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Applied Technologies: Reshaping Plastic Waste with Chemical Recycling
The following case study discusses a novel chemical recycling process for converting plastic scrap into valuable material Sustainability has become one of the main drivers for innovation. Among the critical sustainability issues is the recycling of end-of-use plastics. The diversity…
Selection Guide for Solids-Drying Systems
Information provided here offers a basic primer on the features and functions of dryer types, with a focus on fluidized-bed dryers, for moisture control in industrial operations The ability to control the moisture of solid materials while drying plays a…
thyssenkrupp Uhde to build world-scale blue ammonia plant in Qatar
thyssenkrupp Uhde has won a new contract from its long-standing customer and QatarEnergy’s affiliate, Qatar Fertiliser Company (QAFCO), for the engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning of a world-scale ammonia plant, capable of producing its full output as Blue Ammonia. The…
Clariant sells Quats business for $113 million
Clariant AG (Muttenz, Switzerland) announced that it has reached a definitive agreement for the divestment of its Quats business to Global Amines Company Pte. Ltd., a 50/50 joint venture owned by Clariant and Wilmar, Asia’s leading agricultural business and oleochemicals…
Honeywell completes engineering assessment for new aromatics plant at Pengerang Energy Complex
Honeywell International Inc. (Charlotte, N.C.) completed the engineering assessment for Pengerang Energy Complex (PEC) Greenfield Integrated Condensate Splitter & Aromatic Complex located in Johor, Malaysia. The project is slated to be fully operational in 2026 and will produce 2.3 million…
Mitsui Chemicals to construct new elastomers plant in Singapore
Mitsui Chemicals, Inc. (Tokyo) announced plans to bolster capacity at its Singapore-based wholly owned subsidiary Mitsui Elastomers Singapore Ltd. by building a new plant to produce the high-performance elastomer Tafmer. The new plant will be located at the company’s Jurong…
Axens and Hyundai Chemcial start up pygas unit in Daesan
Axens (Rueil-Malmaison, France) and Hyundai Chemical Co. successfully started up a new pyrolysis gasoline (Pygas) unit, part of the Hyundai Chemical petrochemical grassroots complex in Daesan, South Korea. The product has been on-specification regarding the aromatics recovery and the sulfur…
Air Products and Associated British Ports announce large-scale green-hydrogen project
Air Products (Lehigh Valley, Pa.) and Associated British Ports (ABP) announced their intention to partner in bringing the first large scale, green hydrogen production facility to the UK. The facility would import green ammonia from production locations operated by Air…
Technip Energies acquires Biosuccinium technology from DSM
Technip Energies (Paris) announced the purchase of the Biosuccinium technology from Royal DSM N.V. (Herleen, the Netherlands), adding another technology solution to its growing Sustainable Chemicals portfolio. This technology synergizes with recently developed proprietary bio-polymer technologies and provides a commercially…
Evonik and Shell join forces to promote biomethane transport fuels
Evonik Industries AG (Essen, Germany) and Shell are making inroads into defossilizing heavy-duty road transport with Bio-LNG (liquefied natural gas). Shell is supplying 100 tons of Bio-LNG made from agricultural waste to Evonik. It is equivalent to the average fuel…