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Petrofac commissions key hydrocracker unit for KNPC’s Clean Fuels Project

Petrofac Ltd. (St. Helier, U.K.) announced that the Clean Fuels Project for Kuwait National Petroleum Company (KNPC) has achieved a further significant milestone, with the safe and successful commissioning of Hydrocracker Unit 214 at Mina Abdullah Refinery. In December 2020,…

Demonstration for a new process to make isobutene

Last month, OMV AG (Vienna, Austria; www.omv.com) commissioned its ISO C4 demonstration isobutene plant at its Burghausen, Germany site. The plant is based on technology developed jointly by OMV and BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany; www.basf.com), and has been producing high-purity…

Recovering battery-grade graphite, without using HF

Typically, to achieve the high graphite purity levels demanded by lithium-ion battery (LIB) applications, processors depend on hydrofluoric acid to remove silica impurities. Now, a new graphite-purification technology that eliminates the use of highly corrosive and toxic HF is being…

Chemenator Briefs

Ethylene Toyo Engineering Corp. (Chiba, Japan; www.toyo-eng.com) has been awarded a contract for a project to construct an ethylene pilot plant, using waste-derived ethanol as raw material. The project is planned by Sumitomo Chemical Co. at its Chiba Works. Sumitomo…

Nigeria’s BUA Refinery awards polypropylene contract to Lummus

Lummus Technology (Houston) announced that its Novolen business has been awarded a polypropylene (PP) contract by BUA Refinery, a subsidiary of Nigeria's BUA Group, at their grassroots refinery in Nigeria. Lummus' scope includes the technology license for a polypropylene unit…

Eastman acquires nutrition-additives manufacturer in Spain

Eastman Chemical Co. (Kingsport, Tenn.) announced that it has acquired 3F Feed & Food, a European leader specializing in the technical and commercial development of additives for animal feed and human food. Located in Spain, 3F's business and assets are…

Trinseo and ETB to collaborate on development of bio-based 1,3 butadiene

Trinseo (Berwyn, Pa.) and ETB Global B.V. (ETB) have signed a letter of intent to collaborate on the development of purified bio-based 1,3-butadiene. This will see the two companies combine their respective technology and process expertise to accelerate the development…

LyondellBasell licenses Lupotech PE technology to Shandong Yulong Petrochemical

LyondellBasell Industries N.V. (Rotterdam, the Netherlands) announced that Shandong Yulong Petrochemical Co. Ltd will use the LyondellBasell Lupotech T high-pressure polyethylene (PE) technology in two separate production lines at a new facility. The process technology will be used for a…

Sika to acquire Hamatite adhesives business from Yokohama Rubber Co.

Sika AG (Baar, Switzerland) has agreed to acquire Hamatite, the adhesives business of The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd. Hamatite is a market leader in Japan, offering adhesives and sealants to the automotive and construction industries. The acquisition will significantly strengthen…

Bloom Energy deploys its first fuel cells powered solely by hydrogen

Bloom Energy (San Jose, Calif.) announced that, in collaboration with its Korean partner, SK Engineering & Construction Co., Ltd. (Seoul, South Korea), an affiliate of SK Group, it has successfully deployed 100 kilowatts of solid-oxide fuel cells (SOFC) powered solely…