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Unlocking the Secrets of Sustainability in Capital Equipment Procurement

This timely white paper from Ross Gale at International Process Plants explores how repurposing used process plants and equipment is a vital component of the circular economy, while also delivering strategic cost and time savings. By extending the life cycle…

BASF plans to construct the world’s largest industrial heat pump for CO2-free steam generation

BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany) has received funding approval from the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action for the construction of the world’s most powerful industrial heat pump. In the coming months, the company will therefore be able…

Braskem and University of British Columbia partnering to accelerate CO-to-methanol technologies

Braskem S.A. (São Paulo, Brazil) has announced a collaboration with the University of British Columbia (UBC) to explore the feasibility of using an electrochemical reactor to produce methanol from CO, an important intermediate that can be obtained from CO2 Capture…

PPG to sell architectural coatings business in the U.S. and Canada

PPG (Pittsburgh Pa.) announced that it has reached a definitive agreement to sell 100% of its architectural coatings business in the U.S. and Canada at a transaction value of $550 million to American Industrial Partners (AIP), an industrials investor. The…

Cepsa and Sonatrach to collaborate on green hydrogen feasibility study

Cespa (Madrid, Spain) and Sonatrach (Algiers, Algeria) have signed a memorandum of understanding to jointly carry out a feasibility study for the development of an integrated project for green hydrogen production and derivatives in Algeria, mainly aimed at supplying the…

GEA Mechanical Vapor recompression: the versatile and mature technology of choice to decarbonize thermal separation plants

Sponsored by  A MVR heated thermal process significantly improves energy efficiency by reusing the latent heat in the vapor. MVR systems are the alternative to traditional steam-heated thermal separation plants, offering both economic and environmental benefits. In the race to…

Seeq and Aveva announce partnership to integrate platforms

Seeq, a global leader in industrial analytics, AI, and enterprise monitoring, today announced a strategic partnership with AVEVA, a global leader in industrial software. Core to the partnership is the native integration between the two companies’ platforms that will simplify…

World’s first gigafactory for litihum-sulfur batteries planned for Nevada

Lyten (San Jose, Calif.) announced plans to invest more than $1 billion to build what is said to be the world’s first Lithium-Sulfur battery gigafactory. The facility will be located near Reno, Nevada, and will have the capability to produce…

MOL Group and Turkish Petroleum to establish strategic hydrocarbons partnership

MOL Group (Budapest, Hungary) signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Turkish Petroleum Corporation (TPAO) in Istanbul to cooperate as strategic partners in the exploration and production of hydrocarbons. The companies agreed to elevate their cooperation to a new level after…

Phillips 66 to sell interest in Switzerland-based joint venture

Phillips 66, Inc. (Houston) announced today that its subsidiary, Phillips 66 Limited, has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its 49 percent non-operated equity interest in Coop Mineraloel AG (CMA) to its Swiss joint venture partner. It will receive…