HP Impact: EU chemical industry on upswing
The European Union (EU) chemical industry is expected to grow by 9.5% in 2010, according to research conducted by the European Chemical Industry Council (Cefic). For 2011, expectations point to ..
HP Impact: German petrochemical industry faces competition from Asia-Pacific
The German petrochemical industry can leverage its advantage in technology to secure modest growth in exports to emerging markets in 2010, according to a recent report from BMI. However, the EU remain..
HP Impact: US chemicals legislation could create unintended consequences
Given the complexities of the global marketplace, the Safe Chemicals Act of 2010 currently under consideration in the US Congress could lead to unintended consequences and harm the US economy at the w..
HP Construction: North America
Holly Corp. has selected GTC Technology US to provide process design engineering and its licensed technology for benzene management and reduction at Hollys Oklahoma and Utah refineries. The lice..
HP Construction: South America
Indian Oil has an agreement for $20 billion with the Corporación Venezolana del Petróleo S.A. (CVP) for the development and production of the Carabobo-1 Project in the Orinoco region of Vene..
HP Construction: Europe
LANXESS recently started construction of its first production facility in Russia. In the future, LANXESS subsidiary Rhein Chemie will produce rubber chemicals in Dzerzhinsk in the Nizhny Novgorod regi..
HP Construction: Middle East
Petrobras has an agreement with Saudi Co. Modern Mining Holding Company Ltd. to study the construction of a green petroleum coke calcining (CPC) plant in Saudi Arabia. Under the terms of the agreement..
HP Construction: Africa
Cegelec has a turnkey contract with Cameroons Société Nationale de Raffinage (Sonara) to upgrade the management system and replace the instrumentation and control systems at the countr..
HP Construction: Asia-Pacific
Technip has two contracts with Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd. for its diesel hydrotreater project in the Visakh refinery, on the east coast of India. The two contracts are scheduled to be comple..
New Developments: New Developments
Intelligent control valve includes high-pressure classes The Neles RotaryGlobe high-pressure offering now consists of valves in the ASME #900#1500 pressure classes in sizes from 1 in. to 4 ..