OIL & GAS SALES LEADS HEADLINES
June 18, 2015
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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 UPDATE
June 2015
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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
• Mexichem’s 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 Vermont’s 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
• GE’s LEAPmbr* Treatment Technology enables Wastewater Reuse for Drought-stricken Abilene, TX
RECENT CHEMICAL BID REPORTS
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