CHEMICAL INDUSTRY UPDATE HEADLINES
April 2015
AMERICAS
BASF Continues to Evaluate Natural Gas-Based Investment on U.S. Gulf Coast
Prayon to Build Food Grade Sodium Hexametaphosphate (SHMP) Plant in Georgia
Yara and BASF to Build Ammonia Plant in Freeport, Texas
Praxair Gulf Coast Expansion to Serve Freeport, Texas, and Supply New Yara/
BASF Ammonia Project
GEO Opens New Polyaluminum Chloride Facility in Texas
Solvay to Expand Peroxides Production to Serve Growing North American Markets
EaglePicher Breaks Ground on Lithium Ion Center of Excellence
Airgas to Build New Air Separation Unit (ASU) in Tuscaloosa, AL
Linde starts up new air separation unit in Texas
LyondellBasell to Expand Production Capacity of Tri-ethylene Glycol in Texas
Plant
ASIA
Chiye Organic Silicon Material (Shanghai) Invests US1.6 Million on Production
Plant
Shin-Etsu to Expand Silicone Production in Thailand; Plans US Technical Center
Technip Awarded Contract for Qingdao 500 KTA Ethylbenzene Styrene Monomer
Plant
AkzoNobel Performance Coatings Adds Capacity in Indonesia
Fluor Awarded Engineering Contract for New Chinese Polysilicon Plant
EUEA
Kuraray Boosts Production Capacity for Ethylene Vinyl Alcohol in Belgium
Styrolution Opens SBC Pilot Plant
PPG Plans Capacity Expansion for Precipitated Silica at Netherlands Site
Solvay Building Hydrogen Peroxide Grade Production Plant in Netherlands
Schulman to Establish Masterbatch Production Plant in Turkey
Technip Awarded Substantial Contract for New Fertilizer Unit in Slovak
Republic
Air Liquide to Build, Own and Operate Worlds Largest Oxygen Production Unit
for Sasol in South Africa
Grupa Azoty Announces Historical $450m Investment in New PDH Plant in Poland
MERGERS/ ACQUISITIONS
Solvay to Acquire Alkoxylation Plant in the Netherlands
Schulman to Acquire Citadel
Germany's Evonik to Acquire Monarch Catalyst
Polypore Sells Energy Storage Segment for $2.2B to Asahi Kasei, Separations
Media Segment to 3M for $1B
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OIL & GAS SALES LEADS HEADLINES
June 18, 2015
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(Listed by most current date)
Borealis and Agrifos Announce Major Milestone for U.S. Ammonia Production
Project
Revision Date: 6/18/2015
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Mexichem Plans $800 Mln Investments in 2015, New Factories
Revision Date: 6/18/2015
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Constructing a Facility Siting Plan and the Critical Safety Components
Revision Date: 6/18/2015
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Shell Acquires Land for Proposed Appalachia Ethane Cracker
Revision Date: 6/18/2015
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Staffing the 'Plastics Manufacturing Renaissance'
Revision Date: 6/18/2015
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Egypt Signs $300 Mln Deal with UOP to Produce High-Octane Benzene
Revision Date: 6/18/2015
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Chevron Phillips Chemical Considers New Mega-project in U.S. Petrochemicals
Revision Date: 6/17/2015
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Asahi Kasei Opens New Production Lines for Duranol and Duranate at Chinese Plant
Revision Date: 6/17/2015
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Manali Petrochemicals to Invest in Three Fold Expansion of Polyols Capacity
Revision Date: 6/17/2015
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BASF Petronas Chemicals Breaks Ground on 2-EHAcid Plant in Malaysia
Revision Date: 6/17/2015
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UOP's Tatoray Process Technology Producing Petrochemicals
Revision Date: 6/17/2015
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Ineos Plans Ethylene Oxide Units Turnarounds in Belgium and Germany
Revision Date: 6/17/2015
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Saudi Aramco-Dow JV Sadara Awards Jacobs EPCM Contract
Revision Date: 6/16/2015
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Total Petrochemicals Chooses Port Arthur as Site for New Ethane Cracker
Revision Date: 6/16/2015
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Pemex, Blackstone to Develop Water and Wastewater Infrastructure
Revision Date: 6/16/2015
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Celanese Selects Jacobs for Singapore VAE Plant Contract
Revision Date: 6/15/2015
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Azerbaijan Seeks Investors for Petrochemical Plant
Revision Date: 6/15/2015
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Shell Moves towards Final Beaver County, PA Cracker Decision
Revision Date: 6/15/2015
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Malaysia's Petronas Chemicals Says Sabah Urea Plant to Start up Early 2016
Revision Date: 6/15/2015
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KBR Awarded Licensing & Design Services Contract for Ammonia Plants
Revision Date: 6/15/2015
