Process Optimization

BASF’s Intermediates division converts European amines portfolio to 100% renewable electricity

The transition starts in May 2025 and will apply to all amines produced at the European production sites in Ludwigshafen, Germany, and Antwerp, Belgium.

Koppö Energia Oy to license thyssenkrupp Uhde technology for Finnish e-methanol plant

Koppö Energia Oy has chosen uhde® green methanol technology and ordered a front-end engineering design (FEED) from thyssenkrupp Uhde. The planned e-methanol plant is part of a power-to-x (P2X) project developed by Koppö Energia in Kristinestad, Finland.

SunGas Renewables' $2-B Beaver Lake Renewable Energy Project enters final stage of development

SunGas Renewables Inc. announced the start of front-end engineering design (FEED), marking the beginning of the final stage of development for its flagship project, Beaver Lake Renewable Energy.

Vioneo appoints Wood to design world’s first industrial scale fossil-free plastics facility

Vioneo has awarded Wood a contract to deliver the front-end engineering design for its revolutionary plant which will produce fossil-free plastics using green methanol.

Repsol and Bunge to boost development of renewable fuels in Europe with intermediate crops

The companies will collaborate to process intermediate crops into low-carbon intensity oils to be used as feedstock for the production of renewable diesel or sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).

Digital Exclusive: From safety silos to strategic insights: Digitally transforming SIS management

When it comes to digital transformation, refining and processing operators face unique challenges. Unlike other industries already leveraging digital twins to improve design, enable predictive maintenance and boost operational efficiency, the refining and processing sectors often struggle with data management.

Ningbo Refining & Chemical awards ECI a technology licensing contract for an EVA/LDPE plant in China

ECI Group announced a contract award from Ningbo Zhenhai Refining & Chemical Company Limited (NZRCC) for a 200,000-tpy EVA/LDPE plant using ECI Group’s proprietary hybrid reactor technology.

INEOS CEO Sir Jim Ratcliffe: Carbon tax and high energy costs are killing off manufacturing in Britain

thyssenkrupp Uhde, Praj Industries Ltd partner to revolutionize polylactic acid production and circular economy

thyssenkrupp Uhde’s polymer specialists Uhde Inventa-Fischer and Praj Industries Limited announced a strategic partnership to jointly offer an end-to-end integrated technology for the production of polylactic acid.

WastAway receives U.S. patent for its entire waste-to-fuel process

WastAway – a leading green tech company that converts municipal solid waste (MSW) to fuel – has won a U.S. patent for its entire waste-to-fuel process, bringing the total number of U.S. and international patents to 26.