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Jacobs receives contract for European copolymer manufacturing facility

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. has a contract with The Dow Chemical Co. to provide engineering and construction management services for the expansion of Dow’s facility in Fombio, Italy. The expansion will accommodate the manufacturing of uniform particle size (UPS) copolymers to be used in ion exchange resins.

Mustang to optimize polymers for Ecopetrol

Mustang was awarded a contract by Ecopetrol, Colombia’s national oil company, to perform conceptual engineering and technology evaluations to optimize the production of polymers at Ecopetrol’s grassroots integrated petrochemical complex in Colombia.

Producing plastics from feedstocks other than oil

Total Petrochemicals has successfully demonstrated UOP technology that will enable the use of feedstocks other than petroleum to produce plastics and other petrochemicals.

Refinery and petrochemical construction costs continue steady rise

The costs for designing and constructing downstream refining and petrochemical projects rose 1.5 % from Q3 2009 to Q1 2010, according to the latest edition of the IHS CERA Downstream Capital Costs Ind..

Neste Oil sells its Sines plant in Portugal

Neste Oil Portugal S.A.,has sold its ethyl tert-butyl ether (ETBE) in Sines, Portugal, to Repsol Polimeros LDA. The acquisition price was not disclosed.

KBR and Petrobras come together for ammonia project

KBR has a contract with Petrobras to provide licensing, basic engineering and extended basic engineering, and technical consulting services for the development of a grassroots ammonia plant in Tres La..

KBR and SK Energy Co. Ltd. form joint venture

KBR has formed a joint venture, SK-KBR Technologies Pte. Ltd. (SK-KBR), with Korean-based SK Energy Co., Ltd. (SK Energy).

Fundamental changes coming in Asia's petrochemical industry

FACTS Global Energy, Inc.: Kumar, P.  |  Zhang, L.

Massive new processing additions will impact operations in this region as well as in the global market

Consider CFD analysis to support critical separation operations

Koch-Glitsch Canada LP, University of Calgary: Remesat, D.
Institute of Geonics AS: Riha, Z.

This modeling method can help eliminate chronic problems caused by feed mal-distribution and poorly designed feed devices

Improve inerting practices at your facility

Linde AG, Linde Gas Division: Reinhardt, H.-J.
Linde Gas: Himmen, H.-R.

The petrochemical/chemical industry relies on inerting methods to safeguard facilities and maintain product qualities