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Yokogawa launches OpreX Robot Management Core

Yokogawa Electric Corporation announced the development and release of OpreX Robot Management Core, a software application in the OpreX Asset Management and Integrity family and will go on sale on March 22, 2024.

ITT invests $11 MM to enhance pump testing in Germany, India, and Saudi Arabia, aiding growth and large project ventures

ITT Inc. announced an approximately $11-MM investment to expand testing capabilities at three of its industrial process sites to enhance capacity for large project awards in its flow business, reinforcing the company’s commitment to an exceptional customer experience.

Rem Offshore orders next generation vessel powered by dual-fuel methanol engines

Rem Offshore and Myklebust Verft have signed a contract for the construction of an Energy Subsea Construction Vessel with a 250 ton crane and will be equipped with dual-fuel methanol engines in combination with battery packs.

Singapore's middle distillates stocks dip slightly as net exports surge

Singapore's middle distillates inventories slipped by 4% from last week as net exports of diesel/gasoil and jet fuel/kerosene surged.

BASF breaks ground on methyl glycol plant at Zhanjiang Verbund site in China

BASF has broken ground on a methyl glycols plant at its Verbund site in Zhanjiang, China and is designed with an annual capacity of 46,000 metric tons and aims to meet the rapidly growing demand for brake fluids in the region.

U.S. crude and gasoline stockpiles fall as refining ramps up

U.S. crude oil stockpiles fell unexpectedly last week as exports rose and refiners continued to increase activity, while gasoline inventories decreased more than expected.

Mingca Packaging and ExxonMobil introduce innovative double bubble polyethylene-based shrink film solution

Shantou Mingca Packaging Co Ltd and ExxonMobil Asia Pacific Research & Development Co., Ltd announced  an innovative double bubble Polyethylene-based Shrink Film solution, the next generation of Polyolefin Shrink Film, created using ultra-low density Exceed XP performance polyethylene.

New Energy Blue forms New Energy Chemicals to sustainably produce bio-sourced ethylene for carbon-zero jet fuel and Dow’s renewable plastics

New Energy Blue, the clean-energy developer of lowest-carbon biofuel and biochemicals from crop residues, advances its Decarbonizing America agenda by forming New Energy Chemicals.

Clariant and Lummus awarded catalyst tech contract for new isobutane dehydrogenation plant in China

Clariant and its process partner Lummus Technology have been selected by Huizhou Boeko Materials Co. Ltd., to provide their CATOFIN catalyst and process technology for the dehydrogenation of isobutane at the new plant in Huizhou City, China.

DHL Express and Standard Chartered partner to co-invest in SAF

DHL Express has signed a strategic partnership with Standard Chartered for DHL Express's GoGreen Plus service in which the two organizations have agreed to co-invest in SAF.