GT Strudl 2018 R1 software offers fully integrated and database-driven software for general finite element analysis (FEA) and comprehensive structural engineering design. The solution includes 10 functional areas that operate seamlessly with one another. This release includes new capabilities that…
This year, hurricane season in the U.S. has been active again, with Hurricane Florence battering North Carolina and its surroundings last month. While wind speeds labeled it as a Category 1 hurricane at landfall, the enormous, slow-moving storm caused great…
Around 70% of all chemical products use chlorine in their manufacturing process. At the same time, the production of this important base chemical is one of the most energy-intensive processes in the chemical industry. In order to change that, thyssenkrupp…
Petroleum refineries must meet increasingly stringent levels for sulfur content in fuel, but the conventional hydrodesulfurization approach requires high-pressures and temperatures. Alternative Petroleum Technologies Corp. (APT; Reno, Nev.; www.altpetrol.com) has piloted an oxidative desulfurization technology, known as Sulfex, that can…
A new materials-discovery platform that relies on machine-learning enables scientists and engineers to conduct large-scale searches and predict material properties from atomic structure data. Known as Xaedra, the artificial intelligence platform allows users to define desired properties and quickly identify…
Momentive Performance Materials Inc. (Waterford, N.Y.; www.momentive.com) celebrated the official opening of its new NXT silane production facility in the Leverkusen Chempark in Germany. The city of Leverkusen and Chempark officials joined Momentive’s CEO and other leaders to officially cut…
GE Power (www.ge.com/power) announced that it has been selected to provide technology for NTPC and Tata Chemicals to upgrade two coal-fired boilers in India with GE’s low-NOx firing system. This is the first installation of this technology in India and…
Borealis Group AG (Vienna, Austria; www.borealisgroup.com) announced a new strategic alliance with Bockatech, a U.K. early-stage Greentech and provider of EcoCore technology for sustainable packaging. This new material and technology partnership will advance the circular economy by developing low-cost, high…
Versalis (San Donato Milanese, Italy; www.versalis.eni.com) has won the bidding process ordered by the Court of Alessandria for Mossi & Ghisolfi's Group’s “green” activities. The transfer of the related business units will be formally agreed in the coming weeks, in…
ExxonMobil Corp. (Irving, Tex.; www.exxonmobil.com) said that a new unit at its integrated Beaumont, Texas facility has started operations, increasing production of ultra-low-sulfur fuels by about 45,000 barrels per day (bbl/d). The new unit relies on a proprietary catalyst system…