KBR, Inc. (Houston; www.kbr.com) has developed a new propane dehydrogenation (PDH) technology — tradenamed K-PRO — that offers high propylene selectivity and conversion. This technology is based on KBR's catalytic olefins technology (K-COT), which is a commercially proven fluidized-bed technology…
Covestro (Leverkusen, Germany; www.covestro.com) has started to build a new manufacturing line for polycarbonate films at Map Ta Phut Industrial Estate, Thailand. With this new capacity, the company will serve the fast-growing demand in Asia Pacific and strengthen its own…
Umicore N.V. (Brussels, Belgium; www.umicore.com) announced that it will be expanding its production capacity for fuel-cell catalysts in South Korea to support the growth of Hyundai Motors Group as well as other automotive customers. The low double-digit million euro investment…
Wacker Chemie AG (Munich, Germany; www.wacker.com) is increasing its global production capacities for silicone rubber. With expansion measures at several sites, Wacker plans to gradually raise its capacities by a total of 40,000 metric tons per year (m.t./yr) by 2021.…
Toyo Engineering Corp. (Chiba, Japan; www.toyo-eng.co.jp) has been awarded a contract for an acrylic acid production plant with capacity of 100,000 tons/year in Cilegon, Banten, on the western tip of Java, Indonesia from PT. Nippon Shokubai Co. Indonesia (NSI), Indonesian…
AGC Inc. (Tokyo; www.agc.com) announced a major expansion of AGC Biologics, a U.S>-based subsidiary of the company. At AGC Biologics’ Seattle site, plans have been finalized to install twelve additional 2,000-L single-use mammalian-cell bioreactors, and to establish a brand new…
McDermott International, Inc. (Houston; www.mcdermott.com) announced that it has been awarded two sizeable technology contracts by Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. (IOCL) for the license and basic engineering design of a 200,000-metric-tons-per-year (m.t./yr) polypropylene (PP) plant in Barauni, India, as well…
The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC; www.adnoc.com), and its project partner Compañía Española de Petróleos S.A.U. (Cepsa; Madrid, Spain; www.cepsa.com), have announced the awarding of the front-end engineering design (FEED) contract to Técnicas Reunidas S.A. (TR; Madrid, Spain; www.tecnicasreunidas.es)…
Sadara Chemical Company (Sadara; www.sadara.com), a Joint Venture developed by Saudi Aramco & The Dow Chemical Company, and Veolia Middle East SAS have inked an agreement for the construction and operation of a sustainable industrial waste-to-energy facility in PlasChem Park,…
The preliminary value for the October 2018 CE Plant Cost Index (CEPCI; most recent available) fell slightly compared to the previous month’s value. The decrease reversed an upward trend that had been ongoing throughout 2018. The Equipment, Buildings and Engineering…