http://www.hydrocarbonprocessing.com Hydrocarbon Processing Axens, IFPEN and JEPLAN launch commercial licensing of the Rewind® PET process http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/10-1/axens-ifpen-and-jeplan-launch-commercial-licensing-of-the-rewind-pet-process/ The project partners launched the commercialization (licensing) of the Rewind® PET process, enabling the further acceleration of the energy transition and the circular economy of plastics. Axens teams will now be able to market a complete Rewind® PET license package to their customers all over the world. ProSep to deliver its Multiphase Adjustable Xtreme test units to Polish refiner http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/10-1/prosep-to-deliver-its-multiphase-adjustable-xtreme-test-units-to-polish-refiner/ For the contract, ProSep will deliver one of its Multiphase Adjustable Xtreme (MAX+) Mixer's test units to a refinery in central Poland.  BGEN signs five-year contract with INEOS O&P UK http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/10-1/bgen-signs-five-year-contract-with-ineos-op-uk/ BGEN has announced that it has signed a five-year contract with the petrochemical manufacturer INEOS O&P UK. BGEN will provide a range of services to help INEOS optimize plant efficiency at its site in Grangemouth, Stirlingshire. eschbach launches Shiftconnector Smart Solutions for AI-driven knowledge harvesting http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/10-1/eschbach-launches-shiftconnector-smart-solutions-for-ai-driven-knowledge-harvesting/ Global software developer eschbach, the provider of the Shiftconnector® enterprise manufacturing platform for the process industry, has launched its Shiftconnector® Smart Solutions. Digital Feature: WASCO’s Energy Efficiency Roadmap: Leveraging software and AI for operational excellence http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/10-1/digital-feature-wasco-s-energy-efficiency-roadmap-leveraging-software-and-ai-for-operational-excellence/ This case study details how WASCO introduced an innovative Energy Efficiency Roadmap that uses proprietary simulation software and artificial intelligence to address the critical challenges of operational costs and carbon emissions in an liquified petroleum gas plant. Seeq, AVEVA partner to provide best-in-class enterprise data management services, analytics and AI http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/10-1/seeq-aveva-partner-to-provide-best-in-class-enterprise-data-management-services-analytics-and-ai/ Seeq announced a strategic partnership with AVEVA. Core to the partnership is the native integration between the two companies’ platforms that will simplify access to operational data in context, enabling chemical, energy, metals, mining, and utility organizations to improve their operations and production outcomes. Kinaxis, ExxonMobil partner to transform energy sector supply chains http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/10-1/kinaxis-exxonmobil-partner-to-transform-energy-sector-supply-chains/ Kinaxis, a global leader in end-to-end supply chain orchestration, has signed a co-development deal with ExxonMobil, one of the largest integrated fuels, lubricants and chemical companies in the world, to create supply chain technology solutions designed specifically for the energy sector. Digital Feature: Delivering the next-generation workforce by harnessing AI to propel chemical engineering into the future http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/10-1/digital-feature-delivering-the-next-generation-workforce-by-harnessing-ai-to-propel-chemical-engineering-into-the-future/ This article details the strategy behind a proprietary AI platform that empowers chemical industry SMEs like process operations, controls, engineering, and economics – a workforce that may not have traditional programming skills – to work with cutting edge AI algorithms. Nextchem (Maire) awarded licensing/process design package for H2 unit in Vietnam http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/10-1/nextchem-maire-awarded-licensingprocess-design-package-for-h2-unit-in-vietnam/ Nextchem (Maire) awarded licensing and process design package to upgrade BSR's hydrogen production unit in Vietnam, based on its proprietary NX Reform technology. Aspen Technology launches microgrid management system to address power reliability and meet net-zero goals http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/10-1/aspen-technology-launches-microgrid-management-system-to-address-power-reliability-and-meet-net-zero-goals/ Aspen Technology introduced the AspenTech Microgrid Management System™, a solution for customers with heavy electrical power requirements in refining, chemicals, mining and other asset-intensive industries that manage their own on-site conventional and renewable power generation in orchestration with active load management and energy storage.