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Stamicarbon awarded technology and PDP contracts for urea plant in Egypt

MAIRE announced that NEXTCHEM (Sustainable Technology Solutions), through its subsidiary Stamicarbon, has been awarded the licensing and the process design package for the upgrade and expansion of El Delta Company for Fertilizer and Chemical Industries’ urea plant in Talkha, Egypt.

Gevo granted U.S. patent for its novel ethanol-to-olefins process technology

Gevo, Inc. announced the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has granted to Gevo a patent for its ethanol-to-olefins process, focusing on bio-based renewable fuel and chemical production from alcohols.

SOCAR awards NEXTCHEM two contracts to upgrade/expand Heydar Aliyev refinery in Azerbaijan

SOCAR has awarded NEXTCHEM two contracts to upgrade and expand the capacity of the Heydar Aliyev Oil refinery industrial complex in Baku, Azerbaijan.

KazMunayGas begins construction on $7.4-B polyethylene complex in Kazakhstan

KazMunayGas has begun construction on a $7.4-B, 1.25-MMtpy polyethylene plant in the Atyrau region of Kazakhstan.  The project will establish an oil and gas chemical industry cluster in the country’s western region.

Zeopore prepares for global production of economical, premium hydrocracking meso-zeolites

Zeopore is initiating discussions with candidate partners to jointly commercialize its unique zeolite mesoporization route. Combining improved hydrocracking (HDC), Zeopore’s optimized HDC zeolites bring 3 wt%-7wt% more middle distillates, depending on feedstock and process conditions.

Oil and gas web client computing devices facilitate integration of web-based HMI/SCADA applications

Operators in oil and gas manufacturing facilities have long depended on human machine interfaces (HMI) to offer a visual summary of process systems that simplifies the monitoring of crucial status and control data. A well-crafted graphical user interface enhances situational awareness, decreases workload and empowers operators to oversee the entire process, facilitating their focus to quickly address any abnormal scenarios.

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.

Oxylus Energy raises $4.5 MM seed round for clean fuel technology

Oxylus' solution is the first low-temperature and low-pressure conversion of carbon dioxide to green methanol. The methanol can be used as a drop-in fuel replacement or upgraded to jet fuel and other green petrochemicals.

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.

BASF outlines its sustainable roadmap towards a circular economy

BASF’s Performance Materials division revealed its strategic roadmap toward achieving carbon neutrality by 2050 and highlights key milestones on its way to a circular economy.