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Achema Daily: Updates from Wednesday Aug. 24

Achema continues on Wednesday, August 24. A highlight today will be the announcement of the winner of the Achema Startup Prize, as well as the kickoff of Achema's Flow Chemistry Symposium in the dedicated Flow Chemistry Pavilion in Hall 9.1.…

Catofin and Novolen Technologies Selected for Large-Scale Units in China

Lummus Technology (Houston; www.lummustechnology.com),  a global provider of process technologies and value-driven energy solutions, announced two major technology awards from Fujian Eversun New Material Co., Ltd. Fujian Eversun has selected Lummus' Catofin technology for a new 900,000 metric tons per…

Achema Daily: Updates from Tuesday Aug. 23

Thousands of process industries experts from around the globe are convening at Achema this week in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Follow along with our Achema coverage each day by reading Achema's Official Show Daily Achema kicked off Monday, August 22…

Defining What’s Green Aids Hydrogen Investment

Regulations on what exactly “green” means, in force within the European Union (EU) since 2020, are important in driving the new hydrogen economy, said Robert Seiter of consultancy Ernst & Young WPG (Hall 11.0, Stand C57, Achema) at  Monday morning’s…

Highlights from Achema: Flagship hydrogen projects

The burgeoning hydrogen economy is taking center stage at Achema. In Hall 6.0, Stand A36, numerous industry experts are highlighting three flagship green-hydrogen initiatives that are set to re-shape the energy industry. Funded by Germany’s Federal Ministry of Education and…

Honeywell and the University Politehnica Of Bucharest launch Industrial Automation Lab

Honeywell International, Inc. announced that it has launched an Industrial Automation Lab in conjunction with the University Politehnica of Bucharest’s Department of Automation and Computer Science to help students build the technical skills and knowledge required to join, compete and…

New helium purification plant begins operation in Saskatchewan

North American Helium Inc. (NAH; Calgary, Canada) announced it has successfully brought its third helium purification facility on production in May with zero operational issues. This facility is located near the Village of Mankota in southwest Saskatchewan. Commenting on this…

Valmet invests in press felt production in Finland

Valmet Oyj (Espoo, Finland) is further developing its press felt production facilities in Tampere, Finland by investing in new press felt machinery and equipment. The investment includes a new pre-needling line and a new needling line. The amount of the…

Black & Veatch announces start of commissioning at bio-fermentation facility in China

With demand for protein from the world’s rapidly growing population expected to rise, commissioning is now underway at the world’s first industrial-scale FeedKind facility in Chongqing, China. FeedKind is an alternative feed ingredient for the aquaculture and animal feed industry…

2022 CEPCI updates: June (prelim.) and May (final)

The preliminary value for the CE Plant Cost Index (CEPCI) for June 2022 (most recent available) edged higher than the previous month’s value, continuing the upward trend of the last 18 months, although at a slower pace. In June, small…