August 2015 - Thermal - Catalytic Insights 54

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The "Air Pollution Management" Newsletter
August 2015

No. 448

TABLE OF CONTENTS
HOT TOPIC
• SO3 Decision Route Map is Revised in Hot Topic Hour June 18
• Hot Gas Filter Discussion Hot Topic Hour July 2
MARKETS
• Liquid and Air Filter Element Solution Provider's Revenue Potential will Exceed $32 Billion this Year
• Change Environmental Regulatory Policy to Foster R&D and Cost Effectiveness
• $20 Billion Market for Air Pollution Solutions
• Market for Wet Calcium FGD to Remain at a High Level
INDUSTRY NEWS
• Supreme Court Remand probably will not Eliminate the Consumption of One Pound of Activated Carbon
• Nederman receives 3 Orders in the Americas with a Total Value of SEK 75 Million
• MET announces Licensee WFGD Award in China
• Babcock & Wilcox Power Generation Produces Strong 1st Quarter Revenues and Income
• Donaldson's 3rd Quarter adjusted EPS of 36 cents was In Line with Guidance
• CECO Revenues up 41.6 Percent from the Same Period Last Year
• New Orders of 84.2 Euros for Hamon in the 1st Quarter
• Nederman reports Good Organic Growth and Strong Profitability
• Lydall announces adjusted EPS of 0.42 Cents per Share, Up 5 Percent on Sales of $127 Million
• Valmet Inaugurates the Expansion of its Filter Fabric Production and R & D Center in Ovar, Portugal
• Grimaldi Group has now Ordered 10th Alfa Laval PureSOx Scrubber
• Babcock Noell GmbH to Supply SOx Scrubber for Maritime Applications to Shipping Company Carl Bȕttner
• Condor Ferris orders 4 DuPont™ Marine Scrubbers
• DeltaLangh Scrubber installed on M/V Bore Song
• New DuPont™ Marine Scrubber introduced in Nor-Shipping 2015
• Clarcor Industrial Air launches New UAS® Smog-Hog® MSH-11 designed to meet the Unique Mist and Smoke Collection needs of Machining Centers
• Shougang Qian'An to employ New Fine Dust Extraction Technology developed by SMS Group
5AB Air Pollution Management
GDP UPDATE
August 2015
TABLE OF CONTENTS
AMERICAS
United States
Canada
ASIA
China
India
Indonesia
Malaysia
Singapore
Taiwan
EUROPE / AFRICA / MIDDLE EAST
Czech Republic
Russia
United Kingdom
AMERICAS
United States
U.S. economic growth accelerated in the second quarter as a pick-up in consumer spending offset the drag from soft business spending on equipment, suggesting a steady momentum that could bring the Federal Reserve closer to hiking interest rates this year.
Gross domestic product expanded at a 2.3% annual rate, the Commerce Department said recently. First-quarter GDP, previously reported to have shrunk at a 0.2% pace, was revised up to show it rising….. (The remaining text is not included in this sample.)
Canada
Canada’s economy sank further into contraction in May, shrinking for a fifth straight month as the oil shock takes its toll on the energy producing nation.
The five-month decline marks the longest slump since the 2008-2009 recession, and virtually guarantees output shrank for a second straight quarter. The reading vindicates Bank of Canada Governor Stephen Poloz’s July 15 decision….. (The remaining text is not included in this sample.)
ASIA
China
The latest growth numbers show that China's economy is trundling along, expanding at a pace that is slightly faster than analysts expected.
Gross domestic product expanded by 7% in the second quarter, compared to the same period last year, according to data released by China's National Bureau of Statistics. ….. (The remaining text is not included in this sample.)
India
Maintaining a bullish stance on the Indian economy, Japanese brokerage Nomura projected an 8% GDP growth for the current fiscal year while retaining its Sensex target at 33,500 by December. ….. (The remaining text is not included in this sample.)
Indonesia
Indonesia's gross domestic product (GDP) grew 4.67% in the second quarter of 2015, lower than 2014's second quarter figure of 5.03% and 4.72% growth in the first quarter of 2015, the country's statistics bureau said.
The Q2 GDP growth is its slowest since 2009 and Indonesia's economy grew 4.7% during the first half of 2015. ….. (The remaining text is not included in this sample.)
