Tag: chemicals

As part of its expansion into the refinery technology market, Dortmund-based Krupp Uhde has acquired the engineering and plant construction company TESSAG Edeleanu GmbH, Alzenau, from the RWE Solutions group.

The US-Kazakh Tengizchevroil oil-extracting joint venture, which is developing the major Tengiz oilfield in the western Atyrau Region, Kazakhstan, will commission two industrial facilities to produce 2800 tonnes of granulated sulphur a day by the end of 2002.

Shaanxi, an inland province in NW China, plans to build a large energy and heavy chemical industrial base in Yulin in northern Shaanxi.

Sandvik Steel has received its largest ever order for heat exchanger tubes from the fertiliser industry in China.

Over the course of 2002, BASF intends to increase the production capacity of Ultramid® C, a polyamide specialty, by 15,000 metric tons.

Chemical products giant Ho Tung Chemical Co. of Taiwan plans to build a refinery for processing up to 40,000 barrels of crude oil per day through its affiliate Chunghwa Oil Company.

Despite the troubled economy and the 11 September terrorist attacks, the 2001 Chem Show attracted close to 16,000 CPI professionals (some 10,000 registered attendees and over 6,000 exhibitor personnel) to its 49th exposition and conference on 23–25 October in the Jacob Javits Convention Center, New York.

Foster Wheeler Ltd's subsidiary, Foster Wheeler South Africa (Pty) Ltd, is to build an acrylic acid and acrylates complex in Sasolburg, South Africa.

Built to withstand harsh environments, high pressures and corrosive conditions, Dwyer Instruments' Series BV2C actuated ball valve is a tough, versatile valve mounted to a pneumatic, spring-return actuator.

Eastman Chemical Company and Sinopec Qilu Petrochemical Company are on track to build world-scale derivatives plants for the production of Texanol ester alcohol and TXIB plasticiser in Zibo, Shandong Province, China.