Hydrogen plant from Finland
The Finnish company Fortum Oil and Gas Oy, the operator of Scandinavia’s biggest refinery, has commissioned Uhde GmbH to design and supply equipment for a new hydrogen plant.
Saudi Arabia: steam power plant
The Saudi Electricity Company has selected a consortium led by Alstom and including its civil partner Archirodon for the supply and construction of the Shoaiba Steam Power Plant extension project.
Italy: tilting trains
Cisalpino, a joint venture between the Italian railway company Trenitalia and the Swiss Federal Railways, has chosen Alstom for the supply of high-speed tilting trains.
Iran oil deal
European majors, including Royal Dutch/Shell, may join a USD 2 billion Japan-led project to develop Iran’s Azadegan oilfield, a Japanese official has said.
PBT production in Asia
BASF Aktiengesellschaft, Ludwigshafen, Germany, and Toray Industries Inc., Tokyo, Japan, have agreed to form a 50-50 joint venture for the production of polybutylene terephthalate (PBT) base resin to supply the rapidly growing Asian market for this engineering plastic.