Clariant (Muttenz, Switzerland) announced today a second contract win for its Catofin catalysts with Dongguan Grand Resource Technology (DGR) in Dongguan, China. The company based its decision on the successful startup of its 600,000-ton/yr Catofin propane dehydrogenation (PDH) unit in…
Thyssenkrupp Industrial SolutionsAG (Essen, Germany) and BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany) have signed a joint development agreement to expand their cooperation on the STAR process. This proprietary dehydrogenation process from thyssenkrupp produces propylene from propane feedstocks, or isobutylene from isobutane feedstocks,…
The market for alternative energies is growing rapidly worldwide. This trend has prompted the Hoyer Group (Hamburg, Germany) to strategically strengthen its liquefied natural gas (LNG) transport business area. For the logistics specialist, natural gas liquefied under pressure or cryogenically…
Understanding the capabilities and limitations of the main groups of fire and gas sensors makes it possible to create a system greater than the sum of its parts Petroleum refinery and petrochemical plant personnel expend a great deal of effort…
Siemens AG (Munich, Germany) and SAP Deutschland SE & Co. KG (SAP; Walldorf, Germany) have formed a new partnership that will leverage their industry expertise and bring together their complementary software solutions for product lifecycle, supply chain and asset management…
KBR (Houston) has been awarded a catalyst supply contract for a Vinyl Acetate Monomer (VAM) project by Shenghong Refining Petrochemical (Lianyungang) Co. Ltd., China. Under the terms of the agreement, KBR will provide proprietary catalyst for Shenghong’s grassroot 300,000 ton/yr…
Toray Industries, Inc. (Tokyo, Japan) has concluded an agreement with Lilium GmbH (Weßling, Germany) to supply carbon fiber composite materials for the Lilium Jet. Lilium is developing this all-electric, vertical take-off and landing aircraft to deliver clean, regional air mobility…
Archroma, a global leader in color and specialty chemicals, has started bulk production of a new range of hand sanitizers at its Landhi site in Pakistan. The new Kieralon HS range was developed by the R&D team at the Archroma…
The world's largest "green" hydrogen project — a $5-billion investment to be located in NEOM, Saudia Arabia — will use Haldor Topsoe's technology to convert hydrogen into 3,500 tons per day ( 1.2 million tons per year) of "green" ammonia.…
In this edition of CE Voices, Chemical Engineering Senior Associate Editor Mary Page Bailey sits down with Theodore Rolfvandenbaumen of Neste US to discuss the company's acquisition of Mahoney Environmental and the progress Neste is making in ensuring a steady…