Biofuels producer, Renewable Energy Group, joined Iowa State University (ISU) at the Bio Century Research Farm (BCRF) for a ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate the start of a new hydrotreater pilot plant. This project is the result of a three-year collaboration between REG and the ISU Bioeconomy Institute.

Device integration and life cycle management are the talk of the town these days, but not always in a positive sense. The keyword is compatibility. To guarantee the investment security of FDT (Field Device Tool) technology demanded by users, the associated device drivers or DTMs (Device Type Managers) must be both upward and downward compatible. Vega is showing that it works.

The exact dosing of small amounts for liquids is the realm of both Bürkert Fluid Control Systems and Reseatech, which was founded as a spin-off of the University of Applied Sciences Bern in 2015. Bürkert has now become a strategic partner of the start-up company.

Technip Energies and Siemens Energy announced an exclusive agreement to jointly develop, commercialize, and license the Rotating Olefins Cracker technology to decarbonize olefin production processes. The ROC technology employs a dynamic reactor system that replaces conventional furnaces used for pyrolysis when manufacturing light olefins — the building blocks for chemical products used in everyday materials, from packaging to polymers.

Chemicals group BASF announced the commercial launch of a next-generation Carbon Monoxide (CO) promoter additive. Enable enhances activity and delivers superior performance for refiners with more efficient use of precious metal, the company announced.

A consortium consisting of Yara International, Jera, and Idemitsu Kosan have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to explore the establishment of a domestic clean ammonia distribution network and bunkering business, accelerating Japan’s green energy transition.

With this move, Eastman aims to support the business strategy of the company’s Adhesives Resins business. The firm will invest in its manufacturing sites in The Netherlands and the USA.

The plant which is capable of converting renewable electricity into green hydrogen can be scaled up from 20MWs to 60 MWs. The move will enable the facility to convert 9,000 tonnes of green hydrogen per year and meet the demand for sustainable aviation fuel.

How do the rolling blackouts in Japan affect the chemical companies and how big is the damage at the chemical sites caused by the earthquake and subsequent tsunami? We have a continuos look on the leading local players.

Plate heat exchangers are mainly designed for a specific purpose such as heating, cooling, evaporation or condensation.