Snam (Milan, Italy) and Baker Hughes (Houston) successfully completed a series of tests aimed at experimenting with the use of hydrogen as a fuel to power gas turbines, at one of its natural gas compression stations in Istrana, Italy. The…
ArcelorMittal has successfully inaugurated its flagship carbon capture and utilization (CCU) project in Ghent, Belgium. The €200-million ‘Steelanol’ project is a first of its kind for the European steel industry. Utilising cutting edge carbon recycling technology developed by project partner…
Röhm (Darmstadt, Germany) has agreed to acquire the Functional Forms business of SABIC (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia), subject to customary consultation with the respective works councils and approval of the antitrust authorities. Röhm thereby adds Polycarbonate sheets and films to its…
Bp plc (London) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Government of Egypt under which it will explore the potential for establishing a new green hydrogen production facility in the country. The MoU was signed by bp, Egypt’s New…
Ineos (London) and SINOPEC have announced a new Joint Venture (JV) agreement that will see INEOS acquire a 50% share in the existing Tianjin Nangang Ethylene Project from SINOPEC. The project is currently building a 1.2 million ton ethane cracker,…
Dr. John Carson, president emeritus of Jenike & Johanson, the world's leading powder and bulk solids handling company, was honored for his lifetime work at the annual meeting of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE). Carson, who cofounded the…
Polyaluminum chloride (PACl) is used as a conditioning agent for reducing the stickiness of waste-activated sludge in wastewater-treatment applications. Presented here is a study comparing two PACl species with different degrees of polymerization The sticky behavior of waste-activated sludge (WAS)…
Trillium Renewable Chemicals (Knoxville, Tenn.; www.trilliumchemicals.com) announced today it has raised a $10.6M Series A financing round. The first closing totaled $5.5M and was led by Hyosung Advanced Materials Corporation. Current investor Capricorn Partners also participated. HELM AG has agreed…
Smart devices are the foundation of a connected chemical plant, producing the data that can help you drive better decision-making across your operations. But having access to data is only the beginning — you also need to collect, orchestrate and…
Global Bioenergies (Evry, France) announced that its first commercial production unit is now fully operational. All units (biological isobutene production, purification, condensation and packaging) have been validated and are now in operation. Frédéric Ollivier, Global Bioenergies’ Chief Technical Officer, said:…