What is currently the world’s largest pilot plant for the CO2-neutral production of hydrogen has successfully commenced operation at the Linz site of voestalpine AG (Linz, Austria; www.voestalpine.com), simultaneously setting an international milestone in the advancement of new energy supply…
ABB (Zurich, Switzerland; www.abb.com) has won a project to install its extended automation system at a greenfield pilot plant for SABIC (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; www.sabic.com) in Jubail, Saudi Arabia, supporting SABIC’s broader vision to digitalize its operations. Leveraging ABB Ability…
KBR, Inc. (Houston; www.kbr.com) announced that its ROSE solvent de-asphalting (SDA) process will be integrated with LC-MAX technology, an advanced, patented, ebullated-bed residue upgrading process from Chevron Lummus Global (CLG) to assist Hindustan Petroleum Corp. Ltd. (HPCL)'s modernization at the…
Gebr. Lödige Maschinenbau GmbH (Paderborn, Germany; www.loedige.de) is currently in the process of expanding its engineering and production capacities for coating, mixing, granulating and drying, as well as the handling units required for these processes in India. This represents an…
Songwon Industrial Group (Ulsan, South Korea; www.songwon.com), the 2nd largest manufacturer of polymer stabilizers in the world, highlights the strengthening of its commitment to the coatings industry. With the start-up of its Technical Service Coating Lab at its world-class manufacturing…
First Singapore and Tokyo, now Jakarta. Clariant’s (Muttenz, Switzerland; www.clariant.com) Catalysts business unit opens its third location for Engineering Services in Asia-Pacific, bringing the global total to 16 offices. The expansion is aimed at enhancing regional support, particularly in the…
AGC Inc.(Tokyo; www.agc.com) has announced plans to expand facilities at the U.S. and European sites of its subsidiary AGC Biologics, headquartered in the United States and engaged in the biopharmaceutical CDMO (Contract Development & Manufacturing Organization) business. A 500-liter mammalian-cell…
Following satisfaction of customary transaction approvals, MOL Group (Budapest, Hungary; www.molgroup.info) announced that effective 31 October 2019, it has acquired 100% shareholding in Aurora, a German plastic compounder company. As a result of the acquisition, MOL Group is strengthening its…
Blockchain technology, which establishes a transparent and reliable shared data network, significantly boosts transparency of the raw material supply chain as the information about the material’s origin cannot be changed undetected. The benefits of blockchain are increasingly important for manufacturers…
McDermott International, Inc. (Houston; www.mcdermott.com) announced that it has been awarded a sizeable technology contract by Formosa Chemicals Industries Ningbo Ltd. for the technology license and basic engineering services for a grassroots alpha-methylstyrene (AMS) recovery unit in Ningbo, China. This 10,000…