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Wood has been awarded a three-year contract to operate and maintain the Freepoint Eco-Systems plant in Hebron, Ohio.
This facility will apply advanced pyrolysis recycling technology to convert approximately 90,000 tonnes of end-of-life plastics into a petrochemical feedstock, pyrolysis oil, through a depolymerisation process.
The feedstock can then be used in applications such as food-grade…
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With a contract to build an innovative SynCycle plant, the Styrian plant manufacturer BDI-BioEnergy International (BDI) is taking on an important key role in the sustainable transformation of the plastics industry.
The project constitutes an important milestone for BDI, as it is the first reference plant on an industrial scale to use SynCycle technology.
BDI offers an efficient solution for…
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Neste has enhanced its chemical recycling capabilities by collaborating with Tepsa Netherlands on the storage and handling of liquefied waste plastic in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
This partnership, focused on the implementation of advanced aggregation tanks, underscores the company's commitment to expanding its liquefied waste plastic processing capabilities and advancing the circular economy.…
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Technip Energies has revealed that the Long Son Petrochemicals olefins plant in Long Son Island, Ba Ria-Vung Tau province, Vietnam, has passed its final performance acceptance test.
The company provided licensing, engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, start-up and initial operation for the 1350 KTA cracker.
As Vietnam’s first olefins plant, the flexible feed cracker, can…
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Argent Energy has officially launched Europe’s largest facility dedicated to producing bio-based, technical-grade glycerine at its Port of Amsterdam site.
The state-of-the-art refinery will upgrade crude glycerine, a by-product of Argent’s waste-based biodiesel process, into 99.7% pure technical-grade glycerine.
This development, set to produce 50,000 tons of bio-based glycerine,…
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Chemical analysis expert OMMICA has broken new ground in Central Asia's oil and gas industry thanks to its innovative THPS testing kits.
The Scottish firm, which manufactures, develops and distributes its range of chemical analysis products from its Edinburgh-based headquarters, used its expertise from 20 years in operation to support one of Northwest Kazakhstan's leading oilfields to optimise a…
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Clariant and OMV have announced their intended collaboration for the supply of ethylene with a lower carbon footprint.
In response to increasing consumer demand for more sustainable options, and with a particular focus on Europe, this partnership will help both companies meet their sustainability targets and deliver on the carbon reduction strategies of their customers.
“We are continuously…
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Neste is expanding its logistics infrastructure for liquefied recycled raw materials at its refinery in Porvoo, Finland, including materials such as liquefied waste plastic and liquefied rubber tyres.
This lays the foundation to handling larger amounts of liquefied raw materials to support Neste’s strategic aims to advance chemical recycling and transform the Porvoo refinery into a renewable…
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Lummus Technology and Element Six (E6), a manufacturer of chemical vapour deposition (CVD) diamond solutions, will leverage a unique solution to address the worldwide challenge of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) destruction.
"Destroying and eliminating PFAS from water is an important global challenge — a challenge that Lummus and Element Six fully embrace and can help address,"…
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Clariant has revealed that its MegaZonE technology is delivering excellent performance on the methanol plant of CNOOC’s China Blue Chemical.
The innovative system uses several layers of methanol catalysts with different activity levels to optimize heat management and overall catalyst performance.
MegaZonE was installed at CNOOC’s methanol production plant in Hainan, China, in April…
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Lummus Technology and MOL Group, the leading integrated Central Eastern European oil and gas corporation, have announced the commencement of the design phase for the first Lummus Advanced Waste Plastic Recycling unit.
The first plant, which will be located at MOL Petrochemicals in Tiszaújváro, Hungary, will have a processing capacity of 40,000 tons of mixed waste plastics per annum and will…
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ABB’s Distributed Control System (DCS) has been changed from a legacy version Advant MOD 300 to the new AC 800M - extending a plant’s life as well as improving performance, availability and reliability.
The project, marking a significant evolution from Advant MOD 300 to AC 800M in France, is part of a plan to modernise the entire digital control system for the Naphtachimie facility,…
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BDI-BioEnergy International (BDI) has announced that it has acquired the chemical plastics recycling technology from the Next Generation Elements (NGE) and now holds the majority of shares for the first plant in Kühnsdorf.
This strategic acquisition marks an important milestone in the long-standing partnership between BDI and NGE, which has existed since 2020 and works on developing innovative…
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Technip Energies has been awarded a contract by Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) for the license, basic engineering design package, proprietary equipment and catalyst supply and related services for the 1.5-MMtpy Paradip naphtha cracker unit (PDNCU) block of the grassroot petrochemical complex in Paradip, India.
The petrochemical complex will be integrated to the existing 15-MMtpy refinery…
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Neste, Marubeni Corporation and Resonac Corporation have entered into a cooperative agreement to enable the production of renewable olefins and derivatives.
The cooperation involves Neste RE™, a Neste-produced renewable raw material, being used to manufacture products at leading Japanese chemical company Resonac’s Oita Complex in Japan.
Marubeni, a major Japanese general trading and…
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AD Ports Group, a leading container shipping line and terminal operator in the MENA region, and Orascom Construction have signed a MoU for the development of a green methanol storage and export facility.
This facility will aim to supply low-carbon fuel for maritime transport, presenting an opportunity to establish clean alternative energy storage solutions globally.
Green methanol is a…
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MAIRE has revealed that Tecnimont (Integrated E&C Solutions) has received from Fertiglobe the notice to proceed with construction activities related to the low-carbon ammonia plant under development in TA’ZIZ Derivatives Park, in the Ruwais region, Abu Dhabi, UAE.
Fertiglobe, the largest nitrogen fertiliser producer in the MENA region, is developing the low carbon ammonia plant with its…
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Johnson Matthey (JM) and thyssenkrupp Uhde, a leading provider for engineering, construction, and service of chemical plants, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to jointly offer a fully integrated low carbon (blue) ammonia solution.
In a drive to reduce carbon emissions, the role of ammonia has expanded from a vital ingredient used to produce fertiliser for the agricultural sector, to a…
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