Asia/Pacific
HP Construction: Asia-Pacific
Stamicarbon, the licensing and IP center of Maire Tecnimont S.p.A., has signed a license agreement with Hengang Huahe Coal Chemical Industry, Ltd. for a urea plant with a capacity of 1,860 metric tpd...
Tyco inks supply deal with Shell for butterfly valves
The flow control unit of Tyco International has been selected by Shell to provide butterfly valves for the company’s global operations. The five-year agreement covers more than 2,500 of Tyco's Vanessa, Winn, NeoTecha and Sapag brand highly engineered butterfly valves, for use in projects, maintenance repair operations and turnaround applications, the company said.
BP, Reliance close $7.2bn deal on India gas alliance
BP has completed its acquisition of a 30% stake in 21 oil and gas production sharing contracts (PSCs) that Reliance Industries operates in India, including the producing KG D6 block. This significant step will commence the planned alliance which will operate across the gas value chain in India, from exploration and production to distribution and marketing, the companies said.
Air Liquide to engineer, license coal-to-propylene project in China
The engineering and construction division of Air Liquide signed a contract with the Shenhua Ningxia Coal Industry Group (SNCG) in China to build a 500,000 tpy methanol-to-propylene (MTP) plant, following the successful commissioning of the first industrial scale unit built with the same client.
Siemens to supply core compressor train for China propane dehydrogenation unit
Siemens Energy has received an order for the supply of two gas-turbine-driven axial-flow compressors trains for the first propane dehydrogenation (PDH) project in China.
India ammonia group picks KBR for engineering, technology license
KBR was awarded a contract by Jaiprakash Associates Ltd (JAL) - a Jaypee Group company - to provide license and engineering design services for JAL’s brownfield 2,200 tpd ammonia plant in Kanpur, India.
PPG, Harsha to form India fiber glass joint venture
PPG Industries signed a letter of intent with India-based Harsha Exito Engineering to establish a 50-50 joint venture for the manufacture and sale of fiber glass reinforcement products.
Honeywell unit to provide production technology on China petrochemical project
Honeywell’s UOP has been selected by Jiangsu Haili Chemical Industry Co. to provide technologies for the production of propylene, cumene and phenol at its facility in Dafeng City, Jiangsu Province, China.
Alfa Laval to supply heat exchangers for China petrochemical plant
Alfa Laval has received an order for compact heat exchangers for a petrochemical plant in China, the company said on Wednesday. The order value is about SEK 50 million and delivery is scheduled for 2012.
Petrochemical demand on decline amid soft global economy - report
Prices for petrochemicals, used as the raw materials for many intermediates, derivatives and downstream chemicals, declined in July, representing the first decrease in 10 months, according to a report issued Wednesday by Fitch Ratings.
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