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Shell, Schneider Electric and Axens install Europe’s first industrial-scale electric tubular heater at Rheinland refinery
A joint industrial decarbonization project demonstrates how electrification, process technology, and site integration can help reduce direct CO₂ and NOx emissions from refinery heating. Shell plc (London, U.K.), Schneider Electric SE (Rueil-Malmaison, France) and Axens S.A. (Rueil-Malmaison, France) have successfully…
Kemira launches iron phosphate pilot plant in Sweden to support battery supply chain
Kemira Oyj (Helsinki, Finland) has started pilot operations for iron phosphate production at its site in Helsingborg, Sweden, marking an important milestone in the company's development of battery materials and to support a more resilient and sustainable battery value chain.…
Yara and Northern Lights inaugurate Europe’s largest industrial carbon capture facility
Yara International ASA (Oslo, Norway) has announced that Europe's largest industrial carbon capture facility was officially inaugurated at Yara's plant in Sluiskil, the Netherlands. The project establishes the first complete cross-border value chain for capturing, transporting, and permanently storing CO₂…
Sony and Aramco sign MoU to advance industrial AI through sensing and edge technologies
Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corp. (Atsugi, Japan) and Aramco (Dhahran, Saudi Arabia) announced the signing of a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to explore a strategic collaboration aimed at advancing industrial AI capabilities through the application of sensing, AI, and other…
New ½-in. diameter option for flowmeter insertion probes
This company has introduced new ½-in. diameter options on insertion probes for AdvantageMass TM100, PowerMass TM500 and BioTrak 645i/745i and 645s/745s thermal mass flowmeters. The option gives facilities a new path to upgrade flowmeter technology in existing installations with smaller…
Axens awarded contract for low-sulfur diesel hydrotreater unit in Argentina
Axens S.A. (Rueil-Malmaison, France) has been awarded a contract by YPF S.A. (Buenos Aires, Argentina), a leading integrated downstream energy provider, for the implementation of a 5,000-m³/day low-sulfur diesel hydrotreater (DHT) unit at YPF's (Buenos Aires, Argentina) Industrial Complex in…
Lanxess opens battery laboratory in Germany to accelerate LFP material development
LANXESS AG (Cologne, Germany) is further expanding its business with materials for lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries. The specialty chemicals company has opened a new battery laboratory at its Krefeld-Uerdingen site, where it tests and develops battery materials based on…
New gear-type metering pump for industrial coatings processes
The new EcoPump GW iD series of gear metering pumps is suitable for a wide range of industrial coating applications that require precise volumetric delivery of consistent amounts of coating. With flowrates ranging from 9 to 900 mL/min, the pump…
GEL achieves lithium carbonate purity milestone at U.K.’s United Downs site
Geothermal Engineering Ltd (GEL; Redruth, Cornwall, U.K.) has announced a major technological milestone in the production of lithium onshore in the U.K. In a European first, independent analysis has shown that GEL's lithium carbonate produced from deep geothermal brine now…
Solvay to expand electronic-grade hydrogen peroxide capacity in Taiwan
Solvay S.A. (Brussels, Belgium) announced an expansion of its electronic grade hydrogen peroxide production capacity in Taiwan through its joint venture, Shinsol Advanced Chemicals. The expansion will more than double annual production capacity by the end of 2026. The announcement…