Europe
New line of filter regulators for OEM applications and critical in-plant applications
Parker Hannifin has introduced a new line of filter regulators, regulators and mini filters which are ideal for OEM applications and critical in-plant applications.
LANXESS invests €9 million to expand EVM production
LANXESS plans to expand annual production capacity at its Dormagen, Germany, site for its ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer (EVM) line sold under the product brands Levapren and Levamelt by 30% to 15,000 metric tons.
Statoil exercises one year option with Aker Solutions at Mongstad refinery
Statoil has exercised a one year option to extend its contract with Aker Solutions at the Mongstad refinery in Norway.
Petrofac has gas plant contract with Total
Petrofac has a contract worth in excess of £500 million with Total E&P UK Ltd. for the development of a gas processing plant on the Shetland Islands off the coast of Scotland.
Turblex now part of Siemens Energy
Turblex Inc., acquired by Siemens Energy, Inc., officially adopted the Siemens name effective October 1, 2010.
BASF launches social media newsroom
BASF is offering a new online information service for journalists, bloggers and brand fans timed to coincide with publication of its third quarter report on October 28, 2010. BASF’s social media newsroom bundles all Web 2.0 information about the company on an easy-to-navigate central platform.
Shell to sell downstream businesses in Finland and Sweden
Shell has agreed to sell the majority of its refining and marketing businesses in Finland and Sweden to Keele Oy. Keele Oy is the major shareholder of St1 Holding Oy, whose businesses include fuel retail networks in Finland, Sweden, Norway and Poland.
ExxonMobil commissions new ultra-low-sulfur diesel units
ExxonMobil has completed commissioning of new units to produce ultra-low-sulfur diesel at its Baytown, Texas, and Baton Rouge, Louisiana, refineries.
Shell blends biofuel for Scuderia Ferrari at South Korea Grand Prix
Shell has blended a second advanced biofuel into fuel supplied to Scuderia Ferrari for the last three races of the 2010 Formula One championship.
Neste Oil and Stora Enso launch impact assessment for renewable diesel plant
Neste Oil's and Stora Enso's joint venture, NSE Biofuels Oy, is to commence environmental impact assessments for a commercial-scale biorefinery at Porvoo and at Imatra in Finland.
- UPM unlocks new bio-based markets as Leuna biorefinery produces its first commercial product 12/19
- Stamicarbon awarded technology licensing contract for new urea plant in Eastern China 12/19
- Ford takes $19.5-B writedown on EV business 12/19
- Babcock & Wilcox awarded $40-MM contract for advanced wet gas scrubbing technology at Canadian petroleum refinery 12/19
- Aarti Industries secures methanol and toluene feedstock supply through multiple long-term contracts 12/19
- bp picks first outsider CEO Meg O'Neill after abrupt Auchincloss exit 12/19