Mideast, U.S. Hold Competitive Positions for Ethane Cracking
Revision Date: 6/12/2015
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UAE's Borouge Says Third Phase Expansion to Reach Full Capacity by 2016
Revision Date: 6/12/2015
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China Sets Higher Standards for New Petrochemical Projects
Revision Date: 6/11/2015
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Mitsubishi and Subsidiaries to Construct Methanol & Dimethyl Ether Plant in
Trinidad & Tobago
Revision Date: 6/11/2015
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Honeywell Opens New China Manufacturing Site for State-of-the-art Catalysts
Revision Date: 6/11/2015
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Lamprell Awarded New Jackup Contract from NDC
Revision Date: 6/11/2015
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CB&I Awarded Contracts for Shintech Ethane Cracker Project
Revision Date: 6/11/2015
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Fluor Execs, Dignitaries Mark France Carbon Fiber Plant Project
Revision Date: 6/11/2015
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Egypt's Carbon Holding Considers $4 Bln Loan for Petchem Project
Revision Date: 6/11/2015
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China to Grant License for Imported Oil to Non-major Refinery
Revision Date: 6/11/2015
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SOCAR & Maire Tecnimont Sign EUR 350 Mln EPC Contract
Revision Date: 6/10/2015
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Thai PTT Global Shuts Olefins Plant for Maintenance
Revision Date: 6/10/2015
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Developer Says Ohio Ethane Cracker Still Economically Viable
Revision Date: 6/10/2015
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Saudi's Yansab to Shut Petchem Plants for Maintenance
Revision Date: 6/10/2015
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Alibaba Group Helps Sinopec with Cloud Computing, Big Data
Revision Date: 6/10/2015
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Saudi's SABIC Signs Deal to Use U.S. Shale Gas at British Plant
Revision Date: 6/10/2015
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Japan's Maruzen Runs Naphtha Crackers at Full Capacity
Revision Date: 6/9/2015
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PTT, Marubeni Select SE Ohio Site for Possible Ethane Cracker
Revision Date: 6/9/2015
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Odebrecht and Braskem to Re-evaluate Proposed Cracker Plant in West Virginia
Revision Date: 6/9/2015
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Saudi's Sipchem Has Finished Testing New Plastics Plant
Revision Date: 6/9/2015
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Celanese, Mitsui May Build Methanol Plant at South Texas Facility
Revision Date: 6/9/2015
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Adidas to Use Marine Plastic Waste in Products from 2016
Revision Date: 6/9/2015
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Saudi Sipchem Says Plant Shutdown Cost $4.8 Mln
Revision Date: 6/9/2015
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US Petrochemical Construction Boom and Refining Margins Cushion Profits
Revision Date: 6/8/2015
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Bolivia Expands Petrochemical Capability with Bulo Bulo Ammonia Complex
Revision Date: 6/8/2015
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Market Sources Say European Benzene Market Divided Amid Cracker Outages
Revision Date: 6/5/2015
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World Municipal Wastewater Project News Provided Monthly
June 2015
This monthly update is devoted to wastewater infrastructure news around the
world, outside of the United States and Canada, and is meant to complement
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Updates.
AFRICA
Egypt: Metito Awarded US$8.5 Million in Water Contracts for 4 Resort Areas
ASIA
China: Sound Global Awarded US$58 Million Jinshan Phase II Project
India: Developer Plans to Build 100 New Smart Cities across India by 2030
India: Delhi Jal Board Approves Plan for 31 New Sewage Treatment Plants
India: Delhi Jal Board Begins Generating Power from Biogas at Third WWTP
India: Bangalore Airport Implements Integrated Water Management Plan
India: Bangalore Approves Plans for 6 New WWTPs at a Cost of US$250 Million
CIS
Kazakhstan: EBRD Lends 10 Million to Improve Water and Wastewater Services in
Shymkent
Kyrgyzstan: EBRD Lends 1.5 Million to Improve Water and Wastewater Services
in Batken
Ukraine: Japan Approves US$573 Million Loan for Kiev WWTP Modernization
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INDUSTRIAL EMITTERS UPDATE HEADLINES
June 2015
AMERICAS
EPA Regulation Rolls Backs Air Pollution Exemptions for Industry
Chemicals
Evonik Starts Basic Engineering Work for New Precipitated Silica Production
Plant in U.S.
