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Maire's NEXTCHEM awarded engineering contract for Pacifico Mexinol's $3.3-B, 2.1-MMtpy low-carbon methanol project

Maire announced that NEXTCHEM has been awarded about €210 million basic engineering and critical proprietary equipment supply contract for the Pacifico Mexinol low-carbon methanol project.

Axens, IFPEN, and SMS group Launch Carboverseo™: Essential Technology for e-fuels deployment

In a groundbreaking development, Axens, in collaboration with IFP Energies nouvelles (IFPEN) and SMS group, has successfully homologated the Carboverseo™ technology. This innovative reverse water-gas shift process, which converts CO2 into CO, is now live and ready to revolutionize the e-fuel industry by providing a robust and scalable solution for transforming CO2 into valuable products.

Partnership for sustainability: Pekutherm and POLYVANTIS launch circular economy initiative

Pekutherm and POLYVANTIS have launched a joint take-back and recycling program for PLEXIGLAS® production waste, aiming to systematically return acrylic to the materials cycle.

Univation Technologies and C3 AI collaborate to deliver enterprise AI solutions for advanced predictive maintenance across the global petrochemical industry

Univation Technologies and C3 AI have entered into a strategic cooperation agreement to commercialize AI-powered predictive maintenance solutions tailored for the petrochemical industry.

Lloyd’s Register signs strategic collaboration with DAI Infrastruktur for green ammonia Project Ra

Lloyd's Register (LR) has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with German developer DAI Infrastruktur GmbH (DAI) for Project Ra, a large-scale green ammonia production and bunkering development at East Port Said, Egypt.

Alleima expands product portfolio for the urea industry with SAF™ 2906

The urea production industry faces significant challenges due to the highly corrosive nature of the process environment, particularly in the high-pressure section. Therefore, Alleima has expanded its advanced materials portfolio for urea with SAF™ 2906, a super duplex stainless steel designed to withstand the most corrosive environments.

Dow unveils INNATE™ TF 220 precision packaging resin and advances collaborations to redefine packaging circularity

Dow Chemical announced significant milestones to mark breakthrough innovation with INNATE™ TF 220 resin to help enable the design for recyclability and high-performance BOPE films for flexible packaging.

Chiyoda, AVEVA forge strategic partnership to power plantOS with AVEVA CONNECT

Chiyoda announced that an AVEVA Partner Ecosystem Member Agreement has been completed with AVEVA, marking a significant milestone in advancing its digital O&M platform, plantOS.

Large-scale advanced pyrolysis technology development: A proven route to chemical recycling and steam cracker integration

Lummus Technology: Chakraborty, S.

This article highlights the key advancements in developing the author’s company’s advanced pyrolysis technology, focusing on improvements in scale-up, heating efficiency, process optimization and product recovery. 

Improve sour water stripper unit performance via feed sour water preconditioning

Nexo Solutions: Engel, D.  |  S. Engel  |  S. Williams  |  C. Ridge

Sour water stripper (SWS) units in refinery operations are often exposed to several challenges, such as corrosion, low efficiency, decreased capacity, solids fouling and equipment plugging. This article explores some of those challenges.