Clariant (Muttenz, Switzerland) announced today a second contract win for its Catofin catalysts with Dongguan Grand Resource Technology (DGR) in Dongguan, China. The company based its decision on the successful startup of its 600,000-ton/yr Catofin propane dehydrogenation (PDH) unit in…
Thyssenkrupp Industrial SolutionsAG (Essen, Germany) and BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany) have signed a joint development agreement to expand their cooperation on the STAR process. This proprietary dehydrogenation process from thyssenkrupp produces propylene from propane feedstocks, or isobutylene from isobutane feedstocks,…
The market for alternative energies is growing rapidly worldwide. This trend has prompted the Hoyer Group (Hamburg, Germany) to strategically strengthen its liquefied natural gas (LNG) transport business area. For the logistics specialist, natural gas liquefied under pressure or cryogenically…
Siemens AG (Munich, Germany) and SAP Deutschland SE & Co. KG (SAP; Walldorf, Germany) have formed a new partnership that will leverage their industry expertise and bring together their complementary software solutions for product lifecycle, supply chain and asset management…
KBR (Houston) has been awarded a catalyst supply contract for a Vinyl Acetate Monomer (VAM) project by Shenghong Refining Petrochemical (Lianyungang) Co. Ltd., China. Under the terms of the agreement, KBR will provide proprietary catalyst for Shenghong’s grassroot 300,000 ton/yr…
Toray Industries, Inc. (Tokyo, Japan) has concluded an agreement with Lilium GmbH (Weßling, Germany) to supply carbon fiber composite materials for the Lilium Jet. Lilium is developing this all-electric, vertical take-off and landing aircraft to deliver clean, regional air mobility…
Air Products (Lehigh Valley, Pa), in conjunction with ACWA Power and NEOM, announced the signing of an agreement for a $5-billion world-scale green hydrogen-based ammonia production facility powered by renewable energy. The project, which will be equally owned by the…
Air Products (Lehigh Valley, Pa.) and thyssenkrupp Uhde Chlorine Engineers GmbH (Dortmund, Germany) today announced the signing of a Strategic Cooperation Agreement (SCA). The two companies will collaborate exclusively in key regions, using their complementary technology, engineering and project execution…
Phoenix Contact E-Mobility GmbH (Schieder-Schwalenberg, Germany) is expanding its production capacity with a new facility in Poland. The 15,000-m² plant at the Science and Technology Park Rzeszów-Dworzysko will be built by full-service industrial real estate developer Panattoni. The new facility…
Thyssenkrupp Industrial Solutions AG (Essen, Germany) has reached a further milestone in the reliable use of renewables: Its proprietary water-electrolysis technology for the production of green hydrogen meets the requirements for participation in the primary control reserve market. In the…