Latest News Archives - Chemical Engineering https://www.chemengonline.com/site/latest-news/ Chemical Engineering essentials for the global chemical processing industries (CPI) Wed, 13 May 2026 17:02:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 UPM acquires intellectual property from Avatium for bio-based glycols https://www.chemengonline.com/upm-acquires-intellectual-property-from-avatium-for-bio-based-glycols/ https://www.chemengonline.com/upm-acquires-intellectual-property-from-avatium-for-bio-based-glycols/#respond Wed, 13 May 2026 17:02:32 +0000 https://www.chemengonline.com/?p=328432 Materials company UPM (Helsinki, Finland; www.upm.com) today announced that it has reached an agreement with Avantium N.V. (Amsterdam, the Netherlands; www.avantium.com) to acquire the intellectual property related to Avantium’s Ray Technology®, a process for the production of bio-based mono-ethylene glycol (MEG) and mono-propylene glycol (MPG) from plant-based sugars. The transaction comprises Avantium’s patent portfolio and […]

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]]> https://www.chemengonline.com/upm-acquires-intellectual-property-from-avatium-for-bio-based-glycols/feed/ 0 Technip Energies completes project to modernize ethane furnaces in steam cracker https://www.chemengonline.com/technip-energies-completes-project-to-modernize-ethane-furnaces-in-steam-cracker/ https://www.chemengonline.com/technip-energies-completes-project-to-modernize-ethane-furnaces-in-steam-cracker/#respond Tue, 12 May 2026 18:06:26 +0000 https://www.chemengonline.com/?p=328377 Technip Energies (Nanterre, France; www.ten.com) successfully completed the Shell Skyline project at Shell Chemicals Park Moerdijk, Netherlands, modernizing the 16 oldest ethane furnaces of the steam cracker. The Engineering, Procurement and module Fabrication contract consisted in doubling the capacity of each furnace by using a multi-lane coil design. As a result, the total number of […]

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]]> https://www.chemengonline.com/technip-energies-completes-project-to-modernize-ethane-furnaces-in-steam-cracker/feed/ 0 Topsoe and BioVeritas enter agreement for sustainable fuels and chemicals production https://www.chemengonline.com/topsoe-and-bioveritas-enter-agreement-for-sustainable-fuels-and-chemicals-production/ https://www.chemengonline.com/topsoe-and-bioveritas-enter-agreement-for-sustainable-fuels-and-chemicals-production/#respond Tue, 12 May 2026 17:58:08 +0000 https://www.chemengonline.com/?p=328372 Topsoe (Lyngby, Denmark; www.topsoe.com), a leading global provider of advanced technology and solutions for the energy transition, has entered into an agreement with BioVeritas (Bryan, Tex.; www.bioveritas.com), a sustainable fuels and chemicals technology company commercializing a platform to unlock advantaged feedstocks for existing infrastructure. The agreement will enable fuel producers to license Topsoe’s HydroFlex® technology […]

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]]> https://www.chemengonline.com/topsoe-and-bioveritas-enter-agreement-for-sustainable-fuels-and-chemicals-production/feed/ 0 Proman and TA’ZIZ secure financing for world-scale methanol plant https://www.chemengonline.com/proman-and-taziz-secure-financing-for-world-scale-methanol-plant/ https://www.chemengonline.com/proman-and-taziz-secure-financing-for-world-scale-methanol-plant/#respond Mon, 11 May 2026 21:25:51 +0000 https://www.chemengonline.com/?p=328271 The TA’ZIZ Methanol Co., a joint venture between Abu Dhabi Chemicals Derivatives Co. RSC Ltd. (TA’ZIZ) and Proman (Wollerau, Switzerland), announced that it has achieved financial close on $2 billion in financing for the UAE’s first world‑scale methanol plant in Al Ruwais Industrial City. The transaction was significantly oversubscribed, underscoring strong global confidence in TA’ZIZ’s […]

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]]> https://www.chemengonline.com/proman-and-taziz-secure-financing-for-world-scale-methanol-plant/feed/ 0 Covestro implements major energy-efficiency upgrades at Dormagen production site https://www.chemengonline.com/covestro-implements-major-energy-efficiency-upgrades-at-dormagen-production-site/ https://www.chemengonline.com/covestro-implements-major-energy-efficiency-upgrades-at-dormagen-production-site/#respond Mon, 11 May 2026 16:28:44 +0000 https://www.chemengonline.com/?p=328258 With the investment in a new steam compressor at its Dormagen site, Covestro AG (Leverkusen, Germany) will reduce its energy consumption in Germany by two percent per year compared to 2025. The company’s largest energy efficiency project to date will save a low three-digit GWh volume of energy and more than 40,000 tons of CO2 […]

