SABIC (Jubail, Saudi Arabia) has announced the start-up of its new polypropylene (PP) compounding line in Genk, Belgium with a virtual inauguration event. The new line is an addition to the company’s existing production capacity for SABIC® polypropylene compounds at the…
TotalEnergies Petrochemicals & Refining USA, Inc., an affiliate of broad energy company TotalEnergies (Paris), announces its participation as a funding partner of the Polypropylene Recycling Coalition, an initiative of The Recycling Partnership. This follows the company’s inauguration of an expansion project for…
Technip Energies (Paris) and Siemens Energy (Munich, Germany) announced an exclusive agreement to jointly develop, commercialize, and license the Rotating Olefins Cracker (ROC) technology to decarbonize olefin production processes. The ROC technology employs a dynamic reactor system that replaces conventional…
Dow (Midland, Mich.) announced its plan to build the world's first net-zero carbon emissions integrated ethylene cracker and derivatives site with respect to scope 1 and 2 carbon dioxide emissions. The project would more than triple Dow's ethylene and polyethylene…
Sponsored by by Richard Aerts, Process Products Engineer, KNF Factors to Consider to Ensure Long Service Life with Minimal Maintenance INTRODUCTION Designers are usually familiar with the flow and pressure needs of their applications and what they plan on pumping,…
Today, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences awarded the 2021 Nobel prize in Chemistry to Benjamin List from the Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung (Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany); and David W.C. MacMillan from Princeton University (Princeton, N.J.), for the development of…
bp plc (London) announced plans for a $269 million investment in three projects at its Cherry Point Refinery in Washington state, aimed at improving the refinery’s efficiency, reducing its carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions and increasing its renewable diesel production capability.…
Lummus Technology (Houston) announced it has been awarded a contract from Limited Liability Company Kirishinefteorgsintez (KINEF) for two proprietary heaters that will be part of KINEF's refinery upgrade in Kirishi, Russia. "This award personifies how Lummus' comprehensive technology portfolio…
Neste Corp. (Espoo, Finland) has signed an agreement to sell its existing base oils business to Chevron Corp. (San Ramon, Calif.). The agreement covers a combination of share and asset deals forming Neste's entire global base oils business. As part…
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (Waltham, Mass.) announced that it has assumed operational responsibility for a new biologics manufacturing site in Lengnau, Switzerland as part of its strategic partnership with CSL Limited announced last year. The Lengnau site will become part of…