Reactors

Petronas, Enilive and Euglena hold groundbreaking for new biorefinery in Malaysia

New technology promises reliable biomass feeding into high-pressure reactors

At the Global Syngas Technologies Conference, Dr. Jayant Khambekar of Jenike & Johanson, a world leader in bulk solids handling technology, delivered a compelling presentation titled “Feeding Challenges in Gasification of Feedstocks.” The talk addressed a critical issue facing the renewable energy and biofuels sector: the reliable feeding of low-bulk-density biomass into high-pressure reactors.

BASF starts various petrochemical plants at Zhanjiang Verbund site in China

BASF has reached two significant milestones at its Zhanjiang Verbund site: the successful start-up of the butyl acrylate plant and the mechanical completion of the steam cracker and all integrated petrochemical plants.

Clariant SynDane™ catalyst achieves performance milestones at Wanhua maleic anhydride plant

Clariant announced the solid performance of its SynDane 3142 LA catalyst at Wanhua Chemical's maleic anhydride plant in Yantai, Shandong province, China.

Ketjen completes expansion of its Bayport ZSM-5 facility

Ketjen Corporation proudly marked the official inauguration and ribbon-cutting of its newly expanded ZSM-5 manufacturing plant in Bayport, Texas (U.S.).

MOL Petrochemicals conducts first circular feedstock test at its Tiszaújváros site in Hungary

MOL Group has achieved a significant milestone in its SHAPE TOMORROW Strategy by successfully completing its first ISCC PLUS-certified production run using circular feedstock at its MOL Petrochemicals site in Tiszaújváros, Hungary.

Ecovyst announces agreement to sell its Advanced Materials & Catalyst segment to Technip Energies for $556 MM

USA BioEnergy secures Johnson Matthey and Honeywell technologies for new SAF facility in Texas (U.S.)

ORLEN Unitpetrol completes remediation work on the Litvinov chemical complex's ethylene unit

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.