Hyflexfuel is an EU funded research project which has produced biocrude from various biomasses. The Aarhus University utilized the hydrothermal liquefaction (HTL) process at its pilot plant in Denmark to produce the biocrude.

The company’s Renewable Products business will be segmented into three business units and one operational platform. Each of these units will have their own Executive Vice President and will be part of the firm’s Executive Committee.

The Indian High Court has blocked the export, importation and sale of Sinopharm Weiqida’s amoxicillin active ingredient into India as it infringes the patent of Centrient Pharmaceuticals. The court also found the company guilty of Contempt of Court for failing to follow the previously granted preliminary injunction order.

The company will be supplying its proprietary LNG technology, equipment, and related process license to Golden Pass Products for the Golden Pass LNG Export Project. The firm’s LNG technology is expected to be integral in producing around 16 million tonnes per year of liquefied natural gas.

Clariant's Megamax catalyst will be used for carrying out CO2-based methanol synthesis in China. With this move, the Asian country aims to reach its carbon neutrality target. The catalyst can be applied across a wide range of plant types and technologies.

Air Liquide has finalized the takeover of 16 Air Separation Units (ASU) from Sasol in Secunda, South Africa and with this, Air Liquide will also operate the biggest oxygen production site in the world.

UPM-Kymmene’s biorefinery in Germany is claimed to be the first industrial-scale facility of its type to sustainably convert 100 % wood into bio-based mono-ethylene glycol, mono-propylene glycol and renewable functional fillers.

BASF published an update on the the fire at the North Harbor in Ludwigshafen. Two employees of the company's fire department and an employee of a tanker which was anchored in the harbor died in the accident.

On October 19 an explosion occurred at Saudi Aramco's crude oil processing facility in the Alwsea' area, close to Riyadh. Two workers died of injuries sustained in the fire.

Routes for diesel production – Over the period 2015–2040, the global demand for diesel is likely to grow at a compounded annual rate of 1.0 per cent. Therefore, maximization of diesel yield remains the major objective of petroleum refiners. Read on to find out the various routes through which diesel can be produced in a refinery...