Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI; Tokyo) has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Taiwan Fertilizer Co., Ltd. (TFC) to conduct a joint pre-feasibility study that will explore the establishment of an ammonia value chain in Taiwan. This is…
INVISTA (Wichita, Kan.) announced that INVISTA Nylon Chemicals (China) Co. has completed the expansion of its nylon 6,6 polymer site at the Shanghai Chemical Industry Park (SCIP). The site expansion, at a total investment of 1.75 billion RMB ($240 million),…
In this episode of the Chemical Engineering Podcast, our guests are Heather Turner and Jesus Atias, two leaders of Dow Chemical's Packaging & Specialty Plastics business. Heather and Jesus, the marketing director and product director for North America, respectively, for…
A research team at the University of Virginia School of Engineering and Applied Science (Charlottesville, Va.; engineering.virginia.edu) is the first to explore how an emerging plant-based material, cellulose nanofibrils, could amplify the benefits of 3D-printed concrete technology. “The improvements we…
Wood plc (Aberdeen, Scotland) has been selected by Shell to deliver pre-FEED services for Oman’s ‘Blue Horizons’ project. The project will produce low-carbon blue hydrogen and ammonia for local and international markets and will capture and store CO2 from production.…
Australian low-carbon fuels company HAMR Energy has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Thyssenkrupp Uhde GmbH (Dortmund, Germany) to support the development of the Portland Renewable Fuels Project in the Portland area of Victoria, Australia, which will help to…
Mura Technology (London) announced a continuation of the collaboration with WMG at the University of Warwick and Innovate UK (IUK) to continue their work on sustainability with a new IUK funded, two-year Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP). WMG will develop operational…
Aramco (Dhahran, Saudi Arabia) has signed a definitive agreement to acquire an additional stake of approximately 22.5% in Rabigh Refining and Petrochemical Co. (Petro Rabigh), the refining and petrochemical complex located on the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s west coast, from…
Clariant AG (Muttenz, Switzerland; www.clariant.com), a sustainability-focused specialty chemical company, today announced that a deoxygenation catalyst from its EnviCat Green series was selected for a major green ammonia project in China. The catalyst will be used to remove trace oxygen…
Throughout the industries, more and more manufacturers are turning to agitated vacuum systems to improve their drying processes. Three common mixing technologies are employed in various vacuum drying requirements: the Vertical Blender/Dryer, Cylindrical Blender/Dryer and Double Planetary Mixer. This white…