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Chiyoda and Toshiba to launch world’s first bioenergy plant equipped with large-scale carbon-capture

Chiyoda Corp. (Yokohama, Japan) has completed the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) operations contracted with Toshiba Energy Systems & Solutions Corporation (Toshiba ESS) in 2016 for a large-scale carbon capture facility at the 50,000-kW Mikawa Power Plant to be operated…

Aliplast and NextChem team up for plastics recycling

Maire Tecnimont S.p.A. (Milan, Italy) and Hera Group announced the signing of a strategic agreement between Aliplast, Hera Group’s subsidiary for the collection, recycling and conversion of plastics, and NextChem, Maire Tecnimont Group’s company for the development of projects and…

BP to cease production at Kwinana Refinery and convert to fuel ‎import terminal

bp Australia announced that it will cease fuel production at its Kwinana Refinery and ‎convert it to an import terminal, helping to ensure ongoing security of fuel supply for Western ‎Australia. The refinery, near Fremantle, has provided fuels for Western Australia…

Integrated, virtualized capital-project execution lowers costs

Adaptive Execution is a new platform that integrates expert teams, new technologies, agile processes, shared learnings and proven methodologies into a single, streamlined project-execution experience for all stakeholders involved in major capital investment projects. It is not uncommon for large…

New solid lubricant reduces static and friction

Tribex ERD is a specialized dry lubricant, which, unlike most liquid or dry lubricants, can be used in oil- or water-based fluid systems. Designed for use in extended-reach drilling, the multifunctional additive reduces static and dynamic friction and high temperature/high…

LafargeHolcim and Carbon Clean to develop large-scale CCUS plant in Spain

Carbon Clean (London, U.K.), a leader in low-cost modular carbon dioxide capture and separation technology announced that that it has signed an agreement in Spain with LafargeHolcim - the world’s global leader in building solutions - ECCO2 and Sistemas de…

Linde signs long-term agreement to supply high-purity gases to Samsung Electronics

Linde plc (Guildford, U.K.) announced today that it has entered into a long-term agreement with Samsung Electronics to supply ultra-high purity industrial gases for its latest semiconductor facilities in Pyeongtaek, South Korea. Linde is currently the main supplier of industrial…

Sibur selects Univation to provide PE process technology for Amur mega-project

Amur Gas Chemical Complex, LLC (AGCC), the project being implemented by Sibur (Moscow, Russia), the largest integrated petrochemicals company in Russia, has selected Univation Technologies’ (Houston) UNIPOL PE Process for three world-scale polyethylene (PE) reactor lines. These three lines will…

Schneider Electric and Aramco to collaborate on Open Process Automation testing projects

Schneider Electric and Aramco announced they have signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on assessing emerging technologies based on the Open-Process Automation Standard (O-PAS). Testing will take place at a new built-for-purpose test bed in the Saudi Schneider Electric…

Arkema invests in photopolymer 3D-printing specialist Adaptive3D

Arkema S.A. (Colombes, France) leads the Series B investment in Adaptive3D, an innovative company and premium additive manufacturing photopolymer resin supplier. This investment complements our expertise in UV liquid resin material design and our commitment to accelerate 3D printing manufacturing…