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Effective inventory management during a turnaround

Valin Corp.: Kohonen, K.

Nothing will impede a successful plant turnaround like improper planning. One aspect of this planning is effective inventory management, and the keys to achieving this are properly identifying and communicating maintenance needs.

Chemicals maker Dow lowers 3Q revenue forecast on partial outage at Texas plant

U.S. chemicals maker Dow has lowered its 3Q revenue forecast due to a partial outage at one of its plants in Texas following Hurricane Beryl this past summer.

Polyplastics launches biomass-balanced LCP for reduced CO2 emissions

Polyplastics Co. Ltd., a global leader in engineering plastics, has announced the launch of LAPEROS (R) bG-LCP, a sustainable solution based on biomass-derived materials (mass balance approach) which reduces carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions and improves the renewable content ratio.

Water & Carbon Group launches first operational fixed-plant system in the U.S. to remove PFAS from raw leachate

In a groundbreaking development for the solid waste industry, The Water & Carbon Group has launched the first operational fixed-plant system in the U.S. for removing per- and poly- fluoroalkyl substances (or PFAS) from raw leachate.

BASF inaugurates new plant for alkyl ethanolamines at its Antwerp Verbund site

BASF has inaugurated a new world-scale production plant for alkyl ethanolamines at its Verbund site in Antwerp, Belgium. This new investment will increase the company’s global annual production capacity for alkyl ethanolamines, including dimethyl ethanolamine (DMEOA) and methyl diethanolamine (MDEOA), by nearly 30% to over 140,000 tpy.

Ceres Power Holdings signs SOEC systems license with Thermax to decarbonize hard-to-abate industries

The partnership will accelerate solid oxide electrolysis cell (SOEC) system development within the hard-to-abate green ammonia, petrochemical and steel industries in India and other territories.

Splitwaters to supply 2.5 GW of electrolyzers and EPC services for green urea project in Australia

U.S.-based Splitwaters will supply 2.5 GW of electrolyzers for the ambitious green urea project located in Western Australia.

U.S. Gulf Coast LNG export plants, refineries, production facilities brace for Francine

Tropical Storm Francine was intensifying and on track to become a hurricane on Tuesday, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said, prompting Louisiana residents to flee inland and oil and gas companies to shut-in Gulf of Mexico production.

Schneider Electric and GR3N to tackle plastic recycling challenges and drive circularity in chemical sector

Schneider Electric, one of the world's most sustainable companies and a leader in the digital transformation of energy management and automation, has partnered with GR3N, the Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) chemical recycler, to create the first open automation system for the advanced plastic recycling industry.

AIChE and IChemE sign MoU to strengthen international STEM talent pool

The American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) and the Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE)—two professional societies dedicated to advancing the application of chemical engineering expertise internationally—have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to further collaboration for the benefit of chemical and process engineering and society as a whole.