Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Engine & Turbocharger, Ltd. (MHIET; www.mhiet.co.jp), a Group company of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI; Tokyo, Japan; www.mhi.com), has developed a “Triple Hybrid” stand-alone power-supply system that combines renewable energy, such as solar power, with a reciprocating…
On June 21, Dow (Midland, Mich.; www.dow.com) held a groundbreaking ceremony for a new high-value silicone resin plant to be located at the company’s manufacturing site in Zhangjiagang, Jiangsu, China. The new facility will significantly expand Dow’s global high-value silicone…
Asahi Kasei Honorary Fellow Dr. Akira Yoshino has received the European Inventor Award 2019 by the European Patent Office (EPO) in the category of Non-EPO countries for his invention and refinement of the lithium-ion battery. The award ceremony was held…
Italian company Bracco in Torviscosa, located in the Udine Province, has placed an order with GEA (Düsseldorf, Germany; www.gea.com) for the supply of a falling film evaporator (diagram). This plant is a key component in the concentration of liquids and…
The NeoGear is a new product for power distribution suitable for the chemical process industries. Key benefits according to the supplier include: Offers safe solution for operators with no exposure to live parts; Reduces switchgear footprint by up to 25…
Saudi Aramco (Dhahran; www.saudiaramco.com) and Air Products (Allentown, Pa.; www.airproducts.com) inaugurated the first hydrogen fueling station in Saudi Arabia at Air Products’ new Technology Center in the Dhahran Techno Valley Science Park. The pilot station will fuel an initial fleet…
As announced earlier, Gulf Coast Growth Ventures (GCGV; www.gulfcoastgv.com), a joint venture of ExxonMobil and Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC) will be constructing a new chemical complex in Texas. Zachry Group and its partner Mitsubishi Heavy Industries America, Inc. (MHIA)…
Ascend Performance Materials (Houston, Tex.; www.ascendmaterials.com), a global provider of premium chemicals, fibers and plastics, announced the completion of a multimillion-dollar reliability and capacity investment in nitrilotriacetic acid (NTA) production at its Chocolate Bayou facility in Alvin, Texas. The investment…
INEOS (London, U.K.; www.ineos.com) has today announced the next step forwards in the design and build of its state-of-the-art PDH (propane dehydrogenation unit) at the centre of its €3 billion investment to be located at its Antwerp site in…
W. R. Grace & Co. (Columbia, Md.; www.grace.com), the leading independent supplier of polyolefin catalyst technology and polypropylene (PP) process technology, has licensed its UNIPOL PP Process Technology to Hyundai Chemical Co., Ltd., a joint venture between Hyundai Oilbank Co.,…