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Lummus Technology announces startup of ZPC alkylation unit

Lummus Technology (Houston) announced the startup of its CDAlky alkylation unit at Zhejiang Petroleum & Chemical Co. Ltd.'s (ZPC) refinery in Zhejiang Province, China. The unit has a capacity of 45,000 barrel/day of alkylate product, making it the largest alkylation…

McDermott’s CB&I Storage Solutions completes conceptual design for world’s largest liquid-hydrogen sphere

McDermott International, Ltd (Houston) announced that its CB&I Storage Solutions business has completed the design of a 40,000 cubic meter liquid-hydrogen sphere as part of a study awarded by a leading natural gas producer earlier this year. "Viable storage solutions…

Eneos to demonstrate H2 extraction from methylcyclohexane at refining sites

ENEOS Corporation (Tokyo, Japan) announced that it will commence a demonstration project using extracted hydrogen from methylcyclohexane (MCH), an organic hydride that  serves as a hydrogen carrier, at ENEOS refining facilities (the Kawasaki Refinery, Wakayama Refinery and Mizushima Refinery are…

BP study confirms feasibility of large-scale production of green hydrogen and green ‎ammonia in Australia

bp Australia announced the findings of its study into the feasibility of an export-scale green ‎hydrogen and ammonia production facility in Western Australia. The study found that the production of green hydrogen and green ammonia using renewable ‎energy is technically…

Plug Power breaks ground for new green-hydrogen plant in Georgia

Plug Power (Latham, N.Y.) broke ground on the site of a green hydrogen production plant in Camden County, Ga., where 15 tons of liquid green hydrogen will be produced per day. By investing $84 million into the facility, Plug Power…

Ineos completes sale of Sulphur Chemicals business

Ineos Enterprises (London, U.K.) has announced completion of the sale of its Sulphur Chemicals business to International Chemical Investors Group. Ineos’ Sulphur Chemicals business is Spain’s largest dedicated manufacturer of sulfuric acid and oleum serving end-applications ranging from agriculture to…

Phillips 66 and Marathon operate renewable-diesel units using Haldor Topsoe technology

Haldor Topsoe A/S (Lyngby, Denmark) has announced that its Hydroflex technology has been successfully used to produce renewable diesel at a Marathon Petroleum Corp. (MPC) facility in North Dakota, and a Phillips 66 refinery in California. Earlier this year, production…

Metso Outotec to supply dewatering, flotation and automation technology to Nornickel in Russia

Metso Outotec Corp. (Helsinki, Finland) has signed an agreement to deliver industry-leading dewatering, flotation and automation equipment for the Nornickel Talnakh processing plant expansion project in Norilsk, Russia. The order value, which is not disclosed, has been booked in Minerals’…

CF Industries and Mitsui to jointly explore blue ammonia projects in the U.S.

Mitsui & Co., Inc. (Tokyo) and CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (Deerfield, Ill.), the world’s largest producer of ammonia, announced a memorandum of understanding that will guide the companies in a joint exploration of the development of blue ammonia projects in…

MBCC Group acquires PP fiber manufacturer Fabpro Polymers

MBCC Group (Mannheim, Germany) announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire Fabpro Polymers, a leading developer and manufacturer of synthetic polypropylene (PP) fibers for reinforced concrete and other applications in North America. The transaction was closed simultaneously with…