Metso Corp. (Espoo, Finland) has modernized its Ausmelt TSL smelting pilot testwork facility in Melbourne, Australia, to enable testing of gaseous hydrogen as both a fuel and chemical reductant in pyrometallurgical processes. Regulatory approvals enabling the use of gaseous hydrogen…
Borealis AG (Vienna, Austria) signed an agreement for the acquisition of Integra Plastics AD, a Bulgarian advanced mechanical recycling player. Closing of this transaction is subject to customary regulatory approvals. Based in Elin Pelin, Bulgaria, Integra Plastics AD operates a…
LyondellBasell (Rotterdam, the Netherlands) announced that Dongming Shenghai Co., Ltd. (Dongming Shenghai), will use the LyondellBasell Spheripol, Hostalen Advanced Cascade Process (Hostalen ACP) and Lupotech T technologies for its new facility. The process technology will be used for a 350,000…
KBR, Inc. (Houston) announced a milestone in its partnership with Gujarat Narmada Valley Fertilizers & Chemicals Ltd. (GNFC) with the successful commissioning of its second plant using KBR’s proprietary MAGNAC concentrated nitric acid (CNA) technology, in Gujarat, India. The plant,…
Technip Energies (Paris), supported by its wholly-owned Norwegian affiliate KANFA, finished the Engineering, Procurement, and Fabrication of two carbon capture pilot units: one for Heidelberg Materials / Shell Catalysts & Technologies, and the second one – for Teck Resources Limited…
Preem AB (Stockholm, Sweden) announced that its Board of Directors has decided to invest approximately SEK 5.5 billion to repurpose the existing refinery in Lysekil. The investment represents an important milestone on Preem's transition journey, as the company is phasing…
Samsung Engineering (Seoul, South Korea), LOTTE CHEMICAL, Korea National Oil Corp. and Malaysia's SEDC Energy (Sarawak Economic Development Corporation Energy) the FEED contract for the Sarawak H2biscus Green Hydrogen & Ammonia project(H2biscus) in Malaysia was launched with a kick-off meeting.…
Lhyfe (Paris) has announced plans to develop a green hydrogen industrial production and distribution site in Montoir-de-Bretagne (Loire-Atlantique). The call for proposals for the Nantes Saint-Nazaire Port, which was launched on 21 November 2022, concerned the provision of land located…
Repsol Butano entered into an agreement with ABB, Inc. (Zurich, Switzerland) to upgrade its Distributed Control Systems (DCS) at 12 of the energy company’s butane factories across Spain. The 18 month-long migration project was executed in a systematic manner, with…
TechnipFMC plc (Paris) announced an agreement to sell the company’s Measurement Solutions business to One Equity Partners for $205 million in cash, subject to customary adjustments at the closing of the transaction. As part of the Surface Technologies segment, the…