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Canadian chemistry industry lobby weighs in on air-quality and tax measure

The Chemistry Industry Association of Canada (CIAC) has had a busy week, making its positions known on air-quality and tax measures.

Siemens donates equipment to Georgia Tech

Siemens has made in-kind donations of automation and motion control technologies to the Georgia Institute of Technology Foundation for two research projects.

Jacobs receives contract from Nexen Inc.

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. has received a three year, performance based contract from Nexen Inc., for the provision of general maintenance services at the company's Long Lake bitumen production and upgrading facilities in Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada.

Pacific Ethanol to restart California ethanol facility

Pacific Ethanol, Inc., (PEI) plans to resume operations at its 60 million gpy facility in Stockton, California. PEI expects to be producing ethanol at Stockton in December 2010.

Veolia manager wins hazardous waste award

Barry Jordan, a national sales manager for Veolia ES Technical Solutions, LLC, the hazardous waste division of Veolia Environmental Services North America, has been named the 2010 recipient of the EI Digest Leadership Award.

SulphCo’s successful commercial technology evaluations

SulphCo, Inc. has provided an update on the progress of the commercial technology evaluations with a wholly-owned subsidiary of a domestic mid-stream energy company.

Keyera to provide oil sands services to Husky Oil

Keyera Facilities Income Fund has entered into a long-term agreement with Husky Oil Operations Ltd. to provide diluent transportation, storage and rail offload services in the Edmonton/Fort Saskatchewan, Canada, area for the proposed Husky-operated Sunrise oil sands project.

Sunoco to supply NASCAR with ethanol-blended race fuel

Sunoco, Inc. will supply the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) with a new high-performance fuel for the 2011 season. The new fuel, known as Sunoco Green E15, is a 15% ethanol blend that will be used in NASCAR's three national touring series.

ConocoPhillips and Sasol North America to reimburse costs for Calcasieu Estuary cleanup

ConocoPhillips and Sasol North America have agreed to a settlement of claims to resolve their liability to the EPA for contamination in the Calcasieu Estuary of Louisiana.

DOE’s Xlerator program to fund piloting of Exelus’ styrene monomer process

Exelus, Inc. has received a grant totaling $500,000 under the Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) XLerator program to fund piloting of Exelus’ styrene monomer process (ExSyM).