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Lurgi signs contract for melamine plant in Russia
Lurgi GmbH (Frankfurt, Germany; www.lurgi.com), and EuroChem (Moscow), have signed two contracts with a total value of 92.7 million euros for the design and supply of a melamine plant. The melamine unit, which will be the first of its kind in Russia, has a...

Wacker Schott Solar to expand in Jena
After commissioning a new wafer production facility at the so-called “Jena Site 2” in mid-April, Wacker Schott  Solar GmbH (Jena, Germany; www.wackerschott.de) is continuing its production-site expansion. The company announced this today...

CAC builds underground storage facility for natural gas
Chemieanlagenbau Chemnitz GmbH (CAC; Germany; www.cac-chem.de) draws on its longstanding collaboration with Rohöl-Aufsuchungs AG (RAG; Vienna, Austria) and lands two new contracts for erecting underground storage facilities for natural gas. The one...

Utz Tillmann becomes director general of VCI
Dr. Utz Tillmann is now director general of the German Chemical Industry Assn. (VCI; Frankfurt, Germany; www.vci.de). He is starting in his new role on June 1. Tillmann has an industry background, combined with wide experience in association work in Brussels...

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