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Novel steam reforming catalyst has first commercial success

A NOVEL steam reforming catalyst, produced by Clariant, has proved successful in its first commercial use at OCI Nitrogen’s ammonia production plant in Geleen, the Netherlands.

Type: News

Energy company to use biomass to refire one of Australia’s top emitting coal power plants

AUSTRALIAN company Hunter Energy is to refire Redbank Power Station, a 151 MW coal plant in New South Wales (NSW), Australia, using biomass. It will employ waste wood products for energy generation.

Type: News

Saudi Aramco completes acquisition of stake in SABIC

SAUDI Aramco has announced that it has successfully completed its acquisition of a 70% stake in petrochemical company SABIC.

Type: News

Chevron sells Australian LNG stake

CHEVRON is selling its stake in Australia’s North West Shelf, the county’s biggest liquified natural gas (LNG) project.

Type: News

Clariant and Ineratec announce renewable fuels partnership

CLARIANT and Ineratec have entered a partnership to use Clariant’s catalysis experience to support Ineratec’s gas-to-liquid technology.

Type: News

Australia and Singapore partner on low emissions technologies

THE Australian and Singaporean governments have signed a memorandum of understanding to advance cooperation on low emissions technologies.

Type: News

Australia plans network of hydrogen clusters

A NETWORK of hydrogen technology clusters is to be established across Australia with the aim of creating a globally competitive hydrogen industry.

Type: News

Shell lays out net-zero strategy

OIL and gas major Shell has set out a strategy for achieving net zero energy transformation by 2050, which it says will be powered by growth in its customer-facing businesses.

Type: News

AstraZeneca plans to expand European vaccine manufacturing

ASTRAZENECA has signed a deal with IDT Biologika to explore options to accelerate manufacturing of AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine in Europe.

Type: News

Arkema says Singapore polyamide plant on track for 2022

SPECIALTY materials company Arkema has said despite challenges from the pandemic it is on track to rapidly expand production of polyamide 11 through a new plant in Singapore.

Type: News

CO2 capture to reduce Netherlands refinery emissions by 90%

AIR Liquide Engineering & Construction has signed a contract with Zeeland Refinery for a carbon capture and liquefaction facility at the refinery’s Vlissingen site in the Netherlands. It is expected to reduce emissions by more than 90%, capturing more than 800,000 t/y of CO2.

Type: News

Biotech demonstrator will produce acetone from captured industrial emissions

NORWAY is set to host a demonstration plant that will use biotechnology to convert 10,000 t/y of industrial CO2 emissions into chemicals.

Type: News

Scottish trial tests hydrogen in gas pipelines

A TRIAL is underway at Ineos’s Grangemouth site to help determine how existing natural gas networks can be repurposed for hydrogen. The trial is expected to bring hydrogen networks a step closer to reality in the UK.

Type: News

Transforming Innovation for Startups

JMP discusses how Design of Experiments (DOE) can help startups bring new and better products to customers faster than their competitors.

Type: Feature

Share your Knowledge with Students Beyond the Lecture Hall

Make STEM materials accessible to a wider student population

Type: Feature

Australia greenlights first offshore wind zone as push for renewables heats up

AUSTRALIA has taken its first step towards harnessing offshore wind by declaring the Bass Strait the country’s first offshore wind zone.

Type: News

BP awards KBR contract for global hydrogen project management

BP has named KBR the primary integrated project management contractor across its global hydrogen project portfolio.

Type: News

OCI Global and Petrofac partner to accelerate delivery of important green transport fuels

OCI Global, which produces and distributes ammonia, fertiliser, and methanol, has partnered with energy services company Petrofac for a programme to deliver gasification-based green methanol projects. The programme will support production of low-carbon feedstock for OCI’s existing methanol facilities.

Type: News

European Commission proposes EU-UK tariff delays on electric vehicles as it announces €3bn for battery manufacturing

MANUFACTURERS on both sides of the Channel are urging the EU to adopt a proposal from the European Commission which would delay post-Brexit tariffs on electric vehicle (EV) and battery exports, set to start in 2024.

Type: News

Alcoa set to end 60 years of production at Kwinana alumina refinery, impacting 1,000 workers

ALUMINIUM producer Alcoa will fully curtail production at its 2.2m t/y alumina refinery in the Kwinana Industrial Area in Western Australia (WA) this year, after 60 years of operation.

Type: News