Oil and gas giant Total has selected EDL Anlagenbau to execute a revamp of an FCC gas processing plant, alkylation facility and on–site reactors at Total's site in Leuna, Germany. EDL’s scope for the three projects includes the detail engineering, procurement support, project management and commissioning support (EPC).

The scale of US shale gas reserves is conjuring up scenarios that seemed unimaginable just a short time ago. Ammonia plants and crackers are now under construction in a country where the chemical industry appeared to be in terminal decline. Gold fever is currently gripping the plant engineering industry, and everyone wants to be first in line...

Neste and Lyondell Basell jointly announce the first parallel production of bio-based polypropylene and bio-based low-density polyethylene at a commercial scale at the production site in Wesseling, Germany.

For 140 years Linde has been setting standards in the world of gases and helping to make our world more productive — Gases have made it possible. Whether chemicals, metallurgy, food industry, processing industry or environmental technology, there is barely any sector that can do without the hidden champions from the tank or pressure cylinder. Here, the development of technical gases has been inextricably linked to the achievements of one man — and of the company that bears his name to this day. Since the development of the air separation process, Linde has constantly reinvented itself — and is now developing the solutions for the industries of tomorrow.

Exxon Mobil and Global Thermostat have entered into a joint development agreement to advance breakthrough technology that can capture and concentrate carbon dioxide emissions from industrial sources. The move is aimed at developing lower-emissions solutions to mitigate the risks of climate change.

The plant is expected to produce 15,500 barrels of gasoline per day and will play a vital role in monetising the country’s natural gas resources. The new plant will also supply the Turkmen home market with synthetic gasoline.

Praj Industries’ 2G ethanol technology – Enfinity has been chosen by Omega Energy and Lasuca Sugar to produce ethanol and other co-products at the US bio-refinery. The mega project is expected to produce 10-15 million gallons of ethanol and additional co-products per year.

The European Chemical Industry Council – Cefic shares the advantages of the chemical recycling technology in order to solve the plastic waste problem.

Honeywell UOP’s C3 Oleflex technology has been chosen by Sonatrach Total Entreprise Polymères for its upcoming plant in Algeria. With the help of the technology, the company aims to produce 565,000 metric tonnes per year of polymer-grade propylene.

Against the backdrop of the restructuring of its refining capacities, mineral oil companies are often anticipating a mammoth task: the complete dismantling of a production site. The fact that a sustainable and economically viable concept for a site conversion can be successfully implemented is exemplified by the dismantling of the Ingolstadt Refinery — a pioneering project