Engineering & Design
Online Exclusive: Product configurator saves Australian pressure vessel fabricators from last minute hassle
After Cyclone Debbie wrecked all the major ports and mines in Queensland, Australia, volumes of coal exports have hit rock bottom. The aftermaths of the cyclone have delayed shipments of coal across the globe, causing a sharp rise in steel prices. It may seem to be merely another drastic change in commodity prices to every commoner in Australia, but to the pressure vessel fabricators, it’s a roadblock to profits.
CB&I wins Phillips 66 storage terminal expansion contract in Texas
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Japan's Idemitsu shuts Chiba naphtha cracker
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Chevron Phillips Chemical begins startup of polyethylene units at Old Ocean, Texas
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CB&I to supply storage tanks for Greenfield refinery project in Oman
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China's private-led refinery complex in Zhejiang to start operations in 2020
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