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Technip Energies awarded contract for development of petrochemical complex in Türkiye
Technip Energies N.V. (Paris, France; www.ten.com) has been awarded contracts by Petkim, a subsidiary of SOCAR, in connection with the development of a proposed integrated petrochemical complex in Aliağa, Türkiye. The contracts include the license for a world-scale mixed-feed ethylene…
New plate heat exchanger significantly reduces refrigerant requirements
This company has developed a new plate heat exchanger for heat-pump cooling and heating equipment with a heat-transfer performance that it reportedly triple that of conventional models. Specifically, the new heat exchanger reduces the number of plate layers, allowing the…
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…