http://www.hydrocarbonprocessing.com Hydrocarbon Processing Lummus secures heater supply awards from Reliance Industries http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/07/lummus-secures-heater-supply-awards-from-reliance-industries/ Lummus Technology, a global provider of process technologies and value-driven energy solutions, has secured awards from Reliance Industries Ltd. to supply four Short Residence Time (SRT®) ethylene cracking heaters at two facilities in India. A multi-objective optimization study for an integrated oil refinery-petrochemical plant—Part 2 http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/magazine/2024/june-2024/refinery-and-petrochemical-integration/a-multi-objective-optimization-study-for-an-integrated-oil-refinery-petrochemical-plant-part-2/ In this research, the integration of an oil refinery and an ethylene-producing facility was examined using a mixed-integer nonlinear programming model that prioritized maximizing ethylene and propylene production and net profit. Taiwan's Formosa plans June run cuts due to weak refining margins http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/06/taiwans-formosa-plans-june-run-cuts-due-to-weak-refining-margins/ Due to weak margins, Taiwan's Formosa Petrochemical Corp plans to cut run rates at its crude distillation units by 40,000 barrels per day (bpd) to 440,000 bpd in June. Trillium Renewable Chemicals selects INEOS Green Lake for world's first demo plant for sustainable acrylonitrile production http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/06/trillium-renewable-chemicals-selects-ineos-green-lake-for-worlds-first-demo-plant-for-sustainable-acrylonitrile-production/ Trillium Renewable Chemicals announced the selection of INEOS Nitriles’ Green Lake facility in Port Lavaca, Texas to establish the world’s first demonstration plant for converting plant-based glycerol into acrylonitrile. L’OCCITANE en Provence and CARBIOS present a PET bottle made from enzymatic recycling http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/06/l-occitane-en-provence-and-carbios-present-a-pet-bottle-made-from-enzymatic-recycling/ CARBIOS, L’OCCITANE en Provence and Pinard Beauty Pack join forces to establish an efficient European value chain for polyethylene terephthalate (PET) circularity. Topsoe unveils KM 111, an advanced ammonia synthesis catalyst http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/05/topsoe-unveils-km-111-an-advanced-ammonia-synthesis-catalyst/ The KM 111 from Topsoe is an advanced ammonia synthesis catalyst that is redefining industry standards, boasting excellent efficiency and cost-effectiveness.  Lummus Technology launches new renewable dimethyl ether technology http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/05/lummus-technology-launches-new-renewable-dimethyl-ether-technology/ Lummus Technology announced the commercial availability of CDDME, a new renewable dimethyl ether (DME) technology that is enhanced through catalytic distillation (CD). A multi-objective optimization study for an integrated oil refinery-petrochemical plant—Part 1 http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/magazine/2024/may-2024/refinery-and-petrochemical-integration/a-multi-objective-optimization-study-for-an-integrated-oil-refinery-petrochemical-plant-part-1/ The study of the ideal integration of an oil refinery and an ethylene production facility has regained interest due to the rising costs of crude oil and its derivatives. This study proposes a multi-objective optimization approach that maximizes the net profit and production of ethylene and propylene in an integrated plant. GAIL to invest $6 B in new ethane cracker in India http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/05/gail-to-invest-6-b-in-new-ethane-cracker-in-india/ GAIL India plans to invest $6 B in a new 1.5-MMtpy ethane cracking unit in Sehore, Madhya Pradesh, India. Mammoet successfully transports/installs record-breaking hydrocracker for ORLEN Lietuva refinery http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/05/mammoet-successfully-transportsinstalls-record-breaking-hydrocracker-for-orlen-lietuva-refinery/ The ORLEN Lietuva refinery in Mažeikiai, Lithuania, entrusted Mammoet with the transportation and installation of a massive residue hydrocracking unit (RHCU), weighing 1,500 t and standing over 50 m tall.