Equipment

ReElement Technologies expands Noblesville refinery by 141% to accelerate rare earth and critical mineral production

American Resources Corp., through its holding in ReElement Technologies Corp., a U.S. innovator in rare earth element (REE) and critical mineral refining, announced the 141% expansion of its Noblesville critical mineral refining facility.

Clariant SynDane™ catalyst achieves performance milestones at Wanhua maleic anhydride plant

Clariant announced the solid performance of its SynDane 3142 LA catalyst at Wanhua Chemical's maleic anhydride plant in Yantai, Shandong province, China.

ABB launches GCP100 gas chromatograph with enhanced cybersecurity features to protect industrial systems

Brineworks raises €6.8 MM to scale direct air capture for eFuels, aiming for sub-€100/t CO₂ capture

Amsterdam-based climate tech startup Brineworks has secured €6.8 MM in new funding to accelerate commercialization of its ultra-low-cost direct air capture (DAC) technology.

Scrubgrass Generating facility has selected Valmet DNAe automation system to enhance plant efficiency and support its environmental goals

Valmet has received an order from Scrubgrass Generating for the Valmet DNAe distributed control system (DCS).

INEOS Inovyn to mothball its chloromethane production facility in Tavaux, France

INEOS Inovyn announced that is has mothballed its chloromethane production facility in Tavaux, France. The decision reflects persistently weak market demand, regulatory challenges and increased operational and energy costs. 

Coolbrook's pilot plant successfully cracks 100% plastic-waste-derived pyrolysis oil

Coolbrook has achieved a major breakthrough in circular plastics and materials by successfully cracking 100% plastic-waste-derived pyrolysis oil at its large-scale pilot facility using the RotoDynamic Reactor™ technology. 

Digital Exclusive: Heat exchanger body flange: The gasket is not always tight enough

Shell-and-tube heat exchangers (STHEs) are used abundantly throughout the chemical, oil and gas, and fertilizer industries. Their service is essential to numerous processes—it can be said that without them, it is impossible to successfully build and operate a plant. Body flanges, also referred to as girth flanges, are critical elements of STHEs, and are incorporated to help with maintenance, cleaning and inspection of STHEs during service.

Emerson unveils new safety controller for emergency shutdown systems

Emerson has announced the new PACSystems RX3i CPS400 safety controller, designed to enable Safety Integrity Level 2 (SIL2) strategies for infrastructure, fire and gas, burner management systems, and other emergency shutdown systems.

Solvay doubles Zhenjiang production capacity of high-purity electronic grade hydrogen peroxide

Solvay officially opened a significant expansion at its Zhenjiang, China, facility, doubling its production capacity for electronic grade hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) annually.