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Splitwaters to supply 2.5 GW of electrolyzers and EPC services for green urea project in Australia

U.S.-based Splitwaters will supply 2.5 GW of electrolyzers for the ambitious green urea project located in Western Australia.

Russia's Sibur plans domestic bond issue to fund $10-B Amur gas-chemical complex

Sibur plans to place domestic bonds before the end of the year to fund the $10-B Amur gas and chemical complex, which will produce 2.3 MMtpy of polyethylene and 400,000 tpy of polypropylene once completed.

Motiva awards Honeywell UOP a contract for Port Arthur (U.S.) aromatics project

Motiva announced that it has advanced its aromatics project by executing a license for Honeywell UOP’s aromatics technologies for a world-scale aromatics unit to produce benzene and paraxylene.

India's Bharat Petroleum Corp. to boost integrated refining-petrochemical capacity by 2030

India's Bharat Petroleum Corp plans to increase its integrated refining and petrochemical capacities within the next 5 yr-7yr to meet growing energy demand. India's annual consumption of refined fuels and petrochemicals is expected to rise steadily by 4%-5% and 7%-8% in the 'foreseeable future'.

Lummus to supply ethylene technology to Silleno's PE plant in Kazakhstan

Lummus Technology announced a contract award from Silleno for an ethylene unit, which will be part of the first polyethylene plant to be built in the Republic of Kazakhstan.

AFC leads financing for Africa's largest gas-to-methanol complex

Africa Finance Corporation (AFC), the continent’s leading infrastructure solutions provider, is arranging a project development facility to support Africa’s largest gas-to-methanol plant, with the aim of significantly reducing CO2 emissions by offsetting flaring of natural gas and turning it instead into a valuable chemical for solvents, paints, plastics and car parts.

Linde to invest $2 B in Canada to supply hydrogen to Dow's Alberta chemical complex

Industrial gases firm Linde said it would invest more than $2 B to build a clean hydrogen facility for supplying to Dow's Path2Zero production complex in Alberta, Canada.

World’s first of its kind green ammonia plant inaugurated by Skovgaard Energy, Vestas and Topsoe

Topsoe, Skovgaard Energy and Vestas inaugurated a 5,000-tpy green ammonia plant in Ramme, Northwest Jutland, Denmark.

TAQA, JERA collaborate on cogen plant for power to Jubail petrochemical complex (Saudi Arabia)

Abu Dhabi National Energy Company PJSC (TAQA) and JERA Co., Inc announced the successful financial closing of Najim Cogeneration Company Limited, a new industrial steam and electricity cogeneration plant that will produce electricity and steam for a petrochemical complex located in Jubail in the Eastern Province of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Utilizing pilot plant operations for new chemical process technology development: A roadmap to scale up success and commercial plant safety

AVN Corp.: Clark, B.  |  Nunley, M.  |  Phillips, G.

To demonstrate a new chemical process technology (flowsheet, raw materials, product) or improve an existing one, pilot plants are designed and operated at a scale between laboratory benchtop and commercial scale—often with specific goals for operability, product quality, economics and process safety. Identifying where potential safety, technical risks or uncertainties may occur is always a key goal in evaluating a new process.