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PL/ANt WATCH
Dow Gorning considers biomoss plonl lo
produce sleom ond eleclricily
August 20,2010
- Dow Corning's (Midlond,
Mich.; www.dowcorning.com) Midlond
monufocturing site is considering the instol-
lotion of o biomoss-powered energy focility
to provide o renewoble, relioble ond cost-
effective supply of steom ond electricity
necessory for the site's operotions. Cirque
Energy, LLC, which would build, own ond
operote lhe plonl for Dow Corning, recently
filed for oppropriote environmeniol permits
Biomoss energyfrom the plont would be
produced by gosificotion of plont-derived
orgonic motter. The biomoss energyfocility
oi the Midlond site would initiolly use woste
wood chips, os well os deod trees or old
growth horvested os pori of sustoinoble for-
estry initiotives,
SNC-lovolin receives o conlrocl in
Alberlo's oil sonds
August 19,20'10
- SNC-Lovolin lnc, (Montre-
ol, Quebec, Conodo; www.snclovolin.com)
hos been oworded on engineering ond
procurement controct by Grizzly Oil Sonds
ULC for its newAlgor Loke steom ossisted-
grovity droinoge (SAGD) focility locoted
neor Fort McMunoy in Alberto.The project
consists of on initiol 5,000 bbl/d SAGD
centrol-processing focility with ossocioted
well pods,flow lines,tonkform ond 8-MW
cogenerotion focility,The detoiled design
of the project is expected to be completed
in April 201 l This is o unique project in the
focl thot ihe execution plon is bosed on
engineering ond consiructing o completely
modulorized processing focility copoble of
being trucked to site.
SGL Group exponds ils isoslolic
grophile copocily
August I9,20'l0
- SGL Group (Wiesboden,
Germony; www,sglcorbon.com) will invest
opproximotely €75 million into the copocity
exponsion of isostoiic grophite within the
next three yeors.This exponsion supports
ihe globol growth of its customers in the
solor energy,light emitting diode (LED) ond
semiconducior industries.A significont port
of the invesimenl will involve the consiruc-
tion of o new fully outomoted lso Grophite
Green Production Center ot the Bonn, Ger-
mony, site. Commissioning is scheduled for
20'l 2, ln ihis context SGL Group will increose
its globol, onnuol isostotic-grophite copoc-
.l5,000
iiyfrom 5,000 meiric tons (m,1,) to mt
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BASF plons to build dispersions plonl
in Huizhou,Chino
August 16,2010 BASF SE (Ludwigshofen,
-
Germony;www.bosf,com) will invesi in o
dispersions plont in Doyo Boy Petrochemi-
Pork in Huizhou, Chino.With o
col lndustriol.l00.000
copociiy of ion/ytthe new plont will
produce XSB dispersions for the poper in-
dusiry ond ocrylic dispersions for industries
thot include cootings, construciion, printing-
ond-pockoging ond odhesives, Production
is scheduled to begin in the I si Q of 20.l 2,
subject to government oPprovol.
Oulolec lo design ond deliver lillrolion
lechnology lo ilon.ore ploiecl in Auslrolio
August 5,201 0 Outotec Oyj (Espoo. Fin-
- grotive Technology Reseorch lnstitute.
lond; www,outotec,com) hos been oworded
orders forAustrol o's Kororo lron Ore Project,
worih more thon €28 million, Ouiotec will
design, deliver ond instoll the complete floto-
tion circuit olong with ollfiltrotion technology
forthe project.The Kororo lron Ore Project
locoted in Wesiern Austrolio is o 50-50 joint
venture between Gindolbie Metols Ltd ond
Chinese steel producerAnsieel.lt is port of
the development of the Kororo mognetlte
