In the chemical industry, the availability and reliability of your equipment is key if you want to keep producing the purest end product in a way that is also cost-effective. In many agrochemical and base chemical applications as well as…
ExxonMobil Corp. (Irving, Tex.) has signed an agreement with Global Clean Energy Holdings to purchase 2.5 million barrels of renewable diesel per year for five years from a converted California refinery starting in 2022. The renewable diesel will be sourced…
Chemical companies can drive peak performance and extend the lifecycle of their assets by making the step-change from time-based to condition-based predictive maintenance Exposed to fluctuations in global commodities markets, and typically characterized by high volumes and low margins, the…
Haldor Topsoe A/S (Lyngby, Denmark) and BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany) have announced that they entered into an agreement to offer ammonia producers new optimization possibilities. With Topsoe’s connected service, ClearView Ammonia, and BASF’s simulation tool, OASE connect, combined, customers will…
Energy infrastructure company Jemena (Melbourne, Australia) signed a new deal to supply Australia’s emerging zero emission vehicle industry with renewably generated green hydrogen. Jemena has committed, through a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Hyundai Australia and Coregas, to produce and…
BASF 3D Printing Solutions GmbH (Forward AM; Heidelberg, Germany) has acquired the XSTRAND business line from Owens Corning, a global building and industrial materials leader. The scope of the acquisition entails the transfer of the brand and key IP, but…
Innospec Inc. (Englewood, Colo.) announced that it has expanded production capacity for its proprietary Drag Reducing Agents (DRA) technology at its plant in Pleasanton, TX. DRAs have multiple benefits to pipeline operators. They not only improve the pipeline throughput, but…
Two leading development banks are promoting the electric car industry with an investment in a new plant in central Poland run by global chemicals and sustainable technologies group Johnson Matthey (London, U.K.). The joint financing comprises a €90 million loan…
Petrofac Ltd. (St. Helier, U.K.) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with independent clean-energy specialist, Storegga Geotechnologies. The MOU builds new energy capability and capacity in the UK and represents a significant strategic step in Petrofac’s continued expansion into…
In terms of product purity, plant safety, and reliability, chemical manufacturers are operating in one of the most challenging industries. In order to keep production running as well as meeting the highest safety and hygiene standards, selection of the technologies…