Borealis and Agrifos to Set Up Ammonia Plant in Texas
PeroxyChem Breaks Ground On Hydrogen Peroxide Purification Plant in NY
Iron & Steel/ Metalworking
Dearborn Steel Plant to Pay $1.35M Fine to Settle Alleged Violations
Mining
K+S on Track to Begin Producing Potash from Legacy Mine Next Year
Long Canyon Gold Mine, Nevada, Starts Construction
Pulp and Paper
Fibria Invests $2.5 Billion in Trκs Lagoas Pulp Line, Brazil
Iron/ Steel/ Metalworking
Alcoa to get $259 million DOE Loan to Upgrade Tennessee Plant
Thyssenkrupp Opens Steering Components Plant in Mexico; See Strong Growth in
NA
Other Industries
Duke Energy Faces Record Fine over Coal Ash Pollution
NWI Ready to Break Ground on New Center
ASIA
Chemical
AkzoNobel to build 30 million Performance Coatings Facility in Thailand
Selena Gets EBRD Loan to Expand Construction Chemical Business in Kazakhstan
Hexcel Launches Site for New Carbon Fiber Plant in France; Announces Capacity
Expansions at Weaving and Prepreg Facilities
Mining
Rio Tinto Finalizes Deal with Mongolia for $5.4bn Oyu Tolgoi Mine Expansion
EMEA
Chemical
Mexichems VESTOLIT Subsidiary to Increase Specialty PVC Capacity in German
Plant
Evonik Doubles Methacrylic Anhydride Capacity in Germany
Sasol Performance Chemicals Expands Catalyst Carrier Production Capacity
Jacobs Awarded Four-Year EPCM Contract by Sadara
Mining
Amec Foster Wheeler Awarded New Ηőpler Gold Mine Contract in Turkey
Norilsk Nickel Secures $1bn Credit from VTB for Bystrinsky Project in Siberia
South Africa Grants New Mining Right to Coal of Africa for Makhado Project
True Gold Restarts Burkina Faso Project Construction in Africa
Kenya Awards Two Coal Blocks, Plans Power Plant
Other Industries
AstraZeneca to build $285 million Biologics Plant in Sweden
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NORTH AMERICAN MUNICIPAL WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS UPDATE HEADLINES
June 2015
ALABAMA
Rainbow requesting Bids for Pump Station Upgrade
Rainbow requesting Bids for WWTP Phase I Upgrade
Decatur requesting Bids for Digester Cleaning
Pell City explores Solutions to Aging Equipment at WWTP
CALIFORNIA
Fresno requesting Bids for WWTP Digester Cleaning
In California Turning Sewage into Drinking Water Gains Appeal
$72 Million Eastvale WWTP Project will include Odor Control
COLORADO
Dinosaur requesting Bids for Wastewater Treatment Plant Improvements
Longmont requesting bids for WWTP Rehab
CONNECTICUT
Naugatuck examining Future Wastewater Options
FLORIDA
Longboat Key requesting Bids for WWTP Forcemain Condition Assessment
Port Charlotte requesting Bids for WWTP Expansion
Port St. John requesting Bids for WWTP Improvements
IDAHO
Idaho Cities receive Funds for Wastewater Projects
$28 Million for Twin Falls Wastewater Project
ILLINOIS
Savanna requesting Bids for 2 WWTP Lift Stations
Spring Valley requesting Bids for WWTP Project
$11 Million for Spring Valley New WWTP
$44 Million for Moline WWTP Upgrade
Banner requesting Bids for WWTP Improvements
Morrison requesting Bids for WWTP Improvements
Morrison begins Bid Process for Wastewater Plant
INDIANA
Marion requesting Bids for WWTP Pump Station Upgrade
Monticello requesting Bids for WWTP Improvements
$33 Million for Delaware County WWTP
Wabash requesting Bids for WWTP Project
Williamsport requesting Bids for WWTP Improvements
IOWA
Stanley Consultants wins Awards for Iowa City WWTP Design
Scarville Wastewater Informational Meeting
Sioux City to replace Biofilters at WWTP
KANSAS
Atchison requesting Bids for WWTP Project
KENTUCKY
