Engineering & Design
Digital Exclusive: Improving rotor performance with the high-speed balancing bunker
This technical article demonstrates how a novel high-speed balancing bunker serves as a critical resource for maintaining the performance and reliability of high-speed rotors in turbomachinery.
Axens kicks-off first worldwide full-SAF unit in Asia
Axens has successfully started up 100% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) unit at site in Asia. The facility has the capacity to entirely convert 300,000 tpy of renewable feedstock into high-value SAF.
Shell officially scraps plans for 820,000-tpy biofuels facility in Rotterdam
Shell will not resume construction of a biofuels facility at its Shell Energy and Chemicals Park in Rotterdam after an in-depth evaluation found it would not be competitive, the company said.
ECI Group's technology selected for world's first commercial-scale, fossil-free LDPE facility
Vioneo has awarded a major contract to ECI Group. The project will deliver the world’s first low-density polyethylene (LDPE) plant to operate using an entirely fossil-free feedstock.
Construction to begin on multi-billion-dollar polyethylene plant in Kazakhstan
The main construction work at the polymerization unit of the future polyethylene production plant (a joint project of KazMunayGas, SIBUR and Sinopec) in Kazakhstan will begin in October 2025, KazMunayGas said.
LyondellBasell optimizes refinery middle distillates production across multiple units with dynamic optimization application
Universal Fuel Technologies’ SAF accepted into ASTM Clearinghouse for qualification
Universal Fuel Technologies' ethanol-to-jet sustainable aviation fuel produced via the company’s Flexiforming technology has been accepted into the ASTM D4054 Clearinghouse, which supports the technical evaluation of new aviation fuels, for qualification.
- Bechtel greenlit for Sabine Pass Liquefaction expansion in Southwest Louisiana (U.S.) 5/29
- Philippines receives rare Iranian crude cargo after wartime disruption 5/29
- Gazprom and Sibur resume talks on possible ethane project to supply additional feedstock to the Kazanorgsintez petrochemicals plant 5/29
- European Commission debates policy shift to protect industry from China 5/29
- Mitsui seeks LNG investments to meet power demand from data centers 5/29
- Kenyan government backs Gulf fuel supply deals after opposition criticism 5/29

