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Maire completes the acquisition of engineering firm APS Evolution

MAIRE S.p.A. (Milan)announced that its KT - Kinetics Technology (Integrated E&C Solutions) subsidiary has finalized the acquisition of the entire share capital of APS Evolution S.r.l. APS Evolution S.r.l. is the parent company of Italy-based APS Designing Energy S.r.l. and…

Clariant Catalysts and KBR expand strategic collaboration to focus on low-carbon ammonia

Clariant AG (Muttenz, Switzerland) announced the expansion of its strategic cooperation with KBR, Inc. (Houston) in the field of ammonia production.  The partners will continue collaborating on traditional ammonia projects while significantly increasing their focus on low-carbon and carbon-free “green…

Técnicas Reunidas joins consortium focused on recycling of mixed composites

The COMAR project is focused on the search of new ways to recycle and reuse waste coming from composites based on thermostable and vitrimeric matrices, through different chemical recycling techniques such as pyrolysis and solvolysis. With its participation in the…

Enterprise to expand LPG terminal in Houston

Enterprise Products Partners L.P. (Houston) announced that it is moving forward with a key expansion project along the Houston Ship Channel in response to continued strong customer demand for natural gas liquids export capacity. At the Enterprise Hydrocarbons Terminal (EHT),…

Technip Energies to provide low-emissions cracking furnace to Chevron Phillips

Technip Energies (Paris) has been awarded an Engineering and Procurement contract by Chevron Phillips Chemical (CPChem; The Woodlands, Tex.) for the supply of a proprietary Low-Emission Cracking Furnace in an existing olefins unit at its facility in Sweeny, Texas. This…

CF Industries taps ExxonMobil for CO2 transport and storage project in Mississippi

CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (Deerfield, Ill.) announced that it is moving forward with a carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) project at its Yazoo City, Mississippi, Complex that is expected to reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emitted to the atmosphere from the…

Merck KGaA to sell Surface Solutions pigments business for €665 million

Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany  has signed an agreement to sell its global Surface Solutions pigments business unit to Global New Material International Holdings (GNMI) Ltd. for €665 million in cash. Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, intends to use the net proceeds…

Solid-Oxide Breakthroughs Promise Cleaner Hydrogen Production

Solid-oxide electrolyzer cell (SOEC) and solid-oxide fuel-cell (SOFC) technologies are poised to change the face of power generation and hydrogen production. SOEC offers intrinsically higher efficiencies than other electrolysis technologies, such as alkaline, polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) or anion-exchange membrane…

Hystar to provide electrolyzer for Fortum green-H2 pilot plant in Finland

Hystar AS has signed an agreement with Finnish mostly state-owned energy company Fortum to supply a 0.75 MW PEM electrolyzer for Fortum’s hydrogen pilot plant in Källa, Loviisa, Finland. Fortum’s hydrogen pilot plant, located east of Helsinki, is set to be…

Invista announces $17-million investment in HMD plant in Ontario

Invista (Wichita, Kan.) announced its intention to invest approximately $23 million CAD ($17 million USD) in the re-commissioning of hexamethylene diamine (HMD) assets at its Maitland, Ontario, Canada, site. HMD is a key ingredient in the production of nylon 6,6,…