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AMEC FOSTER
WHEELER
ASPEN TECHNOLOGY
BENTLEY SYSTEMS
BRASKEM
CLARIANT
GTC TECHNOLOGY
HOLLYFRONTIER
INEOS
INVISTA
JG SUMMIT
MAIRE TECNIMONT
NOVOMER
PETRONAS
PPG
SAUDI ARAMCO
SHOWA DENKO
SIEMENS
SOLVAY
TRINSEO
W.R. GRACE
WACKER
Plant Watch
GTC to provide aromatics extraction
technology to JG Summit's Batangas site
November 11, 2016 - GTC Technology US
LLC (Houston; www.gtctech.com) has signed
an agreement with JG Summit Petrochemical
Corp. (Mandaluyong City, the Philippines;
jgspetrochem.com) to provide its technologies
for an aromatics extraction unit at JG Summit's
petrochemical complex in Batangas, the
Philippines. The new unit will be designed to
produce around 170,000 metric tons per year
(m.t./yr) of benzene-toluene-xylenes (BTX).
Maire Tecnimont announces EPCC
contract award for Petronas HDPE unit
November 10, 2016 - A joint venture (JV)
of Maire Tecnimont S.p.A. (Milan, Italy; www.
mairetecnimont.com) and China HuanQiu
Contracting & Engineering Corp. was awarded
a $328-million contract to provide engineering,
procurement, construction and commissioning
(EPCC) services to PRPC Polymers Sdn
Bhd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Petronas
Chemicals Group (www.petronaschemicals.
com.my) for a new high-density polyethylene
(HDPE) unit. The HDPE unit, which is expected
to be completed in 2019, will have a capacity
of 400,000 m.t./yr.
Wacker expands pyrogenic-silica
production capacity at Burghausen
November 7, 2016 - Wacker Chemie AG
(Munich, Germany; www.wacker.com) is
expanding production capacity for pyrogenic
silica at its hydrophobic-silica-specialties plant
in Burghausen, Germany. The plant's capacity
will rise by 40%, with capital expenditures on
the project amounting to €1.4 million. With work
beginning early next year, project completion
is expected in the third quarter of 2017.
Solvay starts production of highly
dispersible silica in Gunsan
November 2, 2016 - Solvay S.A. (Brussels,
Belgium; www.solvay.com) has launched the
production of highly dispersible silica (HDS)
at its new plant in Gunsan, South Korea. The
plant has a capacity of more than 80,000
m.t./yr for producing Solvay's most advanced
grades of HDS.
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W.R. Grace to provide process
technology for Braskem PP plant
November 2, 2016 - W.R. Grace & Co.
(Columbia, Md.; www.grace.com) will provide
its Unipol polypropylene (PP) process
technology to Braskem's (São Paulo, Brazil;
www.braskem.com.br) planned PP facility in
La Porte, Tex. The new plant is designed to
produce 450,000 m.t./yr of PP, and is slated
for startup in 2019.
Amec Foster Wheeler wins contract for
steam reformer heater in Egypt
November 2, 2016 - Amec Foster Wheeler
(London, U.K.; www.amecfw.com) was awarded
a contract by Agrochem to supply material
and detailed engineering for a steam reformer
heater for its fertilizer facility in Alexandria, Egypt.
The steam reformer heater will operate as the
primary reformer in the ammonia production
unit, which has a capacity of 250 m.t./d. The
scope of work is scheduled for completion at
the end of 2016.
PPG completes silica capacity
expansion in the Netherlands
October 28, 2016 - PPG Industries, Inc.
(Pittsburgh, Pa.; www.ppg.com) held a ceremony
marking the completion of a project to increase
precipitated-silica production capacity at its
Delfzijl, Netherlands, manufacturing location. The
expansion adds capacity of more than
15,000 m.t./yr of precipitated silica products.
Trinseo to expand capacity
for styrene butadiene rubber
October 25, 2016 - Trinseo (Berwyn, Pa.;
www.trinseo.com) will expand production
capacity
for
solution-styrene
butadiene
rubber (S-SBR) at its manufacturing complex
in Schkopau, Germany. The expansion will
add 50,000 m.t. of S-SBR capacity, increasing
the company's global S-SBR production by
33%. This additional capacity is expected to
come online in January 2018.
Invista opens nylon production
facility in Shanghai
October 27, 2016 - Invista (Wichita, Kansas;
www.invista.com) opened its new nylon 6,6
facility at the Shanghai Chemical Industry
Park (SCIP) in China. The site includes a new
215,000-m.t./yr hexamethylene diamine (HMD)
plant and a 150,000-m.t./yr polymer plant.
Mergers & Acquisitions
PPG acquires remaining interest in Italian
coatings joint venture
November 11, 2016 - PPG has purchased the
remaining 50% ownership interest in PPG Univer
S.p.A from its JV partner, Univer Italiana S.r.l.
Financial terms were not disclosed. PPG Univer
manufactures architectural and liquid industrial
coatings and maintains administrative offices
and a production facility in Cavallirio, Italy.
Siemens and Bentley Systems advance
strategic alliance with joint investments
November 10, 2016 - Siemens AG (Munich,
Germany; www.siemens.com) and Bentley
Systems (Exton, Pa.; www.bentley.com) have
formalized a strategic alliance to drive new
business value by accelerating digitalization
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