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The Critical Role of Cost Estimation in Successful Project Execution
The ability to forecast costs, align budgets and maintain control throughout the lifecycle of a project can mean the difference between delivering value and facing costly overruns In asset-intensive industries, such as energy, chemicals, power and infrastructure, the balance between…
Strategic Cost Engineering for Chemical Manufacturers
When paired with deep process expertise, cost estimation becomes a powerful tool for mitigating risk and guiding investment for large capital projects Chemical manufacturing is one of the most complex and capital-intensive industries in the world. From specialty chemicals to…
Nickel-based catalyst could allow recycling of mixed polyolefin waste
Among the major challenges facing efforts to chemically recycle common waste plastics is that many methods require a pure stream of a single type of polymer to be effective. Now, researchers at Northwestern University (NU; Evanston, Ill.; www.northwestern.edu), led by…
CE Editorial Roundup Video: December 2025
Join the Chemical Engineering editorial team for a discussion of the December issue and what's to come from Chemical Engineering. https://youtu.be/El3wzgl9hds
Toyo Engineering’s process technology selected for Kazakhstan’s first urea plant
Toyo Engineering Corp. (Tokyo) announced that its proprietary urea granulation technology has been selected for Kazakhstan's first-ever urea plant project planned by KazAzot Prime LLP, a chemical fertilizer manufacturing company. Under this project, TOYO will serve as the licensor of…
Uniper and thyssenkrupp Uhde sign framework agreement for ammonia cracking technology
Thyssenkrupp Uhde GmbH (Dortmund, Germany) and Uniper SE (Düsseldorf, Germany) have signed a framework agreement that lays the foundation for the construction of commercial ammonia cracking plants. Uniper has secured license packages for the use of thyssenkrupp Uhde’s ammonia cracking…
New generative AI platform autonomously executes engineering tasks
Engineering Copilot TIA is a generative AI-powered assistant that operates alongside this company's TIA Portal software, enabling automation engineers to work smarter and faster by issuing natural language instructions that automatically generate and modify project elements. Delivered as a managed…
Dangote selects Honeywell technologies for upgrade project at Africa’s largest petroleum refinery
Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals FZE has selected Honeywell International, Inc. (Charlotte, N.C.) to supply advanced technology, services, proprietary catalysts and equipment to help enable the refinery to process a wider range of crude and double the production capacity at…
Air Liquide and Aster sign MOU for low-carbon hydrogen production in Singapore
Air Liquide Singapore and Aster Chemicals and Energy Pte. Ltd., a leading provider of chemical and energy solutions in Singapore and Southeast Asia, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to jointly collaborate on the development of an innovative Auto…
BASF launches high-performance dispersant production line in Nanjing, China
BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany) has officially commissioned its high-performance dispersant production line at the Jiangbei New Material Technology Park, Nanjing, China. This investment enables local production of the most advanced dispersants using Controlled Free Radical Polymerization (CFRP) technology. The overall…