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PKN ORLEN Licenses Honeywell UOP technology for new phenol complex In Poland

Honeywell says that PKN ORLEN (www.orlen.pl) plans to use the UOP (Des Plaines, Ill.: www.uop.com) Q-Max and Phenol 3G technologies to produce 200,000 metric tons per annum of phenol at its facility in Płock, Poland. UOP is providing a license…

Krohne features Coriolis flowmeter at Connected Plant Conference

At the Connected Plant Conference being held this week in Atlanta,  KROHNE is showcasing its OPTIMASS 6400 twin bent tube Coriolis mass flowmeter in booth #108. The event, presented by Chemical Engineering and POWER, runs from February 25-27, 2020 at…

Chemical Activity Barometer (CAB) rose in February, ACC says

The Chemical Activity Barometer (CAB), a leading economic indicator created by the American Chemistry Council (ACC; Washington, D.C.; www.americanchemistry.com), rose 0.4 percent in February, on a three-month moving average (3MMA) basis following a 0.7 percent gain in January. On a…

Air Products Qudra breaks ground on integrated industrial-gas hub in Saudi Arabia

Air Products (Lehigh Valley, Pa; www.airproducts.com) announced that Air Products Qudra, a joint venture (JV) between Air Products and Qudra Energy, in collaboration with the Royal Commission for Jubail and Yanbu, held a ceremonial groundbreaking to mark the start of…

Yara and Engie to conduct feasibility study for renewable hydrogen production

Collaboration partners Yara International ASA (Oslo, Norway; www.yara.com) and ENGIE have received $995,000 in funding from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) towards their feasibility study, which is examining the potential to make renewable hydrogen technology work in industrial-scale facilities.…

Vinnolit commissions world-scale paste PVC plant in Germany

Vinnolit GmbH & Co. KG (Ismaning, Germany; www.vinnolit.com/) has successfully commissioned its plant expansion for the production of paste PVC at its Burghausen, Germany site using its leading microsuspension technology. "In Burghausen, we are now additionally producing with the microsuspension…

OCI and Posco form JV for hydrogen peroxide production

 OCI Co. Ltd. (Seoul, South Korea; www.oci.co.kr) and POSCO Chemical (Pohang-si, South, Korea; www.posco.com) signed a joint agreement to produce electronic-grade and industrial hydrogen peroxide using coke oven gas (COG), a byproduct of steelmaking processes The joint venture (JV) is…

U.S. specialty chemical markets start 2020 on a solid note, ACC says

The American Chemistry Council (ACC; Washington, D.C.; www.americanchemistry.com) reported a solid start to the year for U.S. specialty chemicals market volumes, with a 0.5 percent headline gain in January following a 0.7 percent gain in December. Of the 28 specialty…

Game Changer Award winners for 2020

  Each year, the Connected Plant Conference, presented by Chemical Engineering and POWER, recognizes people who are in the front line of implementing digital technologies in the chemical process and power industries. This year, we congratulate the following winners of…

DuPont announces immediate change of CEO

DuPont (www.dupont.com) announced that its Board of Directors has appointed current executive chairman Edward D. Breen to the additional role of chief executive officer (CEO). Lori D. Koch, vice president of Investor Relations and Corporate Financial Planning and Analysis, is…