Malaysia
Standard Chartered Bank expects Malaysia’s economy to grow 4.2% year-on-year (y-o-y) for the second quarter of 2015 (2Q15), lower than the gross domestic product (GDP) growth of 5.6% in 1Q15, due to the impact of the goods and services tax that was implemented in April.
In a note, the bank said consumer and business sentiment had probably weakened in 2Q15 compared with the preceding quarter, but manufacturing and mining production were likely stronger in 2Q15 due to positive net external demand. ….. (The remaining text is not included in this sample.)
Singapore
Singapore's final second-quarter gross domestic product likely contracted 4.6% from the previous quarter on an annualized basis, in line with the government's earlier estimate, a Reuter’s poll showed.
The median forecast in a Reuter’s survey of 11 economists also showed that GDP probably expanded 1.5% in the April-June quarter from a year earlier, less than the 1.7% in the advance estimate. ….. (The remaining text is not included in this sample.)
Taiwan
Taiwan in the second quarter didn’t come close to reaching the government’s GDP growth forecast issued only in May, underscoring pressure from the easing expansion in mainland China’s economy and inventory build-up in the electronics industry.
Taiwan’s GDP rose by 0.64% in the three months to June, less than a projected increase of 3.05% issued in May, the Cabinet’s statistics office said. A 9.8% drop in exports in the second quarter dragged down GDP and manufacturing, the government said. ….. (The remaining text is not included in this sample.)
EUROPE / AFRICA / MIDDLE EAST
Czech Republic
The Czech National Bank (ČNB) improved its GDP growth estimate for this year to 3.8% from the previous 2.6% and downgraded its estimate for next year to 2.8% from May's 3.2%, according to a presentation ahead of the bank's press conference.
The ČNB expects lower inflation — 1.6% in Q3 next year and 1.8% in the last quarter of 2016, while its previous forecast put the values at 2% and 2.1%, respectively. ….. (The remaining text is not included in this sample.)
Russia
Sanctions linked to the Ukraine crisis could end up costing Russia 9% of its gross domestic product, the International Monetary Fund said recently. Russia's economy is showing signs of stabilization after slumping under pressure from Western financial sanctions and Russian counter-measures.
Low international prices for its oil exports have added to pressure on the ruble and government finances. ….. (The remaining text is not included in this sample.)
United Kingdom
The British economy grew by 0.7% over the past three months, according to figures released by the National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR).
Figures from the London-based economic think-tank showed that growth in Britain's GDP in the three months ending in July was 0.7%, the same as in the three months ending in June. ….. (The remaining text is not included in this sample.)
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OIL, GAS, SHALE & REFINING MARKETUPDATE HEADLINES
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Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean Regional Corridor to be First Network Supplied with Small Renewable LNG Plants
Revision Date: 8/14/2015
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U.S. Approves non-FTA LNG Exports from Alaska Project
Revision Date: 8/14/2015
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Russian LNG Export Plant Awards Tender to Shell, Gazprom, Marubenisale
Revision Date: 8/14/2015
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OneSubsea Awarded FEED Contract for Browse FLNG Development
Revision Date: 8/14/2015
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Angola LNG Plant to Restart End-2015
Revision Date: 8/13/2015
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Polish Minister to Meet Builder Saipem on Delayed Swinoujscie LNG Terminal
Revision Date: 8/13/2015
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Enbridge Acquires Stake in Fairwood LNG
Revision Date: 8/13/2015
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Origin Energy Expects Sinopec to Fulfill LNG Purchase Contract
Revision Date: 8/13/2015
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Eni to Sell 1.4 Mln Tonnes/year of LNG to Indonesia's Pertamina
Revision Date: 8/13/2015
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Floating Indonesia LNG Plant Lies Idle as Gas Demand Falters
Revision Date: 8/13/2015
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FERC Application Filed for Gulf LNG Liquefaction Project near Pascagoula, MS
