AM Green has placed India’s largest electrolyzer order with John Cockerill Hydrogen for one of the world’s largest green ammonia projects. AM Green achieved Final Investment Decision (FID) in August 2024 for this first million-ton green ammonia project to be…
Siemens AG (Munich, Germany) has signed an agreement to acquire Altair Engineering Inc. (Troy, Mich.), a leading provider of software in the industrial simulation and analysis market. Altair shareholders will receive USD 113 per share, representing an enterprise value…
LanzaTech Global, Inc. (Chicago, Ill.) announced plans to develop a commercial-scale Carbon Capture and Utilization (CCU) facility at Herøya Industrial Park in Porsgrunn, Norway. The plant will produce ethanol and is expected to begin operations in 2028. Eramet Group (Paris,…
Hydrogen has been an important industrial feedstock for decades in petroleum refining, fertilizer, and chemical industries, but traditional production methods for H2 generate significant volumes of carbon dioxide. More recently, demand for clean hydrogen without greenhouse-gas emissions is rising and…
Packaging and recycling specialist ALPLA Group (Hard, Austria; www.alpla.com) is opening a state-of-the-art polyethylene terephthalate (PET) recycling plant in Ballito, South Africa approximately one and a half years after the start of construction. The company has invested 60 million euros…
Because of their excellent mechanical properties, light weight and biodegradability, cellulose nanofibers (CNF) are attractive materials for next-generation reinforced biomaterials and bioplastics. However, the method for separating cellulose to make CNF, known as fibrillation, is energy-intensive, which limits applications for…
Consider the potential for stem seal leakage when selecting a valve Experienced process control engineers follow familiar, time-tested steps when presented with a new system to design and specify. Selecting a control valve for a process always requires the same…
Significant sustainability benefits can be gained through optimization in steam-cracking furnaces. The study detailed here shows the specific decarbonization strategies that can help improve energy efficiency and reduce emissions The chemical process industries (CPI) rely heavily on steam cracking to…
An artificial intelligence (AI)-based search tool allowed workers to quickly mine historical data to improve operations and respond to emerging problems At the Bayer Crop Science facility in Muttenz, Switzerland, managers and workers wanted to improve communication during shift handovers…
Striving to make products and processes safer, more efficient, more sustainable, more economical and more environmentally friendly has long been the goal of research and applied scientists and engineers. For the past 28 years, new and innovative “green” chemistry technologies…