Petronas Chemicals to End Vinyl Business; Will Record MYR560 Million Charge in 4Q

November 18, 2012

So, PETRONAS is out of the 45 rpm business? Are they selling off their plant in Kerteh?

Dateline 2012-10-29:

Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd (5183.KU), the petrochemical arm of Malaysian state oil and gas company Petroliam Nasional Bhd, said late Monday it will discontinue its vinyl business and cease operations by January 1, 2013.

As a result, the company will take a charge of 560 million ringgit ($183 million) in the fourth quarter this year to mainly provide for decommissioning, contract termination dues and impairment expense, Petronas Chemicals said in a statement to the Malaysian stock exchange.

“The performance of the vinyl business has not been satisfactory compared to the group’s other businesses,” Petronas Chemicals said, because it wasn’t “closely integrated” within its product value chain.

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IEM Shout Out – OGMTD 22nd AGM

November 1, 2012

The Oil, Gas and Mining Technical Division AGM will be held at 3rd Floor, TUS lecture room, Wisma IEM, 21 Jalan Selangor, Petaling Jaya.

It will be held at 11am on Saturday, 10th November 2012.

Flyers for the above and other events may be obtained here. A map to Wisma IEM is presented here.

Since I’m the Chairman, come, y’all and heckle us.

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IEM Shout Out – OGMTD 22nd AGM

October 18, 2012

The Oil, Gas and Mining Technical Division AGM will be held at 3rd Floor, TUS lecture room, Wisma IEM, 21 Jalan Selangor, Petaling Jaya.

It will be held at 11am on Saturday, 10th November 2012.

Flyers for the above and other events may be obtained here. A map to Wisma IEM is presented here.

Since I’m the Chairman, come, y’all and heckle us.

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IEM Shout Out – Talk on Green Energy Potential in the Palm Oil Industry

September 29, 2012

This is a shout out for the IEM. The Chemical Engineering Technical Division (know as CETD to friends) will be having a talk on Saturday, 6th October, 2011.

The Palm Oil industry in Malaysia had attracted much negative publicity mostly from European NGOs on the issue of sustainability. As part of the measure to mitigate this issue, the Malaysian Government is encouraging the Palm Oil industry to reduce its carbon footprint.

Therefore all Mills in Malaysia are encouraged to convert the palm oil mill effluent into biogas by 2020. Conventional biogas technology had been around for more than 20 years but with the world’s energy prices going higher and with the Malaysian Government’s Feed-in-Tariff (FiT) program, there is a need to develop higher efficiency Biogas system.

Anaerobic Membrane Bioreactors is a fairly new development around the world and recently these anaerobic membrane bioreactors (An-MBR) had been used for the first time in the world for treating palm oil wastewater. As a result, more difficult processes such as thermophilic digestion with An-MBR system can become a reality and it had resulted in superior biogas yield. Through the latest technology, the green energy from the Mill can be harvested and potentially converted into other form of fuel.

As for the speaker:

Mr. B. P. Chow is a Chemical Engineering graduate from the University of Birmingham. He is a Fellow of the Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE) as well as a Chartered Engineer. Presently he is the Deputy Chairman of IChemE Malaysia and the Managing Director of Aquakimia Sdn. Bhd. He had more than 34 years of working experience primarily in the Palm Oil, Water & Wastewater business. He had been instrumental in bringing the Kubota Membrane Bioreactor technology from Japan to use local engineering to adapt it for the Palm Oil Industry

Water pinch sounds interesting. Please come along, and partake of the food (both intellectual and physical).

Register here or download the form here. A map to Wisma IEM is presented here.

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IEM Shout Out – CETD 26th AGM

September 29, 2012

The Chemical Engineering Technical Division AGM will be held at 3rd Floor, TUS lecture room, Wisma IEM, 21 Jalan Selangor, Petaling Jaya.

It will be held at 11am on Saturday, 6th October 2012.

Flyers for the above and other events may be obtained here. A map to Wisma IEM is presented here.

Come, y’all and heckle us.

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IEM Shout Out – Talk on Green Energy Potential in the Palm Oil Industry

September 15, 2012

This is a shout out for the IEM. The Chemical Engineering Technical Division (know as CETD to friends) will be having a talk on Saturday, 6th October, 2011.

The Palm Oil industry in Malaysia had attracted much negative publicity mostly from European NGOs on the issue of sustainability. As part of the measure to mitigate this issue, the Malaysian Government is encouraging the Palm Oil industry to reduce its carbon footprint.

Therefore all Mills in Malaysia are encouraged to convert the palm oil mill effluent into biogas by 2020. Conventional biogas technology had been around for more than 20 years but with the world’s energy prices going higher and with the Malaysian Government’s Feed-in-Tariff (FiT) program, there is a need to develop higher efficiency Biogas system.

