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HP Construction: North America
CB&I has a contract with Golden Pass LNG Terminal LLC to engineer, procure, fabricate and construct a liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminal located near Sabine Pass, Texas. Contract value is in ..
HP Construction: South America
Solvay Indupa has approved a $150 million investment to expand and modernize its vinyls production plant at Santo Andre, Brazil. Included in the program is upgrading the plant's electrolysis unit by i..
HP Construction: Europe
KBC Process Technology Ltd. has a multi-year contract with Rompetrol Rafinare SA (Rompetrol). The agreement provides for a technical service partnership at the Petromidia refinery over an initial thre..
HP Construction: Africa
Foster Wheeler Energy Ltd. and Foster Wheeler (Nigeria) Ltd., in a joint venture with National Engineering & Technical Co. Ltd. (NETCO), have the front-end engineering design (FEED) contract with Chev..
HP Construction: Middle East
Toyo Engineering Corp. (TOYO) and Hyundai Engineering and Construction Co. Ltd. (Hyundai) have jointly received a lump-sum contract for the engineering, procurement and construction of a liquid proces..
HP Construction: Asia-Pacific
Dahua Group Ltd. has a licensing agreement with GE Energy to use its gasification technology at a chemical production facility. It will be utilized to expand Dahua Group's plant in Dalian, Liaoning, C..
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EOR project sited in Alabama The US Department of Energy (DOE) is sharing the costs of a new project that will ..
HP Impact: HPImpact: Survey: Chemical industry ranks highest in disaster preparedness
Results of a recent survey reveal that, while the chemical industry is ranked highest in disaster preparedness among six private sector industries, one in four professionals who are responsible for co..
HP Impact: HPImpact: China building to reduce dependence on imported chemicals
China aims to reduce the import dependence for ethylene by bringing around 15 naphtha crackers onstream from 2006 to 2010. The eight new crackers under construction total 5.5 million tons/yr (MMtpy) o..
HP Impact: HPImpact: Wireless technology used in manufacturing to grow 26%/year
Wireless technology, now the networking backbone in homes and offices worldwide, is about to see widespread adoption where it could have its most "profound impact": on the plant floor and out in the f..
HP Impact: HPImpact: Plastic film demand in US to reach 15 billion lb in 2010
Plastic film demand in the US is forecast to increase 2.6%/yr. This amounts to 15.2 billion pounds in 2010, valued at $12 billion (resin cost only). Total plastic film demand (including resins, additi..
HP Impact: HPImpact: Leading companies find high value from procurement function
Fig. 1 High-performance companies are expected to increase their outsourcing of procurement spending to developing ..
HP Impact: HPImpact: IEA: World needs to scale-up efforts for energy efficiency
A review of energy technologies by the International Energy Agency suggests that innovation will make the decisive difference in creating a sustainable energy future but only if there is bold a..
HP Impact: HPImpact: Energy exec outlines key principles for project success
With the HPI industry thriving, opportunities along with challenges are confronting owners and contractors during this time of unprecedented capital spending. Mark Albers, president of ExxonMobil Deve..
HP Impact: HPImpact: Over $20 billion spending for Western Canada's energy sector in 2007
Approximately $20.7 billion will be spent on new construction projects in Western Canada in 2007, according to market research from Industrial Info Resources (IIR). The capital outlays will go toward ..
HP Impact: HPImpact: Miscellany of note from HPI newsfronts
Valero's Bill Greehey refinery achieves historic safety milestone. The plant, located in Corpus Christi, Texas, has become the first refinery to have all of its primary contractors certified with OS..