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Snam and Baker Hughes complete hydrogen-powered turbine demonstration in Italy

Snam (Milan, Italy) and Baker Hughes (Houston) successfully completed a series of tests aimed at experimenting with the use of hydrogen as a fuel to power gas turbines, at one of its natural gas compression stations in Istrana, Italy. The…

ArcelorMittal inaugurates flagship carbon capture and utilization project in Belgium

ArcelorMittal has  successfully inaugurated its flagship carbon capture and utilization (CCU) project in Ghent, Belgium. The €200-million ‘Steelanol’ project is a first of its kind for the European steel industry. Utilising cutting edge carbon recycling technology developed by  project partner…

Röhm agrees to acquire Sabic’s Functional Forms business

Röhm (Darmstadt, Germany) has agreed to acquire the Functional Forms business of SABIC (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia), subject to customary consultation with the respective works councils and approval of the antitrust authorities. Röhm thereby adds Polycarbonate sheets and films to its…

Bp to explore potential green-hydrogen production project in Egypt

Bp plc (London) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Government of Egypt under which it will explore the potential for establishing a new green hydrogen production facility in the country. The MoU was signed by bp, Egypt’s New…

Ineos takes 50% stake in Sinopec ethane cracker in Tianjin

Ineos (London) and SINOPEC have announced a new Joint Venture (JV) agreement that will see INEOS acquire a 50% share in the existing Tianjin Nangang Ethylene Project from SINOPEC. The project is currently building a 1.2 million ton ethane cracker,…

Jenike & Johanson’s Dr. John Carson honored for his contributions to Bulk Solids Handling

Dr. John Carson, president emeritus of Jenike & Johanson, the world's leading powder and bulk solids handling company, was honored for his lifetime work at the annual meeting of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE). Carson, who cofounded the…

Don’t Just Collect Data, Use It: How to Harness Data to Optimize Performance and Improve Profitability

Smart devices are the foundation of a connected chemical plant, producing the data that can help you drive better decision-making across your operations. But having access to data is only the beginning — you also need to collect, orchestrate and…

Global Bioenergies starts up commercial production unit for bio-isobutene

Global Bioenergies (Evry, France) announced that its first commercial production unit is now fully operational. All units (biological isobutene production, purification, condensation and packaging) have been validated and are now in operation. Frédéric Ollivier, Global Bioenergies’ Chief Technical Officer, said:…

ArcelorMittal acquires scrap-metal recycling business in the Netherlands

ArcelorMittal announced that it has acquired Riwald Recycling, a state-of-the-art ferrous scrap metal recycling business based in the Netherlands. Transaction signing occurred with closing, which is subject to customary regulatory approvals, expected by the end of January 2023. Riwald Recycling…

Air Liquide signs an agreement to divest its business in Trinidad and Tobago

Air Liquide (Paris) announced that it has signed an agreement to divest its business in Trinidad and Tobago to Massy Gas Products Holding Ltd. (MGPHL).  As a consequence of this divestiture, the approximately 30 employees of this business will be…