deposit, which hos the potentiol for more
thon 30-million-m,t,/yr processing of mog-
netile over ils estlmoted 3O-yeor life,The first
phose of operotion is scheduled for 20.1 I
.., ond will deliver chromite sinleting
lechnology lo Soulh Allico
August 3,201 0 Outotec Oyj hos signed
- oclivoled olumino business
o controct wiih RB Met Engineering (Pty)
Lid. ond Xstroio Merofe PSV for the delivery
of chromite sintering technology to Xstroto
Merofe's ferrochrome plont locoted in Rus-
tenburg, South Af rico.The controct volue
is opproximoiely €1 7 million, The plont
will treot 600,000 m,t. /yr of chromite ore
Xstroio Merofe's project is subject io on
environmenfol permii by locolouthoriiies in
Rustenburg, ond ihe plont is expected to be
operoiionol in2012.
BASF begins upgrode of NorlhAmericon
cololysl monulqcluring operotions
August 3, 201 0 BASF Corpls coiolysi divi-
-
sion (lselin, N.J.; www.cololysis.bosf,com)
hos inrtioted severol copitol investment
projecls to enhonce the compony's monu-
focturing operoiions for copper-chrome cot-
olysis ot its produciion sites in Erie, Po ond
Elyrio, Ohio.The multimillion-dollor invest-
ments ore oimed of re-engineering, retrofii-
ting ond further ouiomoting cotolyst monu-
focturing ot both sites. BASF soys the copitol
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phoses through the eorly port of 20'l 1
ilTERGERS AND AGQUISITTONS
Teijin lo develop silicon inks wilh the
qcquisilion ol NonoGrom
August B, 201 0 Ltd. (Tokyo;wwwteijin.
-Teijin
co.jp) hos ocquired NonoGrom Corp. (Milpi-
ios, Colif.; www.nonogrom.com) to function
os o U.S. bose for the development of silicon
inks withsemiconductor properties ond the
processes io monufocture such inks.As o
wholly owned subsidiory of Teijin, NonoGrom
will pursue its inierest in exponding inio de-
velopment of silicon-bosed nonoporiicles,
working closely with theTeijin Group's Inte-
Air Liquide ocquiles o Germon
syngos plonl
August 6,201 0 Liquide (Poris, Fronce;
-Air
www.oirliquide.com) hos signed on ogree-
ment with OXEA GmbH for ihe ocquisition of
iis syngos plont bosed in Oberhousen, Ger-
mony.Anti-trust outhorities hove given their
opprovol.This lorge plont hos o produciion
copocity of opproximotely 83,000 Nm3/h of
of hydrogen ond corbon
syngos
monoxide
- o mixture
used in the produciion of oxo-
-
intermediotes ond oxoderivotives, which ore
.
used in high-quolity cootings,lubriconts ond
cosmetic ond phormoceuticol producis.
Axens signs ogreemenl tor
August 4,2010 (Rueil Molmoison,
-Axens
Fronce; www.oxens.net) hos signed on
osset sole ogreement (ASA) with Conodo-
bosed RioTintoAlcon regordlng the sole
by RioTintoAlcon of its octivoted olumino
business in Brockville, Oniorio. The terms of
the ASA ore confideniiol,The tronsoction is
expected io close by end-September 20.l0
Bilcore enlers ogreemenl lo ocquire
lneos' Globol Films business
August 2,2010
- lneos Group (Lousonne,
Switzerlond; www.ineos.com) hos entered
into o binding ogreementforthe sole of its
Globol Films business to BilcoreAG for op-
proximotely €1 00 million.The deol comprises
the business, ossets ond personnel reloted
to lneos'Films operotions locoted in North
Americo, Europe ond Asio.The tronsoction
wos expected to be completed of the end
of August, subject to necessory regulotory
filings ond opprovols. I
Dorolhy Lozowski
LLC, 4 Choke_chetry_Rood
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2010 r 2009 2008

