Global chemicals company Kemira has renewed its framework agreement with industrial services provider Bilfinger for comprehensive maintenance services at its production site in Helsingborg, Sweden. The contract runs for a period of five years and covers various factory units within Kemira's largest location worldwide.

In the land of the rising sun, researchers have developed a new technology for small-scale ammonia production: The compact ammonia synthesis systems can enable smaller countries to establish their own decentralized NH3 production and could play an important role in the decarbonization of the industry. As so often, a sophisticated catalyst is the enabler.

Maire Tecnimont’s license company Stamicarbon has been selected as the licensor for the first urea production facility in Sub-Saharan Africa. Under the terms of the contract, the company will deliver the Process Design Package for the Front-End Engineering and Design for a 4000 mtpd melt and granulation plant.

The Quality by Design (QbD) term was originally introduced in the pharmaceutical lexicon in 2005 via ICH Q8(R2) and additionally described in ICH Q9 and Q10. [1] In essence, QbD is a systematic risk management approach which emphasizes maximum product-, process-understanding, and process control in contrast to a trial and error-based quality control approach that banks on success primarily via end stage product testing. [2]

Engineering consortium Petrofac has received notification of a provisional award for an engineering, procurement and construction contract with Sonatrach for the Tinrhert EPC2 Development Project in Algeria. The contract is valued at approximately 300 million dollars, with Petrofac’s share around 200 million dollars.

Fujian Eversun has selected Lummus Technology’s Catofin technology for a new 900 KTA propane dehydrogenation unit as well as the firm’s Novolen technology for a new 800 KTA polypropylene unit at its complex in Fujian Province, China.

With the growing demand for biofuels across the globe, the oil refining firm Neste is in the process of expanding and digitalizing its existing biofuel refinery in Singapore in order to enhance process safety and asset integrity in the plant; improve energy efficiency, operational reliability and predictability in maintenance regime; and foster closer collaborations among other production sites.

Engineering company Technip FMC has been awarded a significant contract by Exxon Mobil affiliate, Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited, for the Gas to Energy Project in Guyana.

The energy crisis in China has triggered a price explosion for many chemical products. Around a quarter of all chemical companies in the People’s Republic have had to curtail or temporarily halt production since electricity became scarce in September, Chinese media report.

The automation on a Domina tablet press is a step ahead of other machines as it helps to maximize production and minimize errors. The article elaborates on how Ima Active applies machine learning to set-up a machine automatically, allowing product quality and production efficiency to be of the highest standard and guaranteeing a quick return on customer investment.