The consortium formed by Sener (Madrid, Spain: www.sener-group.com) and Acciona (www.acciona.com) has started the turnkey construction of the Kathu Solar Park Complex, after signing the contract with the consortium that owns the project, led by Engie, for more than 500…
Technip (PAris, France; www.technip.com) was awarded a contract by CTCI Corp. (Taiwan) to provide basic engineering and proprietary equipment for a grassroots ethylene cracking furnace at the Saudi Kayan Petrochemical Co.’s petrochemical complex in Jubail, Saudi Arabia. The furnace design…
The Center for Chemical Process Safety (CCPS) of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE; New York; www.aiche.org) has established a new professional designation for engineers and practitioners working in the chemicals, petrochemicals and affiliated industries. Becoming a CCPS Certified…
The American Chemistry Council’s (ACC; Washington, D.C.; www.americanchemistry.com) Global Chemical Production Regional Index (Global CPRI) shows that the second quarter started on a soft note, with the headline index falling 0.2 percent on a three-month moving average (3MMA) basis in…
Kuraray Co. (Tokyo, Japan; www.kuraray.us.com) plans to increase the production capacity of ethylene vinyl alcohol copolymer, EVAL within its subsidiary, Kuraray America, Inc. (Houston). The Kuraray EVAL plant located in Pasadena, Texas will increase their capacity by 11,000 ton/yr with…
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (Pasadena, Calif.; www.jacobs.com) has received a contract from Asian Paints Ltd. (APL) to provide engineering services for a greenfield paints plant near Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh, India. This is Jacobs’ second consecutive order from APL in…
The Chemical Activity Barometer (CAB), a leading economic indicator created by the American Chemistry Council (ACC; Washington, D.C.; www.americanchemistry.com), expanded 1.0 percent in May, following a revised 0.8 percent increase in April and 0.1 percent increase in March. All data…
Lanxess AG (Cologne, Germany; www.lanxess.com) has expanded its capacities for light-colored sulfur carriers at its sites in Mannheim, Germany, and Kallo, near Antwerp, Belgium. For the Rhein Chemie Additives (ADD) business unit, this step strengthens its already strong position in…
Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises, Inc. (B&W; Charlotte, N.C.; www.babcock.com) has signed a definitive agreement to acquire SPIG S.p.A. (SPIG; Arona, Italy; www.spig-int.com), a global provider of custom-engineered cooling systems and services, based on an enterprise value of €155 million, subject…
On May 19, 2016 SABIC (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; www.sabic.com) inaugurated a new research facility at the Brightlands Chemelot Campus in Geleen, the Netherlands. The official opening was done by the Governor of the Limburg Province Theo Bovens and Peter Borman,…