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Chemical Engineering In Conversation: Cemvita’s Path to Commercialization

On the heels of several technology breakthroughs in 2024, Phil Garcia, vice president of commercialization at synthetic biology specialist Cemvita (Houston), discusses what’s next for the company.  Cemvita operates an integrated laboratory and pilot facility in Houston converting carbon waste…

Topsoe chosen as technology provider for Holborn’s Hamburg renewable fuels refinery

Topsoe A/S (Lyngby, Denmark) has signed an agreement with HOLBORN Europa Raffinerie GmbH (HOLBORN), to provide its HydroFlex technology for the production of SAF and renewable diesel at its plant in Hamburg. HOLBORN is a successful oil refinery that supplies…

Wood to deliver detailed design of Bannerman’s Etango uranium project

Wood plc (Aberdeen, U.K.) has been selected by Australian-listed Bannerman Energy to deliver the detailed design phase of its flagship uranium project, Etango in Namibia. Wood has supported Bannerman on the Etango project for over a decade delivering two feasibility studies…

Saipem receives certifications for qualification of subsea hydrogen pipelines

Saipem S.p.A. (San Donato Milanese, Italy) has obtained from RINA, the multinational inspection, certification and engineering consultancy group, two significant certifications for the performance qualification methodology of materials used in the construction of subsea pipelines for the transportation of gaseous…

ITM Power to supply hydrogen electrolyzers for Shell’s Refhyne II project in Germany

ITM Power plc (Sheffield, U.K.) signed a contract for the REFHYNE II project, following Shell's recent positive Final Investment Decision (FID). ITM will supply 100MW of TRIDENT stacks and skids to the Shell Rheinland Energy and Chemicals Park in Germany.…

Chemours opens new battery technology center in Delaware

The Chemours Company (Wilmington, Del.) announced the opening of the Chemours Battery Innovation Center (CBIC), a first-in-its-class laboratory facility located at the Chemours Discovery Hub in Newark, Delaware. A multi-million-dollar investment, the CBIC supports the testing and scaling of next…

BPCL selects multiple Lummus technologies for new large-scale project in India

Lummus Technology (Houston) announced an award for multiple technologies from Bharat Petroleum Corp. Ltd. (BPCL) for a new world-scale ethylene plant and associated downstream units in Bina, Madhya Pradesh State, India. The project is part of BPCL's Bina Petrochemicals and…

Valmet to build new boiler, crystallization and gas-handling systems at Klabin facility in Brazil

Valmet Oyj (Espoo, Finland) will deliver a new recovery boiler, an ash crystallization plant, and an odorous gas handling system to Klabin's Monte Alegre (Brazil) pulp and paper mill as part of Klabin's announced modernization project. The delivery includes automation…

Evonik and Knauer collaborating on scaleup of lipid nanoparticle formulations

Evonik Industries AG (Essen, Germany) is collaborating with KNAUER Wissenschaftliche Geräte GmbH, a manufacturer of scientific instruments, to improve the upscaling of lipid nanoparticle (LNP) formulations. By combining Evonik’s formulation and scaleup expertise with KNAUER’s technological know-how, customers can improve…

Komatsu and ABB to collaborate on electrification and decarbonization for mining and construction

Komatsu (Tokyo) and ABB, Inc. (Zurich, Switzerland) have signed a Strategic Collaboration Agreement to jointly develop and bring to market integrated solutions that will help move net zero emissions for heavy industrial machinery a step closer to reality. The two…