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Matheson to strategically partner with SynGest
Matheson (Basking Ridge, N.J.; www.mathesongas.com) and SynGest Inc. (San Francisco, Calif.; www.syngest.com) have agreed to enter into a strategic agreement for Matheson to supply 100% of the oxygen and nitrogen for SynGest's worldwide BioAmmonia and BioUrea projects. Under the intended…
ABB wins order for a new gas condensate plant in Oman
ABB (Zurich, Switzerland; www.abb.com) has won a contract worth over $ 100 million to build a new gas condensate processing plant for Petroleum Development Oman (PDO) in the Sultanate of Oman. The order was booked in the second quarter. The…
Evonik expands production of crosslinking boosters in Wesseling
In the products triallyl cyanurate (TAC) and triallyl isocyanurate (Taicros), Evonik Industries AG (Essen, Germany; www.evonik.com) offers two high-quality crosslinking boosters. Given the planned expansion of production capacities in Wesseling at the end of 2013, it will be possible to…
Technip awarded contract for an elastomer project in Saudi Arabia
Technip (Paris, France; www.technip.com) was awarded by the petrochemical company Al-Jubail Petrochemical Co. (KEMYA) — a joint venture between SABIC and Exxon Chemical Arabia, an affiliate of ExxonMobil Chemical Co. — a contract for the engineering, procurement and construction of…
U.S. chemical production down slightly for June, ACC says
The U.S. Chemical Production Regional Index (U.S. CPRI) slipped by 0.1% in June, following a downwardly revised 0.5% decline in May, according to the American Chemistry Council (ACC; Washington, D.C.; www.americanchemistry.com). “Chemical production fell in the Gulf Coast, Midwest, Southeast…
Agricultural waste-to-ethanol pilot begins operation in Germany
Specialty chemicals maker Clariant International ltd. (Muttenz, Switzerland; www.clariant.com) today inaugurated Germany's biggest pilot plant for the production of climate-friendly cellulosic ethanol from agricultural waste. Located in Straubing, Bavaria and supported by the Bavarian government and the Federal Ministry for…
Praxair signs new contract with Vale in Canada
Praxair Canada Inc., a subsidiary of Praxair, Inc. (Danbury, Conn.; www.praxair.com), has signed a new contract with Vale, a leading international mining company, to supply oxygen to a new nickel processing facility being built in Long Harbor, Newfoundland. Praxair will…
Fluor forms JV with Brazil’s Construcap
Fluor Corp. (Irving, Tex.; www.fluor.com) has formed a new joint venture (JV) with CFPS Engenharia e Projetos, S.A. (Construcap; Sao Paulo, Brazil; www.construcap.com.br), to pursue engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCM) projects in Brazil. Construcap has been active in the…
Toyo awarded EPC contract for Indian chemical complex
Toyo Engineering India Ltd. (Toyo-India), an Indian subsidiary of Toyo Engineering Corp. (Toyo; Chiba, Japan; www.toyo-eng.co.jp), has been awarded an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract to build a new multi-business chemical production site for BASF India Ltd. part of…
Styrolution inaugurates Luran S plant in Ulsan, South Korea
Styrolution Group GmbH (Frankfurt am Main, Germany; www.styrolution.com), the global leader in styrenics, today announced the inauguration of its Luran S plant located in Ulsan, South Korea. Luran S is the brand name for Styrolution’s styrene acrylonitrile copolymers that have…