Emerson completes acquisition of iSolutions Inc

MOSCOW (MRC) – Emerson announced it has acquired iSolutions Inc., a Canadian-based consulting group with expertise designing and implementing data management solutions, as per Hydrocarbonprocessing.

iSolutions provides organizations with decision-support tools to make data-driven production and operational decisions based on the analysis of real-time insights from integrated field and plant systems.

The acquisition will accelerate delivery of Emerson’s new digital transformation roadmap by adding proven skillsets in information technology/operational technology (IT-OT) and application knowledge to help integrate data from the plant floor to business systems.

"“We make the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) tangible through our approach focused on business needs and readiness," said Thomas Waun, general manager for Operational Certainty Consulting at Emerson. “With the addition of iSolutions expertise, Emerson can expedite roadmap implementation and digital transformation deployments across organizations – helping them realize faster return on technology investments and achieve Top Quartile performance in the areas of safety, reliability, energy consumption and production."

iSolutions has a proven reputation with North American upstream oil and gas, power and utilities customers for its successful and repeatable methodology that transforms plant data into real-time key performance indicator (KPI) visualization and business intelligence. In addition, its expertise will strengthen Emerson’s Operational Certainty Consulting organization with the addition of a data management practice for process, hybrid and discrete businesses.

As part of Emerson, iSolutions will help organizations deploy Emerson’s Plantweb™ digital ecosystem, the industry’s most comprehensive IIoT platform.

“We’re excited to join Emerson and expand the reach of our expertise throughout Emerson’s global organization," said Anil Datoo, on behalf of the 4 founding partners at iSolutions. "Together we can continue to make digital transformation practical, accessible and achievable."
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INVISTA expands polyols capacity

MOSCOW (MRC) -- INVISTA announced the installation of the new reactor at its polyols manufacturing facility in Vlissingen, the Netherlands, is complete, said Hydrocarbonprocessing.

The reactor is producing material within specifications, and customer deliveries have started.

"We are pleased that our ability to supply the market is growing along with increased growth in demand from our valued customers," said Peter Zeimentz, INVISTA European business manager for polyols. “With the PIR insulation market picking up and an increasing number of customers qualifying INVISTA’s polyols, the timing of this supply coming online couldn’t be better. "

Martin de Graaf, INVISTA Vlissingen site manager, said, “We’re proud of this project on many levels. Thanks to the diligence of the team, and in alignment with our strong safety culture, we were able to safely complete the work on time and within budget."

Terate aromatic polyester polyols allow formulation flexibility in achieving the range of physical and flammability properties required of polyurethane and polyisocyanurate foams. Terate® HT polyols is the next generation technology that offers further advances in burn performance, ease of processing and efficiency in rigid foam manufacture. This comprehensive product line can be used in a variety of applications including flex-faced boardstock, metal-faced sandwich panels, spray foam, and bunstock foam.
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PE units to be brought on-stream by FREP

MOSCOW (MRC) -- Fujian Refining & Petrochemical (FREP) is in plans to restart its No. 1 & 2 polyethylene (PE) units following a maintenance turnaround, as per Apic-online.

A Polymerupdate source in China informed that the company is likely to complete turnaround at the units in end-December, 2018. The units were taken off-line for maintenance in end-October, 2018.

Located in Fujian province, China, the No.1 & 2 units have a production capacity of 500,000 mt/year each.

As MRC informed previously, FREP restarted its No.3 polypropylene (PP) plant in Fujian on September 23, following an unplanned outage. The plant was taken off-line on September 18, 2018 owing to a technical issues. Located in Fujian province, China, the No. 3 PP plant has a production capacity of 220,000 mt/year.

The company also operates other two PP plants at the same location with production capacity of 120,000 mt/year and 360,000 mt/year.

FREP is a joint venture between Fujian Petrochemical Co. (50%), ExxonMobil China Petroleum and Petrochemical Co. (25%) and Saudi Aramco Sino Co. (25%). Fujian Petrochemical is a 50:50 JV between Sinopec and the Fujian provincial government.
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Chevron projects USD20 billion spending budget for 2019

MOSCOW (MRC) - Chevron Corp, the second largest U.S.-based oil producer, is budgeting USD20 billion for capital projects next year, said Hydrocarbonprocessing.

The San Ramon, California-based company said it plans to spend USD3.6 billion to produce oil and gas in the Permian Basin of west Texas and New Mexico and USD1.6 billion for other shale investments. Chevron will spend USD4.3 billion on its Tengiz field in Kazakhstan.

About USD2.5 billion of planned spending is for the downstream business that refines, transports and markets fuels and petrochemicals.
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Praxair to build new liquid hydrogen plant in La Porte

MOSCOW (MRC) -- Praxair, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Linde plc, the leading global producer of liquid hydrogen, has announced that it has commenced construction of its fifth liquid hydrogen plant in the US, adding geographic and source diversification, as per the company's press release.

The new investment in La Porte, Texas, is in response to growing demand from customers in sectors such as material handling, aerospace, manufacturing, metals, energy and electronics.

Praxair’s new plant, scheduled to start up in 2021, will produce over 30 tons per day of high purity liquid hydrogen. It will be integrated with the recently constructed air separation plant in La Porte, resulting in energy and capital cost savings. The new plant will complement Praxair’s existing liquid hydrogen plants in California, Alabama, Indiana and New York and will enhance supply reliability.

Praxair operates over 50 hydrogen generation plants and six pipeline networks globally. The La Porte hydrogen liquefier will be integrated with Praxair’s 350-mile gulf coast hydrogen pipeline network and storage cavern.

As MRC informed before, in summer, 2017, Praxair, Inc. started up a new air separation plant to supply 700 tons per day of nitrogen to Samsung’s display manufacturing complex in Tangjeong, South Korea.

Praxair, Inc., a Fortune 300 company with 2016 sales of USD11 billion, is a leading industrial gas company in North and South America and one of the largest worldwide. The company produces, sells and distributes atmospheric, process and specialty gases, and high-performance surface coatings. Praxair products, services and technologies are making our planet more productive by bringing efficiency and environmental benefits to a wide variety of industries, including aerospace, chemicals, food and beverage, electronics, energy, healthcare, manufacturing, primary metals and many others.
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