Kemira announce a multi-million dollar investment to expand production at its Joutseno chlor-alkali site in Finland.

Exxon Mobil Catalysts and Licensing LLC reached an agreement with Sinochem Hongrun Petrochemical, to license their proprietary Flexicoking technology. It will be used to build a resid upgrading unit at Sinochem Hongrun’s High-End Chemical Park located in Binhai Economic-Technological Development Area, Weifang City, Shandong Province, China.

Potash, Sugar or APIs are commonly formed by crystallisation. In an optimised crystallisation system the particle size distribution can be narrowed and the impact on the crystals, e.g. breakage or the production of fines, will be reduced.

Air Liquide is expected to invest 99 million dollars for the construction of a ‘new generation’ hydrogen production unit.

Technip has agreed to provide PTT Global Company subsidiary PTTGC America with technology licensing and expertise for an ethylene plant in Ohio, USA. The facility, with an expected capacity of 1,000 KTA, will be part of PTTGCA’s first world-scale petrochemical complex outside of Thailand.

How non-contacting radar transmitters based on FMCW technology solve tough level measurement challenges — The traditional high processing power requirements of non-contacting radar transmitters using Frequency Modulated Continuous Wave (FMCW) technology have been overcome. Learn, how this now enables the technology to be provided in a two-wire device suitable for a broad range of challenging level measurement applications.

DuPont shows its commitment to the cellulosic ethanol sector with the opening of its newest biorefinery in Iowa. With an annual production capacity of 30 million gallons of cellulosic ethanol, the facility tops the sector for output and makes strides towards meeting US government biofuel initiatives.

Keeping NGL (Natural Gas Liquid) pipeline components operating in optimal condition is an ongoing challenge for the oil and gas industry. Rising temperatures in the liquid pumps and the resulting issues for their seals represent one such challenge.Learn how you can profit from dry gas seals.

Dr. Stefan Blank, Dr. Andrea Frenzel, Ralph Schweens and Manfredo Rübens have been appointed in their new roles.

Exxon adapts a technology proven in its latest projects at Baytown and Singapore in Europe: the petrochemical giant plans to upgrade the hydrocracker at its refinery in Rotterdam to produce EHCTM Group II base stocks and ultra-low sulfur diesel.