed, petrochemical and refining markets in Asia, and to strengthen its world-leading…
Braskem (São Paulo, Brazil; www.braskem.com.br) announced that The Linde Group (Munich, Germany; www.the-linde.group.com) has been selected as the lead engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contractor to build Braskem's new world-scale North American polypropylene (PP) production line. Linde offers comprehensive project…
SABIC (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; www.sabic.com) has appointed specialist consultancy RVA Group (Hertfordshire, U.K.; www.rvagroup.org) to oversee the decommissioning, demolition and dismantling of 10 plants at its North Tees and Wilton sites. With work having already commenced in the two locations,…
Arkema (Colombes, France; www.arkema.com) has announced a project to expand production capacity of Sartomer photocure resins by over 30% at its Nansha facility in China. This new production line will help meet strong customer demand in Asia in the electronics,…
Sadara Chemical Co. (Jubail, Saudi Arabia; www.sadara.com), a joint venture developed by Dow and Saudi Aramco, announced that it has successfully started up its propylene glycol (PG) plant. PG is a versatile organic compound with a wide range of industrial…
Perstorp Holding AB (Malmö, Sweden; www.perstorp.com) has announced an agreement for the acquisition of Polialcoli Srl from Polioli SpA. The agreement includes Neopentyglycol (Neo), Trimethylolpropane (TMP) and Trimethylolpropane Diallylether (TMPDE) production capabilities, as well as the associated Formate businesses located…
In late June, Total (Paris; www.total.com) announced the launch of its second Plant 4.0 start-up "incubator," with the goal of accelerating the deployment of digital technology in industry. Joining Total in this effort are Air Liquide, AREVA, Eiffage, Solvay and…
thyssenkrupp (Essen, Germany) today inaugurated its technology center for the oleochemical industry in Map Ta Phut, Thailand, to deliver world-class engineering solutions to global customers. Representing an investment of more than €18 million (~THB680 million), Map Ta Phut will become…