Revision Date: 8/12/2015
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GE, Rosneft to Collaborate on LNG, Gas Processing
Revision Date: 8/12/2015
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Chevron's Largest Float-over Installation at Wheatstone Reaches Milestone
Revision Date: 8/12/2015
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Honeywell Selected For Automation, Security Systems for Freeport LNG Terminal Expansion
Revision Date: 8/12/2015
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Cheniere Moving Ahead with Condensate Export Terminal in Texas
Revision Date: 8/12/2015
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Air Products' LNG Technology and Equipment Chosen for Freeport LNG Terminal Facility
Revision Date: 8/12/2015
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Sempra Energy to Pursue Formation of Sempra Partners, LP
Revision Date: 8/11/2015
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NextDecade Raises Additional $85 Mln in Pre-FID Funding for Rio Grande LNG Project FERC
Revision Date: 8/11/2015
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Yokogawa & Gas Services Provide SIL2-Certified Wireless Gas Detection System for LNG Facility
Revision Date: 8/11/2015
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Cheniere Announces New LNG Project Developments
Revision Date: 8/10/2015
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Coal Seam Gas Outperforming Offshore LNG
Revision Date: 8/10/2015
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Preferred Sands’ Arizona Sand Outperformed Premium White Sand in New Mexico Horizontal Wells
Revision Date: 8/7/2015
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Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) AG Selects Technip for Project Management Services
Revision Date: 8/7/2015
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Whiting Petroleum Updates Production, Capex Guidance and Operations, Announces Non-Core Property Sales
Revision Date: 8/7/2015
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Add Crippling Pipe Work to Canada Gas Woes as U.S. Floods Market
Revision Date: 8/7/2015
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Exec Says California Spill Highlights Value of Video Walls
Revision Date: 8/7/2015
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Nigeria's NNPC Unable to Assess Damage after Major Pipeline Blast
Revision Date: 8/7/2015
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Preferred Sands’ Arizona Sand Outperformed Premium White Sand in New Mexico Horizontal Wells
Revision Date: 8/7/2015
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Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) AG Selects Technip for Project Management Services
Revision Date: 8/7/2015
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Whiting Petroleum Updates Production, Capex Guidance and Operations, Announces Non-Core Property Sales
Revision Date: 8/7/2015
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Hexion’s Oilfield Technology Group Releases New Proppant That Reduces Produced Water
Revision Date: 8/6/2015
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Emerson Acquires Software Group Energy Solutions International
Revision Date: 8/6/2015
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Glori Energy Begins AERO Technology Field Injection at its Coke Field
Revision Date: 8/6/2015
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Sempra Energy Unit Awarded $108 Mln Natural Gas Pipeline Contract in Mexico
Revision Date: 8/6/2015
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Honeywell to Improve Operations for Liquefied Natural Gas Pipeline in China
Revision Date: 8/6/2015
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Kinder Morgan Approves Tennessee Gas Pipeline’s Northeast Energy Direct Project
Revision Date: 8/6/2015
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Freudenberg Acquires BlueSky Process Solutions and Expands Its Upstream Segment
Revision Date: 8/6/2015
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DustPRO Installs First Application Unit in the Marcellus/Utica
Revision Date: 8/6/2015
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McDermott Signs Long Term EPCI Agreement with Saudi Aramco
Revision Date: 8/5/2015
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DOF Subsea Signs Two New Contracts in Angola
Revision Date: 8/5/2015
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EMAS AMC and Larsen & Toubro Consortium Sign Six-year Saudi Aramco Contract
