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Optimizing brownfield chemical plants with instrumentation

Learn how key instrumentation technology can assist you in navigating the deep transformations required today in reducing emissions, adopting low-carbon solutions, and maintaining competitiveness and profitability. The chemical sector is undergoing deep transformation on its journey to reduce emissions, adopt…

Shell selects Worley for two transformational projects at Energy and Chemicals Park Rheinland

Worley Ltd. (North Sydney, Australia) announced that it will support Shell with two transformational projects — the upgrade program at its Energy and Chemicals Park Rheinland, converting the site into a base oil production unit; and enabling the production of…

Wacker successfully captures carbon dioxide from silicon production process

Wacker Chemie AG (Munich, Germany; www.wacker.com) has successfully captured carbon dioxide (CO2) generated from silicon production. The project, which was enabled by the technology and expertise of the SLB and Aker Carbon Capture Joint Venture (SLB-ACC JV), involved a pilot…

Braskem opens renewable innovation center in Lexington, Mass.

Braskem (São Paulo, Brazil; www.braskem.com.br) the largest polyolefins producer in the Americas, as well as a market leader and pioneer producer of biopolymers on an industrial scale, today announced the opening of its Renewable Innovation Center located in Lexington, Mass. Braskem's…

BASF inaugurates new plant for alkyl ethanolamines at its Antwerp Verbund site

  BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany; www.basf.com) has inaugurated a new world-scale production plant for alkyl ethanolamines at its Verbund site in Antwerp, Belgium. This new investment will increase the company’s global annual production capacity for alkyl ethanolamines, including dimethyl ethanolamine…

KBR and Samsung Heavy Industries studying floating blue-ammonia project

KBR, Inc. (Houston) has been awarded a conceptual study contract for floating blue ammonia production from Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI), one of the world's largest shipbuilders in South Korea. The award is part of SHI's diversification in the ocean energy…

Asahi Kasei and De Nora enter collaboration to develop containerized electrolyzers for hydrogen production

Asahi Kasei Corp. (Tokyo) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Industrie De Nora S.p.A (Milan, Italy) concerning the joint development, study, evaluation, and sale of small-scale pressurized alkaline water electrolyzers. De Nora possesses technical expertise and knowledge in…

Nippon Shokubai to construct new plant for lithium-ion battery electrolyte

Nippon Shokubai Ltd. (Osaka, Japan) is proceeding with a project to build a new plant in Fukuoka Prefecture with the goal of commencing commercial operations by 2028 for Lithium bis(fluorosulfonyl)imide (LiFSI; Product name: IONEL), which is used as the electrolyte…

LyondellBasell invests in new plastics-recycling center in Germany

LyondellBasell (LYB; Rotterdam, the Netherlands) is investing in a new closed-loop preparation center in Lich, Germany. This sophisticated recycling center is transforming plastic waste into high-quality feedstock for high-performance materials, supporting the circular economy and contributing to industry sustainability goals.…

Splitwaters to develop e-fuels facilities using Topsoe’s technologies

Splitwaters (Houston) announced plans to develop a number of e-fuels facilities utilizing its state-of-the-art alkaline electrolyzers and Topsoe A/S (Lyngby, Denmark) technology for the backend fuels and chemicals production. By leveraging modular design principles and managing the projects Splitwaters aims…