Toray Industries, Inc. (Tokyo, Japan) has been awarded orders to supply reverse osmosis (RO) membranes for the Al Dur 2 Desalination Plant in the Kingdom of Bahrain and the Umm Al Quwain Desalination Plant in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).…
Cummins Inc. (Columbus, Ind.) announced it will open a new facility in Herten, Germany, which will initially focus on the assembly of fuel cell systems for global transportation leader Alstom’s hydrogen trains. The company already has alternative power facilities located…
Black & Veatch (B&V; Overland Park, Kan.) has joined the Ammonia Energy Association, an influential advocate of responsible ammonia use in a sustainable energy economy. As an industry leader in advancing decarbonization, Black & Veatch – experts in ammonia-related projects…
Honeywell International (Charlotte, N.C.) announced that Total SE (Paris) will use Honeywell UOP Ecofining process technology to produce renewable fuels, primarily for the aviation industry, at its Grandpuits platform at Seine-et-Marne in north central France. Honeywell UOP will provide technology…
Sasol Ltd. (Johannesburg, South Africa) announced that its low-density polyethlyene (LDPE) unit reached beneficial operation on 15 November 2020. The LDPE unit is the seventh and final Lake Charles Chemicals Project (LCCP) unit to come online. The LCCP is now…
The American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE; New York; www.aiche.org) announced today that Deborah L. Grubbe, Owner and President of Operations and Safety Solutions, LLC, will become President of AIChE in 2021. Grubbe succeeds 2020 President Monty M. Alger, Professor…
Lummus Technology (Houston) announced that it has been awarded a technology contract by Shandong Yulong Petrochemical Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of China's Nanshan Group. Lummus will provide Master Licensor services for multiple licensed units, consisting of two mixed feed crackers,…
A significant breakthrough in the production of the rigid foam component MDI (methylene diphenyl diisocyanate)for the energy-efficient insulation of buildings and refrigeration devices: Covestro AG (Leverkusen, Germany) has successfully put into operation a pilot plant based on the innovative AdiP…
Xcel Energy (Minneapolis, Minn.) will work with Idaho National Laboratory (INL; Idaho Falls) to demonstrate a system that uses a nuclear plant’s steam and electricity to split water. The resulting hydrogen will initially be used at the power plant, but…
Avient Corp. (Cleveland, Ohio; formerly PolyOne) has officially opened its new CycleWorks facility in Pogliano, Italy. The new lab and plant will conduct cutting edge chemistry testing and evaluations to help customers tackle and overcome the challenge of plastics recycling…