Asahi Kasei Corp. selected Lummus/UOP technologies for its 330,000 tonne/year ethylbenzene facility to be built in Mizushima, Japan, said ABB Lummus Global, part of the ABB Group. When the new plant goes on stream in December 2003, Asahi will shut down an existing plant.
Air Products & Chemicals Inc. signed a long-term agreement for the supply of additional hydrogen to Valero Energy Corp.'s 78,000 b/d Wilmington, Calif., refinery.
Sandia National Laboratories, affiliated with the US government, created a systematic, risk-based assessment process for the nation's chemical plants that it hopes will help shore up defenses against terroristic acts. It submitted a draft to the Department of Justice for review; the Attorney General's office will prepare and submit the final report to Congress.
Frontier Refining Inc. selected ExxonMobil Research & Engineering Co.'s proprietary SCANfining gasoline sulfur reduction process. The SCANfining unit at Frontier's 41,000 b/d Cheyenne, Wyo., refinery will have a design capacity of 10,000 b/sd.
