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Tecnimont USA signs FEED contract with Argent for LNG export facility in Louisiana
MAIRE S.p.A. (Milan, Italy; www.groupmaire.com) announced today that its U.S. subsidiary Tecnimont USA Inc. has signed the Front-End-Engineering Design (FEED) contract with Argent LNG, LLC for the development of Argent's liquefied natural gas (LNG) export facility at Port Fourchon, Louisiana.…
Avantium announces first commercial-scale production of bio-based FDCA from its flagship plant
Avantium N.V. (Amsterdam, the Netherlands; www.avantium.com) a leading company in renewable and circular polymer materials, today announced that it has successfully produced the first batch of furandicarboxylic acid (FDCA) at its FDCA Flagship Plant in Delfzijl, the Netherlands, the world's…
Economic Indicators: September 2026
The preliminary value for the CE Plant Cost Index (CEPCI) for July 2026 (most recent available) rose compared to the previous month’s value. The increase continues the upward trend in the CEPCI values that has been observed since September of…
2026 CEPCI updates: July (prelim.) and June (final)
The preliminary value for the CE Plant Cost Index (CEPCI) for July 2026 (most recent available) rose compared to the previous month’s value. The increase continues the upward trend in the CEPCI values that has been observed since September of…
These new industrial heat pumps could triple energy efficiency
The Sabroe HitemHP line of industrial high-temperature heat pumps is designed to help industries requiring high-temperature process heat in Europe to electrify and decarbonize, without compromising performance. In one specific customer application, the system delivered up to three times the…
Hyundai E&C joins R&D project to develop 100-MW water electrolysis plants
Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co., Ltd. (Seoul, South Korea) is moving to enhance its competitiveness by securing core technologies for next-generation water electrolysis plants. The Korean builder announced on Friday the 18th that it will participate in a government-funded R&D…
INA’s Rijeka Refinery achieves successful start-up of delayed coker unit
INA-Industrija nafte, d.d. (Zagreb, Croatia) has reached another major milestone at the Rijeka Refinery Upgrade Project. Following the successful achievement of mechanical completion and commissioning, the new Delayed Coker Unit (DCU) has successfully achieved start-up. Following the transfer of operational…
Sulzer’s purification technology starts up at BeyondPoly POE plant in China
Sulzer Ltd. (Winterthur, Switzerland) has delivered its DEVO™ devolatilization technology to BeyondPoly's Version 2.0, 100,000-ton-per-year polyolefin elastomer (POE) plant in China. POE is an increasingly important material used in solar panels, electric vehicles, energy storage systems, and other advanced manufacturing…
Solid-liquid mixing eductor system provides a single-source setup for conveying, mixing and blending
FlexEductor™ is a new solid-liquid mixing and blending system. A centrifugal, twin-screw or rotary-lobe pump drives liquid through a patented nozzle positioned upstream of the solid material inlet. This creates a strong Venturi vacuum that draws powder from the induction…
Emirates Biotech and UAE University launch integrated organic-waste valorization pilot plant
Emirates Biotech (Dubai, United Arab Emirates) and United Arab Emirates University (UAEU; Al Ain, United Arab Emirates) have launched a joint research project to design, build, and operate the UAE's first integrated organic-waste valorization pilot plant. Mixed food waste streams…