Air Products (Lehigh Valley, Pa.; www.airproducts.com) announced that it has been awarded a longterm onsite contract to supply syngas to Jiutai New Material Co. Ltd for their multi-billion-dollar mono-ethylene glycol (MEG) project in Hohhot, China. Air Products will build, own…
Kemira Oyj (Helsinki, Finland; www.kemira.com) is expanding its longstanding cooperation with Bilfinger SE (Mannheim, Germany; www.bilfinger.com) to Sweden. Bilfinger, which has been providing Kemira with various services at the Austrian location in Krems since 2001, now also assumes exclusive responsibility…
Kabel Premium Pulp & Paper GmbH (KPPP) has awarded Pöyry Oyj (Vantaa, Finland; www.poyry.com) with the detailed engineering services assignment for a new ATMP (Advanced Thermo Mechanical Pulp) plant at Hagen, Germany. The assignment includes process engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical,…
WorleyParsons Ltd. (North Sydney, Australia; www.worleyparsons.com) has been awarded a project management consultancy (PMC) contract by PT Pertamina (Persero). Under the contract, WorleyParsons will provide PMC services to Pertamina for EPC Packages for the Refinery Development Master Plan (RDMP) Project…
Evonik Industries AG (Essen, Germany; www.evonik.com) and the Chinese company Wynca have agreed to form a joint venture (JV). The new company, in which Evonik will hold 60%, will produce fumed silica marketed under the name Aerosil. The product is…
Metso Corp. (Helsinki, Finland; www.metso.com) has decided to relocate its' waste recycling business to new built factory and office facility in Denmark. Part of the relocating costs will be funded by selling the current property and estate in Horsens, Denmark.…
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (Dallas, Tex.; www.jacobs.com) has received a two-year contract renewal from Saudi Aramco Total Refining and Petrochemical Co. (SATORP) for its subsidiary in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Jacobs Zamel and Turbag Consulting Engineers (Jacobs ZATE), to…
Haldor Topsoe A/S (Lyngby, Denmark; www.topsoe.com) has acquired full ownership of Ferrostaal Topsoe Projects GmbH (FTP). The transaction adds strong project development competencies to Topsoe’s portfolio of high-performance catalyst and proprietary technologies for the chemical and refining industries. “By adding…
Emerson (St. Louis, Mo.; www.emerson.com) announced that Lal Karsanbhai will succeed Michael Train to become executive president of Emerson Automation Solutions, effective October 1. As previously announced, Train will take over as Emerson’s president and will also serve as chairman…
Intelligent Sensor Management (ISM) is an innovative solution for analytical process parameters that simplifies sensor handling and improves maintenance management. This translates into increased process reliability and reduced operating costs. ISM’s wide parameter breadth (pH, ORP, O2, CO2, conductivity, turbidity,…