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]]> https://www.chemengonline.com/covestro-implements-major-energy-efficiency-upgrades-at-dormagen-production-site/feed/ 0 BASF commissions new fermentation plant in Ludwigshafen https://www.chemengonline.com/basf-commissions-new-fermentation-plant-in-ludwigshafen/ https://www.chemengonline.com/basf-commissions-new-fermentation-plant-in-ludwigshafen/#respond Mon, 11 May 2026 13:25:48 +0000 https://www.chemengonline.com/?p=328242 BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany) announced that its Agricultural Solutions business has commissioned its BioHub, a new fermentation plant for biological and biotechnology-based crop-protection products, at the Ludwigshafen site. With an investment in the high double-digit million-euro range, BASF is strengthening its portfolio of biological innovations. The products manufactured at the plant include biological fungicides and […]

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]]> https://www.chemengonline.com/basf-commissions-new-fermentation-plant-in-ludwigshafen/feed/ 0 Worley selected for St George Mining niobium and rare earths project in Brazil https://www.chemengonline.com/worley-selected-for-st-george-mining-niobium-and-rare-earths-project-in-brazil/ https://www.chemengonline.com/worley-selected-for-st-george-mining-niobium-and-rare-earths-project-in-brazil/#respond Fri, 08 May 2026 16:08:21 +0000 https://www.chemengonline.com/?p=328152 Worley Ltd. (North Sydney, Australia) has been selected by Australian company St George Mining as feasibility technical advisor for its Araxá niobium and rare earths project in Brazil, led by Worley Consulting Brasil and delivered through Worley’s Brazilian subsidiary, Worley Engenharia Ltda St George has defined a world-class mineral resource of niobium and rare earths […]

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]]> https://www.chemengonline.com/worley-selected-for-st-george-mining-niobium-and-rare-earths-project-in-brazil/feed/ 0 IBM and Aramco explore collaboration to accelerate industrial AI and innovation https://www.chemengonline.com/ibm-and-aramco-explore-collaboration-to-accelerate-industrial-ai-and-innovation/ https://www.chemengonline.com/ibm-and-aramco-explore-collaboration-to-accelerate-industrial-ai-and-innovation/#respond Fri, 08 May 2026 16:02:50 +0000 https://www.chemengonline.com/?p=328150 Aramco (Dhahran, Saudi Arbia) and  IBM (Armonk, N.Y.) announced their intended collaboration on opportunities to advance artificial intelligence, agentic AI, automation, material science and other mutually agreed domains in the industrial sector.  The collaboration builds on a longstanding relationship and strong alignment around innovation, operational excellence, and solving complex, large-scale challenges. The announcement was made […]

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]]> https://www.chemengonline.com/ibm-and-aramco-explore-collaboration-to-accelerate-industrial-ai-and-innovation/feed/ 0 Air Products to expand gas supply for Samsung Electronics’ semiconductor fab in South Korea https://www.chemengonline.com/air-products-to-expand-gas-supply-for-samsung-electronics-semiconductor-fab-in-south-korea/ https://www.chemengonline.com/air-products-to-expand-gas-supply-for-samsung-electronics-semiconductor-fab-in-south-korea/#respond Fri, 08 May 2026 15:58:00 +0000 https://www.chemengonline.com/?p=328148 Air Products (Lehigh Valley, Pa.) announced it has been selected by Samsung to supply industrial gases for its new advanced semiconductor fab in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea.   Under the agreement, Air Products will build, own and operate multiple state-of-the-art production facilities and a bulk specialty gas supply system to supply nitrogen, oxygen, argon, and […]

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]]> https://www.chemengonline.com/air-products-to-expand-gas-supply-for-samsung-electronics-semiconductor-fab-in-south-korea/feed/ 0 Worley providing cogeneration FEED services for Dow’s Path2Zero ethylene project in Alberta https://www.chemengonline.com/worley-providing-cogeneration-feed-services-for-dows-pat2zero-ethylene-project-in-alberta/ https://www.chemengonline.com/worley-providing-cogeneration-feed-services-for-dows-pat2zero-ethylene-project-in-alberta/#respond Fri, 08 May 2026 15:54:40 +0000 https://www.chemengonline.com/?p=328146 Worley Ltd. (North Sydney, Australia) has been selected by Dow (Midland, Mich.) to provide front-end engineering design (FEED) services under a new engineering, procurement, and construction management (EPCM) contract  for the cogeneration component of Dow’s Path2Zero project in Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta. Dow’s Path2Zero expansion project will create the world’s first net-zero emissions integrated ethylene cracker […]

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