Catalysts
Axens to acquire Criterion’s catalytic reforming catalyst business
Axens North America has signed an agreement with Criterion Catalysts & Technology and Shell that allows for the purchase of Criterion’s catalytic reforming catalyst business.
Eurecat building catalyst processing plant in India
Eurecat SA is building a new, world class catalyst processing plant in India, to be located in the Jhagadiya Industrial Estate, Bharuch District, Gujarat State.
CB&I acquires 100% interest in CDTECH
CB&I has acquired Chemical Research and Licensing from CRI/Criterion, a subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell plc. This acquisition gives CB&I, through its Lummus Technology business sector, a 100% interest in Catalytic Distillation Technologies (CDTECH).
What are the strategies for sustainable chemical production?
New environmental challenges require a new way of thinking by the hydrocarbon processing industry
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New alternative technologies for oil spill cleanupC.I.Agent Solutions, a global leader in solutions for fuel and oil spill cleanup and containment, exhibited at Clean Gulf 2010 and featured its latest..
Improve engineering via whole-plant design optimization
New simulation methods identify cost-effective advantages early
BASF buys CRI/Criterion’s global styrene catalysts business
BASF has signed a purchase agreement to acquire the styrene catalysts business of CRI/Criterion, a wholly owned subsidiary of Shell based in Houston, Texas. Financial details of the transaction are not being disclosed.
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New FCC catalyst announcedGrace Davison has released a new fluid catalytic cracking catalyst technology called Alcyon. This catalyst reflects Grace’s continuing commitment to delivering a broad p..
CB&I to license BP’s paraxylene technology
Lummus Technology, a CB&I company, has signed an agreement with BP for the exclusive right to license and market BP's paraxylene recovery and isomerization technology and catalyst.
Troubleshoot silicon contamination on catalysts
What are the sources, impacts and possible solutions to controlling this problem in your hydrotreater?
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