$13 Million for Augusta Regional Sewer Plant
Murray receives Update on Wastewater Plant
LOUISIANA
Shreveport requesting bids for WWTP Improvements
Caddo Parish requesting Bids for WWTP Improvements
Kenner awards Contract for WWTP Upgrade
Gretna requesting Bids for Headworks Rehab
Shreveport requesting Bids for WWTP Improvements
$7-$8 Million for Thibodaux WWTP Project
MAINE
East Millinocket buys former GNP Wastewater Plant for $1.00
MARYLAND
Greensboro requesting Bids for WWTP Project
Talbot, Queen Anne's Counties awarded Wastewater Grants
MASSACHUSETTS
Grafton requesting Bids for WWTP Improvements
Boston requesting Bids for WWTP Project
MICHIGAN
Oscoda Township requesting Bids for WWTP Improvements
Plainfield Charter Township requesting Bids for WWTP Improvements
MINNESOTA
Kandiyohi County to Clean Leachate from Landfill
$20 Million for New St. Francis WWTP
Northfield agrees on Water Supply Plans for Wastewater Facility
$4 Million for Afton WWTP Project
MISSOURI
Monett requesting Bids for WWTP Improvements
Waynesville Wastewater Treatment Facility to get Upgrade
MONTANA
Stevensville receives Funding for WWTP Improvements
NEW JERSEY
Plumsted Wastewater Plant still under Review
NEW MEXICO
$11.7 Million for New Camino Real WWTP
NEW YORK
Bloomingdale requesting Bids for Engineering Services for WWTP
Report Card for Long Island Sound
Little Falls OKs Bonds for Wastewater Treatment Plant Repairs
Bids requested for Dechlorination Facility
Yonkers requesting Bids for WWTP Rehab
Armand requesting Bids for WWTP Project
Medina Wastewater Project approved
Upgrades at Monroe County Wastewater Plant
Project to improve Wastewater Discharged into the Hudson River
NORTH DAKOTA
$2 Million Grant for Fargo Wastewater Treatment Plant
OHIO
Salem requesting Bids for WWTP Improvements
Franklin County to improve Wastewater Treatment, Reduce Nutrients
Sidney moves ahead with Funding for Wastewater Project
Cleveland requesting Bids for WWTP Rehab
Geneva requesting Bids for WWTP Improvements
New Study Begins at Lakewood Wastewater Treatment Plant
Jackson receives Funding for Wastewater Treatment Plant
OKLAHOMA
Hominy requesting Bids for WWTP Rehab
$13 Million for Broken Arrow Water/Wastewater Projects
OREGON
Klamath Falls requesting Bids for WWTP Valve Replacement
Clackamas County needs WWTP Expansion
PENNSYLVANIA
Cleona requesting Bids for WWTP Pumps
Bell Acres requesting Bids for WWTP Improvements
Curwensville to bid out Arnoldtown Wastewater Project
Conshohocken WWTP will solve Odor Problem in 2016
SOUTH CAROLINA
Manning requesting Bids for WWTP Expansion
Walterboro needs $3.4 Million for WWTP Improvement Project
TENNESSEE
Knoxville requesting Bids for WWTP Improvements
$50 Million for Franklin Sludge Drying Plant
Jasper requesting Bids for Lagoon Cleaning
Mosheim requesting Bids for WWTP Rehab
TEXAS
Houston requesting Bids for Wastewater Rehab
Dallas requesting Bids for WWTP Pump Station Rehab
Stewart Creek WWTP requesting Bids for Expansion Project
Patton Village awaits Decision on New WWTP
Corpus Christi requesting Bids for WWTP Consolidation Program Development
$245 Million for Waco Water, Sewer Projects
San Angelo moves on Wastewater Recycling Pilot
VERMONT
Saxtons River approves $3 Million Bond for Wastewater Treatment Plant
Benefits of Vermonts Clean Water Law will flow Down the Connecticut River
VIRGINIA
Henry County receives Funds to Prevent Flooding at WWTP
Richmond City requesting Bids for WWTP Upgrade
Albemarle, Charlottesville move forward with Water/Wastewater Projects
WASHINGTON
Walla Walla requesting Bids for Transfer Pump
