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Economic Indicators
BUSINESS NEWS
PLANT WATCH
Sibur and BASF sign longterm agreement
for polymer additives
September 12, 2013 - Sibur (Moscow, www.
sibur.com) and BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany;
www.basf.com) have signed a longterm
cooperation memorandum to supply
additives to be used for polymer production
and processing at Sibur's production facilities.
BASF will supply additives and also provide
technical support.
Cabot and Risun open new carbon-black
manufacturing plant in China
September 12, 2013 - Cabot Corp. (Boston,
Mass.; www.cabot-corp.com) and joint venture
(JV) partner, Risun Group, announced
the completion and commissioning of a
new carbon-black manufacturing facility
in Xingtai, Hebei Province, China, with a capacity
of 130,000 metric tons per year (m.t./
yr). Cabot and Risun invested approximately
$140 million in the new facility, with Cabot
owning a 60% equity interest. Groundbreaking
for the site was in April 2012.
Outotec-Hatch to deliver license for a
potential alumina refinery in Abu Dhabi
September 5, 2013 - Outotec Oyj (Espoo,
Finland; www.outotec.com) and Canadabased
Hatch Ltd., as an unincorporated
JV, were awarded a contract by Mubadala
and Dubai Aluminium for a technology
license as well as for the basic and detailed
engineering of an integrated digestion and
evaporation facility. The contract relates to
the assessment of a potential alumina refinery
development in Abu Dhabi. The contract
price was not disclosed.
Gevo to produce bio-based para-xylene
at newly opened biorefinery complex
August 27, 2013 - Gevo, Inc. (Englewood,
Colo.; www.gevo.com) held a ribbon cutting
ceremony for its demonstration-scale paraxylene
plant in Silsbee, Tex. The para-xylene
facility is located adjacent to Gevo's existing
jet fuel plant in Silsbee, and establishes the
site as a biorefinery that will serve the renewable
chemicals and biofuels markets. Gevo
is working with The Coca-Cola Co. (Atlanta,
Ga.; us.coca-cola.com) to deliver a new
production technology for renewable paraxylene,
a key building block for renewable
polyethylene terephthalate for beverage
bottles. Research and development support
for this plant was provided by The Coca-Cola
Co. under a joint-development agreement.
Jacobs receives contract from CMPC
for chlorine-dioxide plant in Brazil
August 27, 2013 - Jacobs Engineering
Group Inc. (Pasadena, Calif.; www.jacobs.
com) was awarded a contract by CMPC
Group's Celulose Riograndense Ltda. for
the design and supply of an integrated
chlorine-dioxide plant for its pulp expansion
project in Guaiba, Río Grande do Sul, Brazil.
The plant is anticipated to produce 55
m.t./d of chlorine dioxide. Under the terms
of the contract, Jacobs is designing and
engineering the plant, supplying key equipment
and materials and providing technical
services for plant erection, operator
training, commissioning and testing.
Linde to build world's largest CO2
purification and liquefaction plant
August 22, 2013 - The Linde Group (Munich,
Germany; www.linde.com) has been
awarded a contract to build the world's
largest carbon dioxide (CO2) purification
and liquefaction plant for Jubail United Petrochemical
Co. , a manufacturing affiliate of
Saudi Basic Industries Corp. The plant will be
located in Jubail Industrial City, Saudi Arabia.
The plant will be designed to compress
and purify around 1,500 m.t./d of raw CO2.
The plant will also be capable of producing
200 m.t./d of food-grade liquid CO2. Mechanical
completion is set for 2015.
JGC receives contract for lube-oil
blending facility in Indonesia
August 21, 2013 - JGC Indonesia, a wholly
owned subsidiary of JGC Corp. (Yokohama,
Japan; www.jgc.co.jp), has received a
contract from the Indonesian subsidiary
of Royal Dutch Shell for construction of a
lubricating-oil blending facility in Indonesia.
The lump-sum, turnkey contract calls for the
engineering, procurement and construction
work associated with a lubricating-oil
blending facility with a production capacity
of 120,000 m.t./yr.
Evonik announces expansion of
oil additives in Singapore
August 20, 2013 - Evonik Industries AG
(Essen, Germany; www.evonik.com) has
announced an expansion of its Jurong
Island, Singapore oil additives plant, to be
completed in early 2015. With ongoing improvement
and debottlenecking projects to
be finalized in 2014, these optimizations and
the expansion will nearly double the capacity
of the oil additives plant.
MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS
Evonik forms joint venture with Secar for
lightweight composites
September 10, 2013 - Evonik Industries AG
and Secar Technologie GmbH (Hönigsberg,
Austria) established the LiteCon Advanced
Composite Products JV on Sept. 4. The
enterprise's aim is to mass-produce fiberreinforced
composite components for the
automotive and aviation industries. The
jointly managed JV is headquartered in
Hönigsberg. Evonik will own 49% of the company's
shares and Secar will own 51%.
Jacobs Engineering enters into merger
agreement with Sinclair Knight Merz
September 9, 2013 - Jacobs Engineering
Group Inc. has announced that it entered
into a merger implementation agreement
with Sinclair Knight Merz (SKM), a 6,500-person
professional services firm headquartered
in Australia, for approximately $1.2
billion. The transaction is expected to close
by the end of the first quarter of 2014.
Eriez acquires Centriforce, a provider of
coolant filtration systems
September 9, 2013 - Eriez Manufacturing
Co. (Erie, Pa.; www.eriez.com) has announced
the acquisition of U.K.-based Centriforce
Ltd., a provider of advanced coolant
filtration systems to the European metalworking
industry. The Centriforce product portfolio
will be integrated into Eriez's line of fluid
recycling and filtration equipment.
A. Schulman acquires thermoplastics
manufacturer Perrite for $52 million
September 3, 2013 - A. Schulman, Inc.
(Akron, Ohio; www.aschulman.com) has
signed a definitive agreement to acquire
The Perrite Group, a thermoplastics manufacturing
business, for approximately $52
million. Perrite's 2012 revenues were around
$140 million.
Atlas Copco to acquire global vacuum
supplier Edwards Group for $1.6 billion
August 20, 2013 - Atlas Copco AB (Stockholm,
Sweden; www.atlascopco.com) and
Edwards Group Ltd. have entered into an
agreement where Atlas Copco will acquire
Edwards, a global supplier of vacuum and
abatement solutions, for an amount of up
to $1.6 billion. The acquisition is an all-cash
transaction that will utilize Atlas Copco's
existing funds. ■
Mary Page Bailey
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