Petrochemicals
Amec Foster Wheeler wins contract for steam reformer heater in Egypt
Amec Foster Wheeler has been awarded a contract by The National Company for Fertilizers & Chemicals to supply material and detailed engineering for a steam reformer heater for its fertilizer facility in Alexandria, Egypt.
Pepperl+Fuchs acquires supplier of mobile devices for hazardous areas
Pepperl+Fuchs has purchased ecom instruments of Germany, a global supplier of cell phones, 4G smartphones and tablets designed specifically for hazardous areas.
GE and Baker Hughes to create fullstream digital industrial service company
GE and Baker Hughes have entered into an agreement to combine GE’s oil and gas business and Baker Hughes to create a world-leading oil and gas technology provider with a unique mix of service and equipment capabilities.
Rockwell Automation expands information solutions offerings
By the year 2020, more than 50 B devices are expected to be connected to the internet. These devices are getting smarter and consequently, will help make manufacturing smarter.
China’s Jilin Connell to use Honeywell UOP’s technology to make plastic from coal
China’s Jilin Connell Chemical Industry Co. has selected Honeywell UOP’s Advanced methanol-to-olefins process to tap domestic coal resources to produce ethylene and propylene.
ExxonMobil begins production at Port Allen aviation lubricants plant
The 90,000 square foot facility is part of a $200-MM investment to expand ExxonMobil’s integrated chemical and lubricants complex in Baton Rouge, which is already one of the largest petrochemical hubs in the world.
Schneider Electric reduces risk, enhances maintenance with cyber protection services
Schneider Electric has introduced new cybersecurity protection services designed to help industrial customers manage and secure their connected plants.
Emerson launches holistic asset monitoring platform to improve reliability and plant availability
Emerson introduces the AMS ARES Platform, designed to prioritize and deliver asset and device health data, enabling maintenance decisions that increase operational and asset availability.
KBR completes Dyno Nobel ammonia plant
KBR, Inc. has successfully completed performance tests and official handover of the landmark Dyno Nobel ammonia plant in Waggaman, Louisiana.
Praxair signs Long-term contract with MEGlobal
Praxair has signed a long-term contract with MEGlobal to supply oxygen and nitrogen to its new ethylene glycol plant being built in Freeport, Texas.
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- Norsk e-Fuel and Braskem partner to turn captured carbon into long-lasting products 11/20
- Nigeria's Dangote refinery delays CDU maintenance to end of January 2026 11/20
- 42% of U.S. energy/critical infrastructure providers exposed to weaponized AI and email attacks 11/20
- Hungary's MOL and refiner Slovnaft accuse Croatia's JANAF of breach of contract 11/20
- Update: bp shuts down Olympic fuel pipeline after partially restoring system affected by leak 11/20
