NACE revises refinery standard
NACE International announces NACE Standard RP0170-2004, "Protection of Austenitic Stainless Steels and Other Austenitic Alloys from Polythionic Acid Stress Corrosion Cracking During Shutdown of Refinery Equipment," a revised standard developed by NACE Task Group 173.
Thailand: PTA plant
Foster Wheeler International Corporation has been awarded an engineering, onshore procurement, project and construction management services contract for a PTA plant in Thailand.
Norway: petrochemical expansions
Borealis will expand its Noretyl ethylene cracker, a 50:50 joint venture with Hydro Polymers at Rafnes, and debottleneck its own polypropylene plant at Rønningen.
Corus aerospace price increase
Corus Engineering Steels has announced it will increase prices across its full range of carbon, alloy and stainless products for aerospace applications by a minimum of 5%, effective on all new orders.
Flour’s 1st petrochemical project in Egypt
Fluor Corporation has announced that it has been awarded a contract from Egyptian Linear Alkyl Benzene (E-LAB) to manage the development of a new facility, located in Alexandria, Egypt.