cHEMTCAI ENGINEERING PLANT COST INDEX (CEPCI)

(I957-59 = I00) June 'l 0 Moy'10 June'09 Annual lndex:
Plelim. Finol Finol
CElndex 556.4 558.2 512.0 2002 = 395.6

Equipment 668.t 67A.2 60].5 2003 = 402.0

Heoi exchongers & tonks 628 7 629.9 538 0
2004 = 444.2
Process mochinery 6320 631 8 584.9
Plpe, volves & fittings 818.5 828.3 749.0 2005 = 468.2
Process insiruments 419.4 424.8 39] .8
2006 = 499.6
Pumps & compressors 898.4 903.1 898.9
Electr col equipmeni 482.2 473.2 459.8 2007 =525.4
Slructurol supports & misc 697 .5 697 .5 610 0 2008 = 575.4
Consiruclion lobor 3267 327 I 3256
509.4 5139 485.7 2009 = 521.9
Buildings
Engineering & supervision 339.1 339.7 347.2

storting wi.ih lhe April 2oo7 Finol numbers, severol of the dolo series for lobor ond compressors hove
been converled to occommodote series lDs thotwerediscontinued by the U.S. Bureou of LoborStolistics

CURRENT BUSINESS INDICATORS TATESI PREVIOUS YEAR AGO

CPI output inclex (2007 = I 00) Jul l0 = 88.B Jun. l0 = 88. l Moy. l0 BB5 Jul 09 = 83.9
Jun',l0 = l.753.] Moy. l0 = 1.780.7 Apr l0 1,854 6 Jun. 09 = 1 ,597 .2
CPI volue of ouiput. S blllions
CPI operoting rote,96 Ju l0 7t.7 Jun. l0 = 71 .2 May.'l 0 71 .4 Ju.09 = 666
Producer prices. industriolchemicols (1982 = 100) Jul.'l 0 258.7 Jun.'l 0 = 267 .7 Moy.'1 0 212.8 Jut.'09 = 236.1

lnclustrlal Production in Monufoctur ng (2007= 00) 1 Jul.'l 0 906 Jun.'10 = 89.6 tvoy.'10 90.0 Jul.'09 = B4.l

Hourly eorn ngs index, chemicol & o I ed products (1 992 = I 00) Jul.'l 0 152.6 Jun. l0 = 153.3 Moy.'l0 152.8 Jut.09 = 148.8
Jul. l0 120.3 Jun. l0 120.6 Mov.'']0 119 2 Jut 09 = il8.5
Produclivitv index.chemicols & ol ied products ('l992 = l00) =

CPI OUTPUT INDEX (2ooz = too) CPI OUTPUTVATUE ($ BlruoNs) CPIOPERATING RATE trt

2200

1900

1600

1300

'1000

JFMAMJJASOND JFMAM o D M M SO D
Cutrent Business lndicotors provided by Global lnsight lnc ' Lexinglon.l\,4oss

MARSHAII & SWTFT EQUIPMENT COST INDEX CURRENTTRENDS

1500
(1926 = 100) 2ndO lsiO 4thO 3rdO 2nde liopitol equipment prices (os
2010 2010 2009 2009 2009 1485
1,461 .3 1.448 3 ,446.5 t ,446.4 t ,462.9 Ureflected in the CE Plont Cosi
M & S INDEX 1

Process induslries, overoge 1.s221 '],5r 0 3 l.5l L9 I ,sl5 I 1,534.2 1470 lndex) declined in June, on un-
- r.5r9.2 r.508.r 1,508.2 1.509.7 1,532.5 usuol phenomenon given thot
Cemenl '1455
Chemicols 1.493.5 l,4Bl .8 I ,483 I I ,485.8 I ,504.8 equipmeni prices l'ypicolly peok
Cloy producls 1,505.6 r.496.0 t ,494.3 1.495.8 t ,512.9 1440 oround Augusi of eoch yeor.
Gloss 1.4r 6.4 L403.0 1.400.1 1.400.4 ,420 1 1
Meonwhile, Curreni Business
1.527.6 t,5r5.l 1.514.,l 1.5,l5.1 1.5359 1425
Poinl lndicoiors from Globol lnsight,
,l,416.3 '],4356
Popel 1,430.r 1,4164 1,415.8 1410 lnc. show thot CPI output dropped
Pelloleum- producls |.625.9 1 .615 6 1.617 .6 1.625.2 1,643.5
'l,560.5 I ,560.7 l,5Bl .l for the fourth consecutive month
Rubbel 1.564 2 1,55] 0 1395
Reloled indusllies
in June. Doto from the Americon
Eleclricol powel - 1.414.0 1.389.6 1.377 3 .370.8 1 ,394.7
1
1380 Chemistry Council indicote o July
Mining,milling
'l.569.1
1,552.r I ,548.1 1,547 .6 1 ,562.9 1365 rebound. however, in both produc-
Relrigerolion 1,786.9 1.772.2 1,169.5 1.767.3 1.7890 tion ond copocity utilizotion.
1 .475.0 1.470.8 1,471 .4 ,490.8 1350
Sleompower 1.488.0 1
Finolly, note thot he boses for
- 1335 the CPI Ouiput lndex ond lndus-
-
- triol Production in Monufocturing
2002=1,104.2 2004=1,178.5 2006=1'302'3 2008=1'449.3 1320
chonged from 2002=100 to
- 1st 2nd 3rd
2003=1,123.6 2005=1'244'5 2007=1,373'3 2009=1,468.6 Ouarier 2007=100 on June 25.
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