Celanese Corp. (Irving, Tex.; www.celanese.com) has started production at its newest vinyl acetate ethylene (VAE) production unit. The unit is located at the Celanese manufacturing facility on Jurong Island, Singapore, and will support the growing demand for ecologically friendly materials…
PPG Industries, Inc. (Pittsburgh, Pa.; www.ppg.com) has reached an agreement to divest its 50% ownership interests in its two PFG Fiber Glass joint ventures (PFG) to Nan Ya Plastics Corp., which currently controls the other 50 percent ownership interest in…
ALTIVIA Petrochemicals, LLC (Houston; www. altivia.com) announced that Frank J. Hayes will join the company as Chief Financial Officer (CFO), effective October 3, 2016. Hayes will replace the company’s current CFO, Fred Stahelin, who is retiring after 16 years of…
Siemens AG (Munich, Germany; www.siemens.com) has received two orders from Russia and Turkey for a model SST-111 compact steam turbine (photo). One turbine was ordered by the Russian aluminum producer Rusal for a production facility in Volgograd and is to…
Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems, Ltd. (MHPS; Yokohama, Japan; www.mhps.com/en) commenced demonstration testing of a pressurized, hybrid power-generation system integrating a solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) stack and a micro gas turbine (MGT), aiming toward commercial launching in the near future.…
Fluor Corp. (Irving, Tex.; www.fluor.com) has achieved mechanical completion on a citral facility and associated infrastructure for BASF Petronas Chemicals in Kuantan, Malaysia. As part of the Integrated Aroma Ingredients Complex, Fluor performed front-end engineering and design, engineering, procurement and…
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (Pasadena, Calif.; www.jacobs.com) has received a contract from Singapore Refining Company Pvt. Ltd. (SRC), a joint venture between Singapore Petroleum Co. and Chevron, to provide services for an upgrade project at SRC’s refinery in Jurong Island,…
Solvay S.A. (Brussels, Belgium; www.solvay.com) has reached a final agreement with Nissan Chemical Industries Ltd. to divest most of its OLED (organic lighting emitting diode) patent portfolio. The sale follows a strategic analysis of the Organic Electronics market showing that…
Praxair, Inc. (Danbury, Conn.; www.praxair.com) has acquired and will operate a 300-ton-per-day carbon dioxide (CO2) purification and liquefaction plant from PureCO2, LP. Owned by Ferus, LP, PureCO2 is a producer and distributor of liquefied food- and beverage-quality CO2, located in…
CB&I (The Woodlands, Tex; www.cbi.com) announced that Patrick K. Mullen has been promoted to Chief Operating Officer, effective immediately. In this new role, Mr. Mullen will have responsibility for CB&I's project operations, commercial and support functions around the world, in…