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Digital Exclusive: Improving rotor performance with the high-speed balancing bunker

This technical article demonstrates how a novel high-speed balancing bunker serves as a critical resource for maintaining the performance and reliability of high-speed rotors in turbomachinery.

U.S. biodiesel and renewable diesel imports fall sharply in 2025 after tax credit change

U.S. imports of biodiesel and renewable diesel significantly decreased in the first half of 2025 compared with the same period in previous years. This decline is primarily due to the loss of tax credits for imported biofuels and generally lower domestic consumption of these fuels.

Axens kicks-off first worldwide full-SAF unit in Asia

Axens has successfully started up 100% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) unit at site in Asia. The facility has the capacity to entirely convert 300,000 tpy of renewable feedstock into high-value SAF.

Shell officially scraps plans for 820,000-tpy biofuels facility in Rotterdam

Shell will not resume construction of a biofuels facility at its Shell Energy and Chemicals Park in Rotterdam after an in-depth evaluation found it would not be competitive, the company said.

ECI Group's technology selected for world's first commercial-scale, fossil-free LDPE facility

Vioneo has awarded a major contract to ECI Group. The project will deliver the world’s first low-density polyethylene (LDPE) plant to operate using an entirely fossil-free feedstock.

ASRock Industrial launches AiUAC to power software-defined, open industrial automation

Construction to begin on multi-billion-dollar polyethylene plant in Kazakhstan

The main construction work at the polymerization unit of the future polyethylene production plant (a joint project of KazMunayGas, SIBUR and Sinopec) in Kazakhstan will begin in October 2025, KazMunayGas said.

LyondellBasell optimizes refinery middle distillates production across multiple units with dynamic optimization application

LyondellBasell: R. Confair
Aspen Technology: M. Berrios-Soto

Aster Chemicals declares force majeure at Singapore naphtha cracker

Singapore's Aster Chemicals and Energy has declared force majeure on petrochemical supplies from its naphtha cracker on Bukom island

Universal Fuel Technologies’ SAF accepted into ASTM Clearinghouse for qualification

Universal Fuel Technologies' ethanol-to-jet sustainable aviation fuel produced via the company’s Flexiforming technology has been accepted into the ASTM D4054 Clearinghouse, which supports the technical evaluation of new aviation fuels, for qualification.