Maire Tecnimont S.p.A. (Milan, Italy; www.mairetecnimont.com) announced that its subsidiary Tecnimont S.p.A., in consortium with its Indian affiliate Tecnimont Private Ltd., has been awarded two EPCC (Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Commissioning) lump-sum contracts by HPCL-Mittal Energy Limited (HMEL), for the…
GEA Group AG (Düsseldorf, Germany; www.gea.com) has delivered two centrifuges for monoethylene glycol (MEG) purification at BP’s West Nile Delta offshore natural gas field in Egypt. The project represents an important new customer for GEA in its expanding MEG-treatment business.…
TechnipFMC (Paris, France; www.technipfmc.com) has been awarded by Long Son Petrochemicals Co., Ltd. (LSP), a large contract for the licensing, engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning and start-up of Vietnam’s first olefins plant on Long Son Island, Ba Ria-Vung Tau province, Vietnam.…
Atlas Copco AB (Stockholm, Sweden; www.atlascopcogroup.com) has agreed to acquire the cryogenics business of Brooks Automation, Inc. (www.brooks.com), for a total value of $675 million (SEK 6,239 million). The acquisition includes cryo pump operations located in Chelmsford, Mass. (U.S.) and…
Anglo American Platinum has signed a contract for Haldor Topsoe A/S’s (Lyngby, Denmark; www.topsoe.com) Wet gas Sulfuric Acid (WSA) sulfur emissions control technology for its platinum smelter facility in Polokwane, South Africa. The WSA technology ensures compliance with environmental regulations…
In the companies’ latest Alliance Board meeting, Bentley Systems, Inc. (Exton, Pa.; www.bentley.com) and Siemens AG (Munich, Germany; www.siemens.com) decided to further strengthen their strategic alliance. The two companies have decided to extend their existing agreement, to further develop their…
With the formal signing of a joint venture agreement in July 2018, the German specialist in water and exhaust air treatment, Enexio Water Technologies Herne, Germany; www.enexio.com) and China's largest aluminium processor, Xinfa (Shandong, China; www.xinfagroup.com.cn) laid the foundations for…
Mitsui Chemicals, Inc. (MCI; Tokyo; www.mitsuichem.com) announced that Mitsui Elastomers Singapore Pte. Ltd. (MELS), a wholly owned subsidiary based in Singapore, is set to raise its production capacity for high-performance elastomers using the brand-name TAFMER. The production facility for TAFMER…
Huntsman Corp. (The Woodlands, Tex.; www.huntsman.com) announced that it has opened a multi-purpose facility at the Amata Vietnam Industrial Park, near Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. The site is a greenfield investment, will house Huntsman’s Polyurethanes and Advanced Materials businesses,…
Air Products (Lehigh Valley, Pa.; www.airproducts.com) announced that it has acquired the Rotoflow turboexpander business from Baker Hughes, a GE company (BHGE). Air Products acquired all engineering and service capabilities to continue providing world-class service to Rotoflow customers. The transaction…