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JGC launches Japan’s largest Mega-Solar Power Project
JGC Corp. (Yokohama, Japan; www.jgc.co.jp) says that it will be joining Japan's largest-scale mega-solar photovoltaic power generation project to date, located in the seaside industrial district of Oita City, Oita Prefecture. This is the first domestic solar power project JGC…
Lummus propane-dehydrogenation technology selected for unit in China
CB&I (The Woodlands, Tex.; www.cbi.com) has been awarded a contract by the Hebei Haiwei Group for the license and basic engineering design of a grassroots propane dehydrogenation unit to be located in Jingxian, Hebei Province, China. The unit will use…
Operations begin for heavy rare-earth ore concentrate
Molycorp, Inc. (Greenwood Village, Colo.; www.molycorp.com) today announced the start-up of its new heavy rare-earth concentrate facilities at Mountain Pass, Calif., which will produce heavy rare-earth concentrate from freshly mined Mountain Pass ore. The ore will then be processed into…
Jacobs receives contract for soda-ash plant in India
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (Pasadena, Calif.; www.jacobs.com) has received a contract from RSPL Ltd. to provide engineering services for a new greenfield soda ash plant in Gujarat, India. Officials did not disclose the contract value, however noted that the total…
BASF increases global PolyTHF capacity
BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany; www.basf.com) has increased its global annual capacity for the production of the chemical intermediate PolyTHF (polytetramethylene ether glycol – PTMEG) from 185,000 metric tons to 250,000 metric tons. The company has continuously developed and expanded its…
Global CPRI rose in July, ACC says
The Global Chemical Production Regional Index (CPRI) rose by 0.4% in July, according to the American Chemistry Council (ACC; Washington, D.C.; www.americanchemistry.com), marking the eighth month of gains. In its latest Weekly Chemistry and Economic Report, ACC says the index…
STB seeks to protect captive rail shippers from unreasonable rates
The U.S. Surface Transportation Board (STB; Washington, D.C.; www.stb.dot.gov) announced two initiatives to explore ways to further protect captive shippers from unreasonable rail rates. First, the Board proposed to reform its rules on how it resolves rate disputes to ensure…
SGL Group to supply HCl-recovery system to Qinghai Salt Lake Industry
Yesterday, SGL Group (Wiesbaden, Germany; www.sglgroup.com) – The Carbon Company – and Qinghai Salt Lake Industry Co. (Qinghai Salt Lake; Golmud, Qinghai, China) held a project launch ceremony to celebrate contract signing for the supply of a recovery system which…
CFATS discussed at security summit
The Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) were a hot topic of discussion at the Chemical Sector Security Summit & Expo, held July 30 to August 1, in Baltimore, Md. At the Congressional Perspectives Panel, Congressional staff shared their concerns on…
EPA posts plans for peer-review agenda for risk assessments
As part of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA; Washington, D.C.; www.epa.gov) plan to enhance its Existing Chemicals Management Program, the agency identified 83 chemicals for further assessment under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). Initially, seven of those chemicals…