Equipment
Cenovus refinery in Ohio (U.S.), plans to shut multiple units for 6 weeks for maintenance
Cenovus will begin planned maintenance work on multiple units at its 160,000-bpd refinery in Toledo, Ohio in mid April.
Motiva Texas refinery (U.S.) preparing second attempt to restart FCCU
Motiva Enterprises is preparing a second attempt to restart the gasoline-producing fluidic catalytic cracker-3 (FCC-3) at its 626,000-bpd Port Arthur, Texas refinery.
BASF starts up its first plant for recycled polyamide 6
BASF announced the start-up of the world’s first commercial loopamid® plant. The production facility at the Caojing site in Shanghai, China, has an annual capacity of 500 metric tons and marks an important step in the supply of sustainable products for the textile industry.
Gulf Energy Information opens nominations for 2025 Excellence Awards
Gulf Energy Information is pleased to announce that nominations are now open for the 2025 Gulf Energy Information Excellence Awards, the premier international honors recognizing outstanding innovation, leadership, and achievement across the global energy sector.
Wärtsilä to test ethanol-fueled engine for large-scale electricity generation
Technology group Wärtsilä has partnered with Brazilian energy company Energetica Suape II S.A, majority owned by Grupo Econômico 4M, to conduct a world-first clean energy trial, which will see ethanol—a biofuel mainly produced from sugarcane—used to generate clean power.
Mitsubishi Chemical Group to license its N-vinylformamide technology for SNF's new plant in France
Mitsubishi Chemical Group will provide its N-vinylformamide manufacturing technology at SNF Group's new plant in Dunkirk, France.
Clariant's EnviCat N2O-S catalyst significantly mitigates N2O emissions at GNFC's nitric acid plant in India
Clariant's EnviCat N2O-S catalyst has reduced nitrous oxide emissions equivalent to 44,000 t/month CO2eq at Gujarat Narmada Valley Fertilizers & Chemicals Limited's nitric acid facility in Gujarat, India
Agilyx launches Plastyx Ltd. to source and supply feedstock for the European advanced plastic recycling industry
Agilyx ASA announced the launch of Plastyx Ltd. in collaboration with Carlos Monreal. Plastyx aims to be Europe's leading feedstock supplier to the advanced plastic recycling market. Plastyx Ltd. is a 60:40 joint venture between Agilyx and Circular Resources SARL. Mr. Monreal will serve as Chairman.
A multifunctional composite catalyst for sustainable wastewater remediation
Reliable access to clean water is a basic human right and a central objective of the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals. Thus, securing technologies that can remove pollutants from water bodies is an essential step toward sustainability.
SAMSUNG E&A holds contract ceremony for $354-MM bio plant
SAMSUNG E&A, a total solutions provider for the global energy industry, has won a contract for the main construction of the Songdo Bio Raw Materials Plant from global life science company Sartorius.
- Petrobras delivers LPG sold at steep premiums despite Lula move to annul auction 4/3
- Plug Power to supply 275-MW GenEco electrolyzer system for Hy2gen’s Courant decarbonized ammonium nitrate project 4/3
- Vietnam refinery boosting jet fuel production 4/3
- China plans to upgrade some petrochemical plants, phase out others by 2029 4/3
- Morocco has diesel stocks for 51 days, energy ministry says 4/3
- Nigeria's Seplat Energy hit by strike amid push for higher output 4/3