Revision Date: 8/5/2015
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CorEnergy Completes Acquisition of Grand Isle Gathering System
Revision Date: 8/5/2015
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Technip Selected by Jurong Shipyard for FPSO Conversion Contract
Revision Date: 8/5/2015
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Magellan Midstream and LBC Tank Terminals Form JV to Build Terminal and Pipeline Infrastructure
Revision Date: 8/5/2015
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Marabou Superior Pipeline Announces Completion of Wisconsin Natural Gas Pipeline
Revision Date: 8/5/2015
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Air Energi Wins New Contract with BP Iraq
Revision Date: 8/4/2015
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Iran Accelerates Drilling of South Azadegan, Its Largest Oilfield
Revision Date: 8/4/2015
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EMAS AMC Wins $115 Mln Several Global Subsea Contracts
Revision Date: 8/4/2015
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LLOG Awards McDermott with Otis Field Subsea Tieback Project
Revision Date: 8/4/2015
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Flexlife Wins $6 Mln in U.S. Contracts for Oil and Gas Operators
Revision Date: 8/4/2015
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Petrofac Awarded $900 Mln Yibal Khuff Project Contract from Petroleum Development Oman (PDO)
Revision Date: 8/4/2015
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OneSubsea Awarded $60 Mln Subsea Trees Supply Contract for Shah Deniz Two Development
Revision Date: 8/3/2015
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Blue Racer Midstream Provides Update on Operations in the Utica and Marcellus Shale
Revision Date: 8/3/2015
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UGL Wins $190 Mln BP Maintenance Contract
Revision Date: 8/3/2015
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Honeywell Develops EC 350 PTZ Natural Gas Meters for Industrial Use
Revision Date: 8/3/2015
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Oil and Gas Logistics Hub Planned for Western Australia’s Koolan Island
Revision Date: 8/3/2015
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CorEnergy to Acquire Grand Isle Gathering System for $245 Million
Revision Date: 8/3/2015
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Alfa Laval Wins SEK 200 Mln Offshore Pumping Systems Order from Statoil
Revision Date: 8/3/2015
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Voith Opens New Power, Oil & Gas Division Headquarters
Revision Date: 8/3/2015
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FMC Technologies Awarded $297 Mln Subsea Production Systems Contract for Shah Deniz Stage 2
Revision Date: 8/3/2015
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Plains All American Announces Open Season for Proposed Cushing to Longview Crude Oil Pipeline
Revision Date: 8/3/2015
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Technip Awarded Subsea De-commissioning and Installation Contract in Gulf of Mexico
Revision Date: 7/31/2015
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EMAS Offshore Secures Contract in West Africa Valued at More than $30 Mln
Revision Date: 7/31/2015
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NORTH AMERICAN MUNICIPAL WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS UPDATE HEADLINES
August 2015
ALABAMA
• $1.4 Million for White Hall WWTP
ARIZONA
• Gilbert requesting Bids for Water/Wastewater Rehab
ARKANSAS
• EPA awards Cabot Funding for New WWTP
CALIFORNIA
• Roseville requesting Bids for WWTP Assessment
• Imperial County requesting Bids for WWTP Headworks Upgrade
• Valley Springs planning New WWTP
• Eastvale addresses WWTP Odor Control Problems
FLORIDA
• Miami-Dade requesting Bids for WWTP Upgrade
• Orlando requesting Bids for Professional Wastewater Engineering Services
• Tampa reviewing calling for Engineering Review of WWTPs
• $31.5 Million for Panama City WWTP Upgrade
IDAHO
• $23.4 Million for Pocatello WWTP
ILLINOIS
• West Chicago requesting Bids for Lime Sludge Removal
• Morrison approves Bid for New WWTP
• Bids high for New Spring Valley WWTP
• Construction begins on Murphysboro WWTP
INDIANA
• $24 Million for 2 Wastewater Plants Upgrades in Evansville
• Portland cited for Salamonie River Pollution
IOWA
• West Liberty requesting Bids for WWTP Improvements
• New Hampton approves Contract for Sludge Control
KANSAS
• Topeka requesting Bids for Wastewater Pump System
