Zambia: hydro accord
The Zambia Electricity Supply Company (ZESCO) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Farab International of Iran for construction of the USD 100 million Itezhi-tezhi hydropower plant on the Kafue River.
LG Chem to double PDP filter capacity
LG Chem Ltd, Korea's largest chemicals maker, plans to more than double its manufacturing capacity of electronic filters geared for plasma-display panels next year.
Austria: polypropylene expansion
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. has announced that a subsidiary company has received two contracts from Borealis to provide project services for the expansion of polypropylene production capacity at Borealis's facilities in Schwechat, Austria, and Ronningen, Norway.
Korea: ship orders for Libya
Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Co., a unit of Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., has won orders for four product chemical tankers from Libyan firms.
UK: LDPE plant on Teeside
Huntsman has announced the go-ahead for plans to build the world's largest low-density polyethylene (LDPE) manufacturing facility, on Teesside in the UK.