ABB, Inc. (Zurich, Switzerland) has been awarded a contract by SSAB (Stockholm, Sweden) to deliver the main electrical infrastructure for the steelmaker’s new fossil-free mini-mill in Luleå, Sweden. The order includes the design, supply, installation and commissioning of the main…
John Cockerill (Seraing, Belgium) and Axens (Rueil-Malmaison, France) launch the NesaBTF™ torrefaction technology, a pretreatment solution for the renewable fuel chain BioTfueL® process developed by BioNext, a consortium between Axens, CEA, IFP Energies Nouvelles, Avril, TotalEnergies, and ThyssenKrupp Uhde. The…
Veolia SE (Paris) was awarded the Operation and Maintenance (O&M) contract for the Aguas Pacífico multipurpose desalination plant in Valparaíso, the first in Chile (1,000 L/s), ahead of five leading national and international companies that were part of the tender.…
Plug Power Inc. (Latham, N.Y.)announced the completion of the first phase of its hydrogen supply delivery of 44.5 metric tons for H2CAST (Hydrogen Cavern Storage Transition), a joint project led by Gasunie and STORAG ETZEL in Germany. Gasunie is an…
Linde plc (Dublin, Ireland) announced it has started up the supply of industrial gases to serve customers in the Knoxville, Chattanooga and Nashville areas of eastern Tennessee, as well as northern Alabama and Georgia. The new air separation unit (ASU)…
Technip Energies (Paris) has announced that Malaysia’s first melamine plant, developed for Petronas Chemicals Group Berhad (PCG; Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) – received its ‘Ready For Start Up’ (RFSU) certificate. The plant at Kedah has a capacity of 60,000 metric tons…
Repsol S.A. (Madrid, Spain) has launched its own intelligent agent construction platform, placing it at the forefront of the use of agent-based artificial intelligence (AI) and multi-agent systems, and taking another step forward in its digitalization process. The platform, an…
ORLEN S.A. (Płock, Poland) announced that on it has made a non-binding offer to Grupa Azoty SA (Tarnów, Poland) to buy all shares of Grupa Azoty Polyolefins S.A. (GAP). ORLEN holds currently 17.3% of GAP’s shares. The Offer assumes the…
BASF (Ludwigshafen, Germany; www.basf.com), one of the world’s largest chemical companies and a leader in sustainable product innovation, announced a strategic collaboration with International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. (IFF; New York, N.Y.; www.iff.com), a global leader in bioscience innovation, to…
ACG (Mubai, India; www.acg-world.com), the world’s most integrated provider of solid-dosage solutions, today announced a $200 million phased investment to establish its first empty-capsule manufacturing operations in the U.S. The initial $100 million will fund a state-of-the-art hard-shell capsule facility…