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KBR selected by CRI Catalyst to develop engineering packages for IH2 process
KBR (Houston; www.kbr.com) says it was selected by CRI Catalyst Co. (CRI; Houston; www.cricatalyst.com) as the preferred engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) partner supporting licensed design of IH2 technology commercial scale facilities, having greater than 330-tons/d dry biomass feed rates.…
JGC-led JV awarded contract for petroleum refinery and petrochemical complex in Vietnam
A joint venture (JV) consisting of JGC Corp. (www.jgc.co.jp), with Chiyoda Corp. (Chiyoda Corp. (both Yokohama, Japan; www.chiyoda-corp.com/en), Technip (Paris France; www.technip.com), GS Engineering & Construction (www.gsconst.co.kr) and SK Engineering & Construction (both Seoul, South Korea: www.skec.com), has received notification…
Jacobs wins another contract from Reliance Industries
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (Pasadena, Calif.; www.jacobs.com) announced today it has been selected by Reliance Industries Ltd. (Mumbai, India; www.ril.com) to provide engineering and procurement assistance services for the construction of offsites and utilities facilities for a cracker complex at…
Oxea to increase production capacities in Texas, with optimized processes
The chemical company Oxea GmbH (Oberhausen, Germany; www.oxea-chemicals.com) has developed several innovative continuous processes to expand its production at its site in Bishop, Texas, USA. The optimizations will add significant further volume, beyond the already announced capacity increases for potassium…
Evonik expands its market position for C4-based products
Evonik Industries AG (Essen, Germany; www.evonik.com) is further expanding its market lead in C4-based products and investing in the expansion of its production facilities. The Group’s 1-butene capacity in Marl (Germany) Chemical Park will be expanded by 75,000 tons, making…
U.S. wholesale chemical sales rose 0.5% in November, ACC report says
Wholesale sales of chemical products rose 0.5% in November 2012 to $10.2 billion in the U.S., according to the latest Weekly Chemistry and Economic Report from the American Chemistry Council (ACC; Washington, D.C.; www.americanchemistry.com). The November increase follows a…
Outotec to deliver gas-cleaning plant for LKAB in Sweden
Outotec Oyj (Espoo, Finland; www.outotec.com) has agreed with Luossavaara-Kiirunavaara AB (LKAB) on the design and turnkey delivery of a gas-cleaning plant to LKAB's iron-ore pellet plant in Malmberget, Sweden. The order value is approximately €38 million and it has been…
Rare earth manufacturing complex is operational
Molycorp, Inc. (Greenwood Village, Colo.; www.molycorp.com) today announced that all key production components of its new state-of-the-art rare earth manufacturing complex in Mountain Pass, Calif. are up and operational and that the facility has begun ramping up to its full-scale…
Beth Rosenberg confirmed as new CSB Board member
The U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB; www.csb.gov) has announced that Dr. Beth J. Rosenberg has been confirmed by the U. S. Senate as a board member of the CSB on the first day of 2013. Rosenberg fills one of three current…
Watlow aquires Semiconductor Tooling Services
Watlow (St. Louis, Mo.; www.watlow.com), an industry leader in the design and manufacture of complete thermal systems, announced today that it acquired Semiconductor Tooling Services, Inc. (STS; San Jose, Calif.) as a wholly-owned subsidiary. The terms of the agreement will…