Anaerobic Membrane Bioreactors is a fairly new development around the world and recently these anaerobic membrane bioreactors (An-MBR) had been used for the first time in the world for treating palm oil wastewater. As a result, more difficult processes such as thermophilic digestion with An-MBR system can become a reality and it had resulted in superior biogas yield. Through the latest technology, the green energy from the Mill can be harvested and potentially converted into other form of fuel.

As for the speaker:

Mr. B. P. Chow is a Chemical Engineering graduate from the University of Birmingham. He is a Fellow of the Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE) as well as a Chartered Engineer. Presently he is the Deputy Chairman of IChemE Malaysia and the Managing Director of Aquakimia Sdn. Bhd. He had more than 34 years of working experience primarily in the Palm Oil, Water & Wastewater business. He had been instrumental in bringing the Kubota Membrane Bioreactor technology from Japan to use local engineering to adapt it for the Palm Oil Industry

Water pinch sounds interesting. Please come along, and partake of the food (both intellectual and physical).

Register here or download the form here. A map to Wisma IEM is presented here.

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IEM Shout Out – CETD 26th AGM

September 15, 2012

The Chemical Engineering Technical Division AGM will be held at 3rd Floor, TUS lecture room, Wisma IEM, 21 Jalan Selangor, Petaling Jaya.

It will be held at 11am on Saturday, 6th October 2012.

Flyers for the above and other events may be obtained here. A map to Wisma IEM is presented here.

Come, y’all and heckle us.

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IEM Shout Out – Visit to MPOB Headquarters, Bandar Baru Bangi,

August 14, 2012

This is a shout out for the IEM. My technical division will be hosting a trip to the Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB) at Bandar Baru Bangi, Kajang, on the 28th August, 2012. You will be anointed with 2.5 CPD / PDP hours.

The oil palm industry forms the economic backbone of Malaysia and continues to face new challenges in the face of globalization. Rapid responses are needed to meet the increasing challenges of the industry as they unfold. MPOB as the custodian of the oil palm industry is entrusted with meeting these challenges through excellence in R&D and services. MPOB has more than three decades of concerted effort in research and development along the entire value chain. Several technologies have made the transition from the laboratory to the market place. Ecologically and economically sustainable development has become the guiding philosophy of the oil palm industry and MPOB is playing a facilitating role in this endeavor. MPOB’s commitment has been recognized and rewarded through numerous awards, the latest of which is the 2010 Frost & Sullivan Award for Excellence in Research and Innovation. MPOB’s contributions are diverse, yet they serve a single goal, as expressed by its mission statement: “To enhance the well-being of the Malaysian oil palm industry through research, development and excellent services.”

Participants of this visit will also be briefed on MPOB’s latest development in addition to the pilot plant tours at MPOB’s premises.

TENTATIVE PROGRAMME

Time Programme

9.45 a.m. Gathering & registration at Bactris Hall

10.00 a.m. Briefing & Corporate Video

10.15 a.m. Discussion with research officers

10.35 a.m. Tour to margarine pilot plant

11.10 a.m. Tour to palm biodiesel pilot plant

11.45 a.m. Palm gallery

12.00 p.m. Refreshment & end of visit

Get the form here.  Flyers for the above and other events may be obtained here.

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IEM Shout Out – Visit to MPOB Headquarters, Bandar Baru Bangi,

July 31, 2012

This is a shout out for the IEM. My technical division will be hosting a trip to the Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB) at Bandar Baru Bangi, Kajang, on the 28th August, 2012. You will be anointed with 2.5 CPD / PDP hours.

The oil palm industry forms the economic backbone of Malaysia and continues to face new challenges in the face of globalization. Rapid responses are needed to meet the increasing challenges of the industry as they unfold. MPOB as the custodian of the oil palm industry is entrusted with meeting these challenges through excellence in R&D and services. MPOB has more than three decades of concerted effort in research and development along the entire value chain. Several technologies have made the transition from the laboratory to the market place. Ecologically and economically sustainable development has become the guiding philosophy of the oil palm industry and MPOB is playing a facilitating role in this endeavor. MPOB’s commitment has been recognized and rewarded through numerous awards, the latest of which is the 2010 Frost & Sullivan Award for Excellence in Research and Innovation. MPOB’s contributions are diverse, yet they serve a single goal, as expressed by its mission statement: “To enhance the well-being of the Malaysian oil palm industry through research, development and excellent services.”

Participants of this visit will also be briefed on MPOB’s latest development in addition to the pilot plant tours at MPOB’s premises.

TENTATIVE PROGRAMME

Time Programme

9.45 a.m. Gathering & registration at Bactris Hall

10.00 a.m. Briefing & Corporate Video

10.15 a.m. Discussion with research officers

10.35 a.m. Tour to margarine pilot plant

11.10 a.m. Tour to palm biodiesel pilot plant

11.45 a.m. Palm gallery

12.00 p.m. Refreshment & end of visit

Get the form here.  Flyers for the above and other events may be obtained here.

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Anniversary – Flixborough

June 1, 2012

Process Safety engineers never forget.

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