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INEOS and TotalEnergies further integrate petrochemical assets in Eastern France

TotalEnergies SE (Paris) and INEOS Ltd. (London) have signed agreements to realign their respective stakes in their production assets and logistics infrastructure to better reflect the balance between their production and internal use of ethylene in eastern France. For TotalEnergies,…

Corbion to triple production capacity for acid-powder products

Corbion (Amsterdam, the Netherlands) has announced that a new production line at the existing site in Spain will triple the company's capacity for producing acid powder ingredients and support the creation and growth of next-generation confectionery and other food products…

Evonik acquires Argentinian biotechnology firm Novachem

Evonik Industries AG (Essen, Germany) has acquired Novachem, an Argentinian sustainable cosmetic actives innovator. Novachem offers a strong, innovative portfolio of biotechnological, natural and sustainable cosmetic active ingredients with scientifically proven claims that will boost Evonik’s portfolio of System Solutions.…

Bulk Solids Handling Seminar — July 13

Jenike & Johanson, the world’s leading powder and bulk solids handling company, has announced its Bulk Solids Handling Seminar, a full-day, interactive seminar aiming to prepare you to improve the bulk solids handling processes at your facility immediately. After the…

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Protecting the air we breathe

It has long been known, from advanced monitoring and modeling, that pollutants can linger in the air and travel long distances from their sources. Local air quality can therefore be affected by disturbances that happen in far-away parts of the…

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Keys to Designing Sustainable Production Facilities

Using the food-and-beverage industry as an example, these considerations can help engineers design new facilities with sustainability built in Rapid population growth and geopolitical tensions continue to keep food security a top priority for nations all over the world. These…

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CO2-conversion catalyst for making ‘e-fuels’

Infinium (Sacramento, Calif.; www.infiniumco.com) recently announced that it has manufactured ton-level quantities of a proprietary catalyst that is integral in the company’s process for making liquid fuels from waste CO2 and hydrogen derived from renewable power. Infinium plans to manufacture…

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Optimization of Inventory Management with Process Integration Using Spreadsheet

A recently developed optimization technique called the automated targeting model is demonstrated for its application on inventory management Supply chain management that involves raw material sourcing, product manufacturing and delivery has often been viewed as one of the critical factors…

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Autonomous control of a distillation column

Eneos Materials Corp. (formerly the elastomers business unit of JSR Corp.; www.eneos.co.jp) and Yokogawa Electric Corp. (both Tokyo, Japan; www.yokogawa.com) recently reached an agreement to officially adopt Yokogawa’s autonomous-control artificial intelligence (AI) technology for use at an Eneos Materials chemical…