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Technip Energies completes overhaul project at Socar petrochemical complex

Technip Energies (Paris, France) announced that its work on the Azerikimya modernization project in Azerbaijan has been completed on time.  The overhaul of the SOCAR’s petrochemical complex near the nation’s capital, Baku, is now complete and the plant has been…

2021 CEPCI updates: February (prelim.) and January (final)

The preliminary value for the CE Plant Cost Index (CEPCI) for February 2021 (the most recent available) indicates another large monthly rise, the fifth consecutive monthly increase. The large uptick in February seems to be tied largely to significant increases…

Waga Energy to deploy landfill-gas upgrading technology in Quebec

Landfill gas-to- renewable natural gas (RNG) technology provide Waga Energy  has been enlisted by The Mauricie Residual Materials Management Board (RGMRM) to deploy its innovative gas-upgrading solution at the Saint-Étienne-des-Grès landfill, in Quebec. The green gas produced will be purchased by Énergir,…

Tidewater chooses Haldor Topsoe technologies for renewable diesel production in Canada

Haldor Topsoe A/S (Lyngby, Denmark) has signed a contract with Tidewater for the delivery of Topsoe’s HydroFlex technology in Canada. The technology will be utilized in a new 3,000 barrels per day (bbl/d) renewable diesel facility that, subject to receipt…

Merck invests €20 million to expand manufacturing capabilities in Japan

EMD Electronics, a business of Merck KGaA (Darmstadt, Germany) announced an investment of €20 million to expand research and development and manufacturing capabilities at its site in Shizuoka, Japan. As part of this plan, new infrastructure will be built to…

Air Products acquires remaining stake in China-based gasification JV

Air Products (Lehigh Valley, Pa.) announced that it has completed the acquisition of the remaining 50 percent equity stake in its gasification technology joint venture (JV) with China Shenhua Coal to Liquid and Chemical Co. Ltd., a subsidiary of China…

Evonik deepens partnership with IBM to accelerate AI implementation

Evonik Industries AG (Essen, Germany) has expanded its cooperation with IBM in the field of digitization. The two companies extend their strategic partnership ahead of schedule until 2025. Taking this decision early creates more opportunities for longer-term projects. Furthermore, Evonik…

Johnson Matthey joins European fuel-cell consortium Immortal

Johnson Matthey plc (JM; London, U.K.) has joined a major new European consortium, ‘IMMORTAL’, to develop higher performance fuel-cell components for heavy duty trucks with a predicted lifetime of at least 30,000 hours, enabling us to take a step closer…

Borealis begins feasibility study for new chemical-recycling plant in Sweden

Borealis Group AG (Vienna, Austria) has commenced a new project to secure an increased supply of chemically recycled feedstock for the production of more circular base chemicals and polyolefin-based products. A feasibility study for a chemical recycling unit to be…

Black & Veatch joins Low-Carbon Resources Initiative to advance decarbonization targets

Black & Veatch (Overland Park, Kan.) has joined the Low-Carbon Resources Initiative (LCRI), “a unique international collaboration, spanning the gas and electricity sectors, that will help advance global economy-wide decarbonization.” Black & Veatch is a provider of decarbonization solutions in…