Fluor Corp. (Irving, Tex.; www.fluor.com) announced today that Tengizchevroil LLP (TCO) has sanctioned KPJV, a joint venture (JV) between Fluor, Kazakh Institute of Oil and Gas JSC, Engineering Co. Kazgiproneftetrans LLP, and WorleyParsons, to provide detailed engineering, procurement and construction…
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (Tokyo, Japan; www.mhi-global.com) and Chiba Institute of Technology (CIT; Tokyo; www.it-chiba.ac.jp) have jointly developed the remotely operated Sakura No. 2 (anti-explosive model) robot that features greatly reduced risk of electrical spark or heat creation that can…
Amec Foster Wheeler (London; U.K.; www.amecfw.com) has been awarded a reimbursable engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCM) contract by Anagold Madencilik for the Çöpler Sulfide Expansion Project to expand and extend the life of the Çöpler Gold Mine in the…
The Dow Chemical Company (Midland, Mich.; www.dow.com) today announced that MEGlobal, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Equate Petrochemical Co., has undertaken a competitive evaluation process and has selected Dow Meteor ethylene oxide/ethylene glycol (EO/EG) process technology and Meteor EO-Retro catalyst to…
Ineos (Rolle, Switzerland; www.ineos.com) has completed its acquisition of the full shareholding in Inovyn, which brings to an end Solvay’s part interest in the company. Ineos and Solvay formed Inovyn as a 50/50 joint venture in July 2015, with Solvay's…
Arkema's (Colombes, France; www.arkema.com) specialty adhesives business line, Bostik, has developed its cementitious product manufacturing capacities, based on its Polymer Modified Binder (PMB) technology, with the opening of a new plant in Helsingborg, Sweden. As a global adhesive specialist for…
BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany; www.basf.com) and Xinjiang Markor Chemical Industry Co. inaugurated a new PolyTHF (polytetrahydrofuran) plant in Korla, Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region in northwest China. Commercial products are now available for delivery to local customers in China. The plant,…
Evonik Industries AG (Essen, Germany; www.evonik.com) is driving forward its commitment to the attractive 3-D printing market. The specialty chemicals company will participate in HP Inc.’s Open Platform program and introduce new customized powder materials to the market for HP…
INEOS (Rolle, Switzerland; www.ineos.com) announced that INEOS Oxide is embarking on a multi-million pound expansion of its Hull manufacturing facility to increase production of ethyl acetate (EtAc) by 100,000 metric tons per year (m.t./yr). It is expected that the additional…
Alcoa (Pittsburgh, Pa.; www.alcoa.com) has opened its state-of-the-art, 3-D printing metal powder production facility. Located at the Alcoa Technology Center, the world’s largest light metals research center, the Company will produce proprietary titanium, nickel and aluminum powders optimized for 3-D…