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Agreement will improve response to hazmat incidents
Normal 0 Chemtrec (Washington, D.C.; www.chemtrec.com) and the National Registration Center for Chemicals (NRCC; Qingdao, China; en.nrcc.com.cn) of China have entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for mutual assistance. The partnership will enhance the capabilities of both organizations to…
ECHA announces draft plan for substance evaluation for 2013 to 2015
Normal 0 The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA; Helsinki, Finland; echa.europa.eu) has prepared a proposal to update the Community Rolling Action Plan (CoRAP) for 2013 to 2015. The draft plan contains 116 substances proposed to be reviewed by the Member States…
Rafinerija Nafte Brod selects technology from UOP and EMRE
UOP LLC (Des Plaines, Ill.; www.uop.com), a Honeywell company, and ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Co. (EMRE; Fairfax, Va.; www.exxonmobile.com) announced today that Rafinerija Nafte Brod, Bosnia and Herzegovina’s sole oil refinery, has selected UOP and EMRE technology to improve the…
Praxair China signs contract with Oxiranchem Yangzhou
Praxair China (Shanghai; www.praxair.cn) has signed a long-term contract with Oxiranchem Yangzhou Co. to supply on-site industrial gases to their chemical park located in the Jiangsu province. Oxiranchem Yangzhou Co. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Liaoning Oxiranchem, Inc.; www.oxiranchem.com), a…
Algeria plans construction of first solar tower power plant in North Africa
The first solar tower power plant in North Africa will be built in Algeria. The People's Democratic Republic of Algeria Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research and the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety…
Samsung Engineering signs contract for major refinery revamp with Luberef
Samsung Engineering Co.(Seoul, Korea; www.samsungengineering.co.kr) was formally awarded the Yanbu petroleum-refinery expansion project from Luberef (Saudi Aramco Lubricating Oil Refining Co.) on October 20th in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. Luberef’s president and CEO Ali A. Al-Hazmi met with Samsung Engineering’s executive…
Solvay doubles PVDF production capacity in France
Solvay S.A. (Brussels, Belgium; www.solvay.com) says it is reinforcing its leadership on the growing world market for Solef polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) by starting up a new production capacity at its Tavaux plant, France. Solvay invested €26 million to increase the…
Praxair starts up ASU in Peru
Praxair Peru (www.praxair.com.pe), a subsidiary of Praxair, Inc. (Danbury, Conn.; www.praxair.com), has started up a new air separation unit (ASU) to expand Praxair’s supply of industrial gases to one of the largest producers of zinc in the world, in Lima,…
Fluor awarded contract for Udokan copper project in Russia
Fluor Corp. (Irving, Tex.; www.fluor.com) was awarded an initial contract by Baikal Mining Co. (as part of MetaloInvest) for the definition phase of the Udokan copper deposit development project in Russia. Fluor booked the undisclosed contract amount in the third…
MHI awarded concept study for large CO2-recovery facility in Norway
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI; Tokyo, Japan; www.mhi.co.jp) has been awarded by Statoil, an international energy company with headquarters in Norway, to undertake a concept study for a technology qualification program (TQP) for one of the world's largest carbon dioxide…