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Kvaerner wins orders from Europe

Kvaerner has announced that its Pulp & Paper business area has recently secured contracts to supply boilers, boiler rebuilds and fibreline systems, primarily in Europe, worth a combined total of approximately EUR 45 million.

Elastomers expansion in Georgia

Elastomers expansion in Georgia Kraiburg Corporation (Duluth, Georgia, USA), a business unit of Kraiburg TPE GmbH (Waldkraiburg,Germany), has completed construction and begun production of Thermoplastic Elastomers at their new plant site in Duluth, Georgia.

Iranian LNG export

UK oil multinational BP is behind plans to build a massive liquefied natural gas terminal linked to offshore developments in southern Iran to ship 8 million tonnes per year of offshore gas to India and the rest of the world.

Monomer plant in China?

South Korea's LG Chem is studying whether to build a vinyl chloride monomer plant in China to complement its proposed ethylene dichloride plant in Australia, a company source has said.

Iran-India gas pipeline agreement

A USD 3.2 billion natural gas pipeline from Iran to India via Pakistan is showing more promise with the expectation that Pakistan and Russia will sign a memorandum of understanding (MOU) in Moscow the second week of September allowing studies for the pipeline to proceed.

Utility invests in China’s west-east venture

H share Shandong International Power Development has clinched two deals in Ningxia worth 5.26 billion yuan, enabling it to take part in China's ambitious west-to-east electricity transmission project.

Pinghu field expansion

China Petroleum & Chemical Corp. (Sinopec Corp.) and CNOOC Ltd have started expanding the production capacity of Pinghu natural gas field off Shanghai.

Caspian MOU signed

Rosneft and Kazakhstan's Kazmunaigaz have signed an MOU regarding the development of the Kurmangazy field in the Caspian Sea.

LNG terminal in Britain

Utility Lattice Group Plc is planning to build what would be Britain's only operating terminal to process imported liquefied natural gas (LNG), in an effort to meet the country's growing energy needs.

Larger bore for filters

Parker Filter Division Europe has extended its Advantage PFA fluoropolymer single cartridge filter vessels series with the introduction of a new 20in version.