SABIC (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; www.sabic.com) will have a new pilot plant for development of next-generation polypropylenes on-stream in Sittard-Geleen, the Netherlands, by the end of March 2017. The plant, which will use gas-phase polymerization technology, will support the production at…
We've previously talked about some of the tools we've made available to help select the right vacuum pump for your work. Our pump selection guide is a great choice if you have a strong sense of your operating parameters. And for drying…
For its substantial polyethylene expansion project in Beaumont, Texas, Exxon Mobil Corp. (Spring, Tex.; www.exxonmobil.com) has awarded service contracts to Wood Group (Aberdeen, Scotland; www.woodgroup.com) and Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (Dallas, Tex.; www.jacobs.com) ExxonMobil Chemical awarded a $40-million contract to…
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (Dallas, Tex.; www.jacobs.com) has received a contract from MEGlobal, a wholly-owned subsidiary of EQUATE Petrochemical Company and a world leader in the manufacture and supply of merchant monoethylene glycol and diethylene glycol, to provide engineering, procurement…
Exxon Mobil Corp. (Spring, Tex.; www.exxonmobil.com) announced plans to add a new production unit at its Beaumont, Tex. polyethylene plant that will increase capacity by 65% — or approximately 650,000 metric tons per year (m.t./yr) — to meet growing demand…
KBR, Inc. (Houston; www.kbr.com) announced that its subsidiary, Brown & Root Industrial Services, LLC, a leading provider of engineering, construction and reliability-driven maintenance solutions, has acquired the MEI Group, LLC (MEI), a full-service turnaround specialist for industrial facilities. Headquartered in…
Global Bioenergies (Evry, France; www.global-bioenergies.com) announced that the construction of its demo plant, which began in mid-2015, is now completed. Global Bioenergies’ demo plant is the only facility in the world dedicated to the direct fermentation of gaseous hydrocarbons. It…
Mitsui Chemicals Inc. (MCI; Tokyo; www.mitsuichem.com) announced the completion of construction of its electrolyte solution production facilities, at the Nagoya Works facility to accommodate growing domestic demand for lithium-ion battery-use electrolyte solution. The production capacity for the new plant is…
GE Digital (www.ge.com/digital) announced it has acquired ServiceMax, a leader in cloud-based field-service management (FSM) solutions, for $915 million. The acquisition provides GE Digital with enhanced capabilities to advance its Industrial Internet vision, enabling customers to immediately gain more value…
Omega Engineering Inc. (Norwalk, Conn.; www.omega.com) has announced the appointment of Joe Vorih as president. Vorih's priority will be to transform OMEGA from a direct provider of process sensors into a web-based global partner for complete process measurement and control solutions,…