• Ellis to Pre-purchase WWTP Equipment
KENTUCKY
• Vanceburg Wastewater Treatment Plant Upgrade Begins
LOUISIANA
• Amelia requesting Bids for Wastewater Project
MAINE
• Norridgewock selectmen debate future of wastewater treatment
MASSACHUSETTS
• Lexington requesting Bids for WWTP Improvements
• Newburyport addressing Odor Control Problems at WWTP
MICHIGAN
• Lawrence requesting Bids for WWTP Improvements
• Michigamme requesting Re-bids for WWTP Improvements
MINNESOTA
• $21.8 Million for Saint Francis WWTP
• Harmony needs WWTP Improvements
MISSISSIPPI
• Duck Hill requesting Bids for WWTP Repairs
• Vicksburg to Repair Water/Wastewater Clarifiers
MISSOURI
• Dudley requesting Bids for WWTP Improvements
• Monett awards Contract for WWTP Improvements
• Bids for Weeks Hollow Facility Opened
MONTANA
• Helena requesting Bids for WWTP Improvements
NEW JERSEY
• Elizabeth requesting Bids for WWTP Equipment
• Meadowlands requesting Bids for WWTP Collection System
NEW MEXICO
• Ranchos de Taos requesting Bids for WWTP Improvements
• Rio Rancho conflicted over WWTP Problems
NEW YORK
• Middletown considering $10 Million Upgrade for WWTP
• Niagara Falls wants Solution to Odor Control Problem
NORTH CAROLINA
• Mayville WWTP receives Notice of Violations

OHIO
• Marietta requesting Bids for WWTP Renovations
• EPA makes $150 Million available for Upgrading Water/Wastewater Plants
• Putnam County to establish Water, Sewer District
OKLAHOMA
• Chickasha requesting Bids for WWTP Improvements
OREGON
• Portland requesting Bids for WWTP Project
TENNESSEE
• Crossville discusses future of City Wastewater Facilities
TEXAS
• Burnet requesting Bids for WWTP Pond Renovation
• Austin requesting Bids for WWTP Improvements
• Houston requesting Bids for WWTP Clarifier and Digester Tank Addition
• Colony requesting Bids for WWTP Expansion
• Brownwood awards Bid for WWTP Project
• Annetta awards Bid for Wastewater Treatment Plant
• Kilgore moving Forward on Wastewater Project
• Conroe must build New Wastewater Treatment Plant
UTAH
• New Federal Regulations will effect Utah County WWTPs
VERMONT
• Wilmington Wastewater Project bid Awarded
VIRGINIA
• Timberville requesting Bids for WWTP Upgrade
WASHINGTON
• Prosser requesting Bids for WWTP Improvements
• Lewis & Clark State Park requesting Bids for WWTP
WYOMING
• Sheridan awards Bids for Water/Wastewater Projects
CANADA
• Funding received for 3 Wastewater Projects
• New WWTP for Cumberland
RECENT CHEMICAL BID REPORTS
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INDUSTRIAL EMITTERS UPDATE
August, 2015
AMERICAS
Chemical
Yara and BASF Break Ground on New Ammonia Plant in Freeport, Texas
QuantumSphere Completes Nanocatalyst Production Facility
AkzoNobel Expands Performance Coatings Research Facility in Houston
BioAmber Announces Opening of World's Largest Succinic Acid Plant in Sarnia, Ontario
Mining
Permit: Title V Permit Review for the Silver Bay Taconite Ore Mining Facility, MN
Pulp and Paper
Permit: Idaho DEQ Seeks Comment on Proposed Air Quality Permit for Clearwater Paper Pulp Digester Project at Lewiston Mill
International Paper Proposing $100 Million Upgrade at Springfield, OR Linerboard Mill
Fibria Contracts Andritz for Horizonte 2 Pulp Project
Other Industries
Permit: Hewlett-Packard Seeks Air Permit Renewal
Permit: R.J. Reynolds Tocacco Needs Air-Quality Permit to Move Equipment
Cargill Opens Its First Canola Processing Plant in Canada
ASIA
Chemical
H.B. Fuller Breaks Ground On New Adhesives Plant in Indonesia
Solvay Starts Up Fluoroelastomers Plant in China
BASF Starts Construction of Chemical Catalysts Plant in China
Linde to Install World’s Largest Onsite Fluorine Plant in South Korea
BP Starts Up World’s Largest PTA Production Unit
Toyo Wins Contract for Synthetic Rubber Plant in Indonesia
Asahi Kasei to Expand Production of Styrenic Thermoplastic Elastomer
Other Industries
Asahi Kasei to Break Ground on Japanese Facility
EMEA
Chemical
MHI and Mitsubishi to Build Large-Scale Fertilizer Plant in Uzbekistan
Wacker Starts Up New Production Plant for Specialty Monomers at Burghausen
Iron/ Steel/ Metalworking
SMS Group Receives Order from Outokumpu Nirosta, Germany for Rolling Oil Revamp
Mining
ThyssenKrupp Lands Contract for In-Pit Crushing and Conveying System in Russia
Pulp and Paper
Bellmer Vaahto to Rebuild PM 2 at Kotkamills in Finland
GL&V to Rebuild Ence-Navia's Eucalyptus Pulp Mill in Spain
Other Industries
Messer to Build New Oxygen-Production Plant in Estonia
Sandler Building Nonwovens Plant in Germany
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