Sedro-Woolley requesting Bids for WWTP Equipment Repairs
Quincy receives Funding to Divert Wastewater to New System
Gig Harbor requesting Bids for WWTP Improvements
WEST VIRGINIA
Martinsburg WWTP upgrades Take Shape
Salem approves New Wastewater System
WISCONSIN
$20.7 Million for Whitewater WWTP Update
CANADA
$8.2 Million for Odor Control at Saskatoon WWTP
Iqaluit $9.4 Million Short for WWTP Upgrades
BUSINESS NEWS
GEs LEAPmbr* Treatment Technology enables Wastewater Reuse for
Drought-stricken Abilene, TX
RECENT CHEMICAL BID REPORTS
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WORLD POWER GENERATION PROJECTS HEADLINES
Primary Fuel: Gas
Startup Date Location Fuel Comment Project Title
Unknown Australia Arckaringa--Altona Resources cogeneration project
Unknown Brazil Energetica Suape II power plant-
Unknown IL Garden Prairie peaking Energy Facility-Power Ventures
Unknown India Badarpur replacement-NTPC
Unknown India Surat-Kaneria Group
Unknown India Pedda Vegi thermal power plant-Pedavegi Power
Unknown India Nallabandagudem power plant-Kakatiya Crystals Energy
Unknown India Mehsana power project-Gujarat State Electricity Corp.
Unknown India Hiranandani Group power project
Unknown India Faridabad power plant
Unknown India Thakurli power plant- Central Railways
Unknown India Balabhadrapuram thermal power plant-Bright Light Energy Ventures
Unknown India Mundra gas-fired power plant-Adani
Unknown India Appalanarasimhapuram thermal power project-Kakatiya Crystals
Energy Ventures
Unknown India Chintavari Palem power plant-Panduranga Energy Systems
Unknown India Chikkala thermal power plant-Devee Power
Unknown India Cherial thermal power plant-Lakshmi Balaji Power
Unknown Japan Tokyo power plant-Tokyo Municipal Government
Unknown Kuwait Al-Khiran power and desalination plant-GDF Suez consortium
Unknown Romania E.On Romania power plant
Unknown Romania Borzesti power plant-GDF Suez Energy Romania
Unknown Russia Primorsk power plant
Unknown Tanzania Bagamoyo possible power plant-BS Ltd or Kamal Steel
Unknown Turkey GMR possible power project in Turkey
Unknown Yemen Hodeida power plant - CNCOEC
Unknown Yemen Shabwa power plant - CNCOEC
Unknown Yemen Dhamar power plant - CNCOEC
Online Indonesia Cikarang Industrial Estate power plant expansion
On hold Bulgaria Varna power plant-CEZ
On hold CA Kimberlina oxy combustion - Clean Energy Systems
On hold Poland CEZ power project in Poland
Delayed El Salvador La Union power plant-Cutuco Energy
Cancelled Australia Yallourn replacement-EnergyAustralia
Cancelled Australia coal seam methane Queensland Gas Co. baseload power plant
Cancelled Zimbabwe Iranian planned power plant in Zimbabwe
2019 Japan Wakayama power plant-Kansai Electric
2018 Egypt Helwan South power plant-Egyptian Electricity Holding Co.
2018 Russia Associated gas from oil and gas fields Lena (Ust Kut) power plant -
EuroSibEnergo
2017 Bosnia Kakanj cogneration plant expansion-EPBiH
2017 CO Cherokee 4 natural gas conversion - Xcel
2017 Egypt Suez power plant (boiler)-East Delta Electricity Production Co.
2017 India Reliance Infra. Power plant
2017 India Krishna power plant-Encore Power
2017 Jamaica Ethane Alpart Refinery CHP GT - Rusal
2017 Poland Pulawy PULW,WA/PGE power plant
2016 Poland PGE/Police cogen power plant
2016 Serbia Pancevo power project
2016 South Korea Osan City CHP CCGT - DS Power
2015 AK Eklutna power project-Matanuska Electric Assoc.
2015 India Anjarle thermal power project-Tiana Power Projects
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