Asia/Pacific
Arkema to buy some of Total's specialty chemicals businesses
Arkema plans to buy the coatings resins (Cray Valley and Cook Composite Polymers) and photocure resins (Sartomer) businesses of Total’s Specialty Chemicals section for a €550M enterprise value.
Shell Global Solutions wants to help refiners manage sulfur levels
Shell Global Solutions launched a sulfur technology platform at the European Refining Technology Conference (ERTC) Annual Meeting in Istanbul, Turkey.
Jacobs working on desulfurization unit in Taiwan
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. has received a contract from CPC Corp. to design and license Jacobs' proprietary technology for a desulfurization unit as part of the Ta-Lin refinery expansion project in Kaoshiung, Taiwan.
Merichem introduces product to sweeten mercaptans in jet fuel
Merichem has launched MERICAT J, a next-generation technology to remove heavy mercaptans in jet fuel, kerosene and other middle distillate streams.
PETRONAS and BASF looking at Malaysian chemicals project
BASF and PETRONAS today signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to undertake a joint feasibility study to produce specialty chemicals in Malaysia, a move that would extend the two parties’ existing business collaboration in the country. The partners are considering a potential joint investment sum of approximately €1 billion.
GE gas engines used in Philippines’ gas power plant
Bacavalley Energy Inc. and GE have inaugurated the first landfill gas power plant in the country to feature GE’s Jenbacher gas engines.
Three orders placed with Graham totaling $4.8 million
Graham Corp. has been awarded three orders totaling approximately $4.8 million for specialized condensers, liquid ring pump packages and ejector systems to be installed at facilities in North America and Asia.
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