KBR, Inc. (Houston) announced that CVR Energy, Inc.'s Board of Directors has approved the next phase of the revamp of the alkylation unit at its subsidiary's crude oil refinery located in Wynnewood, Oklahoma. This phase entails the completion of engineering,…
The preliminary value for the CE Plant Cost Index (CEPCI) for January 2023 (most recent available) declined from the previous month’s value, continuing a series of seven consecutive monthly decreases in the CEPCI overall value. In addition, the final value…
Fluor Corp. (Irving, Tex.) announced that the company sold its AMECO South America business, which includes assets in Chile and Peru, to STRACON Group, a diversified strategic partner to the mining sector in the Americas. This transaction marks the completion…
Saipem S.p.A. (San Donato Milanese, Italy) and Garbo, an Italian chemical company, have signed an agreement to support the industrialization, development and international commercialization on a global scale of a new technology for plastic recycling. The technology, named ChemPET, is…
Battelle (Columbus, Ohio) will serve as the prime recipient to manage the project, and will collaborate with a range of industry-leading partners—including Direct Air Capture technology providers Climeworks and Heirloom—to bring their global expertise to this first-of-its-kind initiative. The Hub…
LyondellBasell Industries N.V. (Rotterdam, the Netherlands) has successfully started up what is said to be the world's largest propylene oxide (PO) and tertiary butyl alcohol (TBA) unit in Texas. These new assets on the U.S. Gulf Coast have a capacity…
Air Liquide SA (Paris) will implement a customized process for Verallia, the European leader and the world’s third largest producer of glass packaging for beverages and food products. With the technology, Air Liquide reduces CO2 emissions and energy consumption at…
TotalEnergies SA (Paris, France) and Paprec, a leader in plastic recycling in France, have signed a long-term commercial agreement to develop a French value chain for advanced recycling of plastic film wastes. The agreement will secure the supply of TotalEnergies'…
Johnson Matthey plc (JM; London) has signed a LCH technology license with Equinor Energy AS (Stavanger, Norway) and Linde Engineering for H2H Saltend, one of the UK’s largest low carbon hydrogen (ccs-enabled) projects. JM was selected alongside our EPC partner Linde…
ExxonMobil Corp. (Houston) announced the successful startup of its Beaumont refinery expansion project, which adds 250,000 barrels per day (bbl.d) of capacity to one of the largest refining and petrochemical complexes along the U.S. Gulf Coast. Supported by the company’s…