Another question that we often hear from our customers is, what pump do I need? The right answer depends upon a variety of factors - such as the nature of the process or application, the working pressure and/or flow rate…
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (Pasadena, Calif.; www.jacobs.com) has entered a share purchase agreement (SPA) to transfer operations within its Jacobs France subsidiary to NOX SARL in France. The transaction value was not disclosed, and was settled in cash at completion.…
WorleyParsons Ltd. (North Sydney, Australia; www.worleyparsons.com) has been awarded an Integrated Project Management Team (IPMT) contract by LyondellBasell (Rotterdam, the Netherlands; www.lyondellbasell.com), one of the world’s largest plastics, chemical and refining companies. LyondellBasell proposes to build a propylene oxide and…
Mitsubishi Chemical Corp. (MCC; Tokyo; www.m-kagaku.co.jp) and Mitsui Zosen Machinery & Service, Inc. (MZM), a subsidiary of Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Co. have agreed to form a business tie-up to produce and sell zeolite membranes. With the goal of entering…
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (Pasadena, Calif.; www.jacobs.com) received a three-year contract from Saudi International Petrochemical Company (Sipchem) to provide general engineering services at Sipchem’s Jubail Industrial City facilities in Saudi Arabia. Under the terms of the contract, Jacobs is expected…
Johnson Matthey (London; www.matthey.com) has announced that Anna Manz will join the company's board on 17th October 2016, succeeding Den Jones as Group Finance Director. This follows the announcement on 2nd March that Den Jones will step down as Group…
Black & Veatch (Overland Park, Kan.; www.bv.com) today announced the first facility licensing its proprietary Prico-NGL gas-processing technology successfully passed performance acceptance. Located in Alberta, Canada, the facility is using Prico-NGL to extract valuable natural gas liquids (NGL) from the…
On July 14, Evonik Industries AG (Essen, Germany; www.evonik.com) held the inauguration ceremony for a new silanes competence center at its Rheinfelden, Germany site, thereby continuing its expansion in research and development in the area of silane technology. The specialty…
One of the most common issues we help customers with is how to measure units and communicate that information to others. While this might sound simple, there are a multitude of units used to measure pressure. The potential for confusion…
Praxair, Inc. (Danbury, Conn.; www.praxair.com) has signed a long-term agreement for the purchase of liquid helium from Polskie Górnictwo Naftowe i Gazownictwo SA (PGNiG), a leader in the Polish natural-gas market, as well as the only producer of helium in…