Engineering & Design
Borealis and TotalEnergies start-up Baystar JV polyethylene unit
Borealis and TotalEnergies celebrate the start-up of their Baystar joint venture’s new 625,000 metric ton-per-year Borstar polyethylene unit, which more than doubles the current production capacity at Baystar’s site in Pasadena, Texas.
OMV and Wood collaborate on ReOil Technology licensing
OMV signed today a mutually exclusive collaboration agreement for the worldwide commercial licensing of OMV’s proprietary ReOil technology with Wood.
OMV to supply Air France-KLM with 2,000 mt of SAF this year
OMV the integrated energy, fuels & feedstock and chemicals & materials company headquartered in Vienna announced that it has signed an offtake agreement to supply 2,000 metric tons of SAF to the Air France-KLM Group in 2023.
The Airbus A321XLR test aircraft successfully completed its ‘early passenger flight’ demo powered with 30% SAF
the A321XLR successfully completed its ‘early passenger flight’ demonstration with 167 employees acting as passengers and was powered with 30% SAF, demonstrating action towards achieving the sector’s emissions reduction goals including in Airbus flight test activities.
CPChem, QatarEnergy finalize financing on Ras Laffan, Qatar, petrochemicals project
Ras Laffan Petrochemicals, a joint venture company owned 30% by Chevron Phillips Chemical and 70% by QatarEnergy, announced that it has secured $4.4 B to finance an integrated polymers facility to be located in Ras Laffan Industrial City, Qatar.
Digital Exclusive: Cloning design provides plug-and-play approach for carbon capture
For one large ethanol producer, the author’s company began with the concept of developing a carbon capture unit that standardizes design specifications for compressors, dehydration skids, auxiliary equipment and pipe spools.
Unifeeder invests in four new methanol powered vessels
Unifeeder Group has signed a long-term time-charter agreement for two new methanol-capable container feeder vessels and has an option for additional two similar vessels.
World Energy and Microsoft join forces to drive aviation decarbonization through ten-year contract for SAFc
World Energy, the SAF producer and low-carbon solutions provider, announced a long-term agreement with Microsoft to accelerate the decarbonization of corporate air travel and its supply chain cargo through the purchase of SAFc.
Masdar and Boeing join forces to accelerate the SAF industry in the UAE and globally
Masdar is teaming up with aerospace company Boeing to propel the SAF industry in the UAE and globally with the partnership aiming to further support the commercial aviation industry’s goal of achieving net-zero emissions by 2050.
Neste's renewable fuel supports Outokumpu's Kemi mine in carbon neutrality goal
Outokumpu will replace the fossil fuels used by its Kemi mine and Tornio steel mill and the contractors on these sites with Neste MY Renewable Diesel.

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