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Alfa Laval to provide pre-treatment technology for Acelen’s biorefinery in Brazil

Alfa Laval AB (Lund, Sweden) announced the signing of a 1.1 billion SEK (102 million EUR) contract to supply Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO) pre-treatment technology for Acelen's new biorefinery project in Brazil. The order will be fulfilled in phases until…

KBR SAF technology selected by Keppel and Aster for new plant in Singapore

KBR, Inc. (Houston) has been selected to provide technology licensing and Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) services based on its PureSAF℠ technology for the proposed Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) plant being developed by Keppel Ltd.’s (Keppel) Keppel Infrastructure Division and Aster…

Alterra, Technip Energies and Neste launch modular plastics-recycling platform

Alterra Energy (Akron, Ohio), Technip Energies (Paris), and Neste (Espoo, Finalnd) announced the commercial launch of Nerea™, a new type of industrial offering designed to accelerate the deployment of chemical recycling projects for plastic waste. By transitioning from bespoke engineering…

Covestro to construct new MDI production unit in Shanghai

Covestro AG (Leverkusen, Germany) announced a strategic methylene diphenyl diisocyanate (MDI) investment program to reinforce its global leadership position and strengthen long-term supply security for customers worldwide. The program includes preparations for a new MDI production train with 660,000 metric…

Fluor conducting feasibility studies for Voyageur Pharmaceuticals’ iodine and barium projects

Voyageur Pharmaceuticals Ltd. (Cochrane, Alta., Canada), a developer of pharmaceutical-grade barium and iodine contrast media for medical imaging, announced that it has engaged Fluor Corp. (Irving, Tex.), a leading global engineering, procurement, construction and maintenance firm, to complete comprehensive feasibility…

Plug Power commissions electrolyzer system at Denmark PtX facility

Plug Power Inc. (Latham, N.Y.) announced the completion of a critical execution phase at the Måde Power-to-X (PtX) facility in Esbjerg, Denmark, developed and operated by European Energy. Power-to-X infrastructure uses renewable electricity to produce hydrogen and other low-carbon fuels,…

Sasol and Topsoe announce plans to wind down Zaffra JV

 Sasol Ltd. (Johannesburg, South Africa) and Topsoe A/S (Lyngby, Denmark) announced that they intend to refocus the organizational structure of their Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) partnership for the next phase of market development. Following a strategic review, the companies have…

Air Liquide invests in two new nitrogen-production units in Kazakhstan

Air Liquide Karabatan Tech Gases LLP (ALKTG), a subsidiary of Air Liquide Munay Tech Gases (ALMTG), a joint venture between Air Liquide and KazMunayGaz NC, the Kazakhstan National Oil and Gas company, with 75% and 25% ownership, respectively, has signed…

Milliken opens new polymer-processing pilot plant in India

Milliken & Company (Spartanburg, S.C.) has opened a new state of the art pilot plant facility in Pune, India, further strengthening its polymer solutions business and advancing its ability to accelerate innovation for customers worldwide. The facility is designed to…

Arkema starts up PVDF expansion in Kentucky

Arkema S.A. (Paris) has successfully started up its 15% PVDF capacity expansion in North America. This capacity expansion in Calvert City, Kentucky, strengthens the Group’s leadership in PVDF. This investment of around 20 million US dollars will support the growing…