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Axens to provide process design package for U.S. tire pyrolysis oil project
Axens S.A. (Rueil-Malmaison, France)], a global leader in process technologies for refining, petrochemicals, and circular economy applications, has been selected by a U.S.-based investor and project developer to provide a Process Design Package for a hydroprocessing unit designed to process…
Arkema expands battery Center of Excellence in France with €10 million investment
Arkema S.A. (Colombes, France) is continuing to invest in the battery value chain and recently announced a €10 million expansion project for its Global Battery Center of Excellence located in Oullins-Pierre-Bénite, in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of France. This investment reflects…
Elkem invests in furnace upgrade project at Rana plant in northern Norway
Elkem ASA (Oslo, Norway) has approved an investment of NOK 260 million to renew a furnace at Elkem Rana in Northern Norway, securing the plant's long-term production of ferrosilicon and Microsilica. The project includes replacement of one of Elkem Rana's two…
Thyssenkrupp nucera wins new chlor-alkali order in Northwest China
thyssenkrupp nucera AG & Co. KGaA (Dortmund, Germany) has secured another chlor-alkali technology order in the low double-digit million-euro range in China, further strengthening its market position and expanding its installed base in Northwest China, a key hub for large-scale…
Tronox and JX Advanced Metals agree to advance rare earth and critical minerals development
Tronox Holdings plc (Stamford, Connecticut), an integrated manufacturer of titanium dioxide (TiO2) pigment, has announced the signing of a cooperation and investment agreement with JX Advanced Metals Corp. (JAXM; Tokyo, Japan) to advance the development of its rare earth and…
Plug Power signs electrolyzer supply agreement for Arcadia eFuels’ flagship plant in Denmark
Plug Power Inc. (Latham, N.Y.) announced it has signed a 280-megawatt (MW) GenEco electrolyzer supply agreement with Arcadia eFuels (Austin, Texas) for Project ENDOR in Denmark, together with a strategic cooperation agreement covering Arcadia's future projects. The agreement follows three…
KBR technology selected by SABIC AN for world-scale ammonia plant
[KBR, Inc.](Houston, Texas) announced that SABIC Agri-Nutrients Co.(Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; SABIC AN) has selected its Purifier® technology for a new grassroots ammonia plant in Jubail, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Under the terms of the contract, KBR will provide technology licensing, basic…
Rio Tinto and Shougang commission industrial-scale carbon capture facility for blast furnace in China
Shougang Group Co., Ltd. (Beijing, China) and Rio Tinto plc (London, England) have successfully built and commissioned an industrial-scale carbon capture trial facility for blast furnace gas at Shougang's operations in China. The facility is designed to capture carbon dioxide…
How to Improve the Performance of Existing Spray Drying Operations
For manufacturers looking to improve the performance and resource efficiency of spray drying operations, the first question does not always need to be: What new equipment do we need? Sometimes, a better question is: What more can we get from…
Elastomer couplings combine high-temperature performance with low maintenance
The Quick Flex HighTemp series is a low-maintenance coupling solution for applications operating at temperatures up to 177 °C. Quick Flex HighTemp extends the advantages of elastomeric couplings into demanding environments near industrial furnaces, superheated steam systems and steam turbines,…