Tag: chemicals

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.

UK: Fluor wins chemical project

Fluor Corporation has been awarded a front-end engineering and design contract by INEOS Chlor for a new chlor-alkali plant to be built at the company's manufacturing complex in Runcorn, Cheshire, UK.

China: BP invests in energy

BP has signed a number of agreements covering investments totalling around USD 1 billion which will deepen its presence in the growing Chinese energy market.

DSM expansion in The Netherlands

DSM Engineering Plastics has announced an expansion of the Akulon PA6 capacity at its polyamide plant in Emmen, the Netherlands.

China: Bodisen expands

Bodisen Biotech Inc. (Delaware, USA), an organic fertiliser manufacturer in China, has initiated its expansion plans and has broken ground for a new manufacturing facility in Yang Ling.

High-pressure stirred cell in Hastelloy

Last year Membrane Extraction Technology (MET) launched the METcell, an improved design of the chemically resistant high-pressure stirred cell used in laboratories.

Stainless-steel clutches for food sector

A new range of stainless-steel torque-limiting clutches from Mayr is available for use in the food, chemical and pharmaceutical industries

Belgium: Ineos Phenol to expand

Ineos Phenol, the world's largest producer and marketer of phenol and acetone, will expand its Antwerp production facility.

Nylon fibre plant in UK

INVISTA has awarded Aker Kvaerner the engineering services contract for the expansion of its nylon 66 fibre plant in Gloucester, UK.

Air separation plant in Hungary

Linde AG has received another order from a Hungarian chemicals company for the supply of oxygen and nitrogen.