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…
Solvay S.A. (Brussels, Belgium; www.solvay.com) is expanding its composite materials capacities with a state-of-the-art resin facility and an upgraded site in Germany, to meet growing demand from aircraft customers for lightweighting materials and to provide first-rate products and services for…
OCP (www.ocpgroup.ma) and Shell (www.shell.com) are pleased to announce that they have signed a key strategic agreement regarding the license of Shell Thiogro technology. The Shell Thiogro technology (www.chemengonline.com/joint-effort-enable-production-sulfur-enhanced-urea-large-scale) will enable OCP to produce highly concentrated sulfur-enhanced fertilizers, helping end-users…
The July 2016 preliminary value for the CE Plant Cost Index (CEPCI; the most recent available) was substantially higher than the previous month’s value, reversing the small decrease from the June CPI value. All four of the subindices rose, with…
The American Chemistry Council (ACC; Washington, D.C.; www.chemengonline.com) reported that U.S. specialty chemicals market volumes rose 0.3 percent in August. This follows a 0.4 percent gain in July and a 0.3 percent decline in June. All changes in the data…
Amec Foster Wheeler (London, U.K.; www.amecfw.com) has been awarded a contract and received notice to proceed by Tecnicas Reunidas SA and Samsung C&T EC UK to design and supply a circulating fluidized-bed (CFB) steam generator for the Tees Renewable Energy…