DuPont plans joint venture in China
DuPont Fluoroproducts is forming a joint venture with Zhonghao New Chemical Material Company and Changshu 3F Fluorochemical to manufacture hydrofluorocarbon blend refrigerants in China.
Croatian contracts
Joint venture company North Adriatic Offshore has won a EUR 38 million contract for the construction of five gas production platforms for oil and gas combine Inagip.
Chinese polypropylene (4/4)
Tecnimont (Italy) has won contracts to build three polypropylene plants.
Australian ammonia plant (2/4)
Burrup Fertilizers Pty Ltd has awarded a USD 300 million contract to Montreal-based SNC-Lavalin Inc.'s Australian subsidiary SNC-Lavalin (SA) Inc.
Yorkshire to Norway pipeline (2/4)
The world's longest undersea pipeline, which will help bolster Britain's dwindling gas reserves, is to come ashore in East Yorkshire.
Iraq rebuilding contract to be awarded (2/4)
A contract worth about USD 600 million to begin rebuilding Iraq's infrastructure will be awarded later this week or early next week, the head of the US Agency for International Development said on Tuesday.
Nizhnekamsk refinery
Tatneft (Tatarstan, Russia) will invest more than 2.6 billion rubles in the construction of a deep refining complex and gas complex at the Nizhnekamsk Oil Refinery this year.
Austria strikes oil
OMV (Vienna, Austria) has announced the largest oil and natural gas discovery in Austria for the past 25 years.
Hydrogen plant at Kentucky refinery
Air Products and Chemicals Inc. has agreed with Catlettsburg Refining LLC to build, own and operate a hydrogen facility adjacent to MAP's refinery in Catlettsburg, Kentucky.
Alstom wins Mexican contract
Alstom has been awarded a 12-year operation support and maintenance contract for the 1000 MW Monterrey III gas-fired combined-cycle power plant in Mexico.