Petrochemicals
INEOS to close two Rheinberg plants as Europe’s chemical industry hits breaking point
INEOS has confirmed the intention to shut two production units in Rheinberg, Germany. The closures are the direct result of crippling energy and carbon costs, and a lack of tariff protection.
EverLine and Amulet Critical Infrastructure launch first unified cyber-physical security platform to protect critical U.S. infrastructure
The collaboration combines EverLine’s 24/7 OT monitoring, threat intelligence and compliance capabilities with Amulet’s physical protection solutions and ballistic and blast event detection technologies, creating a comprehensive system that enables critical infrastructure operators to detect, deter and respond to both digital and physical threats in real time.
IRPC Rewind: Advancement in large-scale pyrolysis technology for chemical recycling of plastics
At IRPC, Sudipto Chakraborty, Technology Manager for Advanced Plastic Pyrolysis Technology at Lummus Technology, presented groundbreaking advancements in scaling pyrolysis for chemical recycling of plastics.
Taiwan says it will cooperate with further restrictions on Russian energy imports
While Taiwan joined the United States and major Western allies in putting broad sanctions on Russia after it invaded Ukraine in 2022, it did not explicitly ban imports of energy, a major hard currency earner for Russia.
IRPC Rewind: ExxonMobil unveils liquid-phase isomerization advances for paraxylene production
At the IRPC in Houston, Texas, ExxonMobil presented breakthrough results in its liquid-phase isomerization (LPI) process, highlighting energy efficiency, improved yields and strong commercial performance.
Taiyo Oil and Mitsui Chemicals consider collaboration to expand supply of chemically recycled products
The study aims to have Taiyo Oil's Shikoku Operations handle the heavy fraction of pyrolysis oil from plastic waste, which is difficult for Mitsui Chemicals to process with its crackers. Chemically recycled naphtha, propylene and other products based on the mass balance approach will then be supplied to Mitsui Chemicals.
Syensqo pioneers innovative recycling technology for circular sulfone polymers
The new technology builds on Syensqo’s sustainable ECHO sulfone polymers portfolio and relies on proprietary chemical recycling processes to break down formulated polyarylethersulfone (PAES) content in post-industrial production scrap (PIR) and post-consumer parts (PCR) into monomer feedstock for reuse in new polymer products.
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- Dow launches "Transform to Outperform" to raise the competitive industry benchmark for productivity and growth to enable improved returns 1/30
- Russian oil refineries' peak maintenance expected in January and September 1/30
- U.S. lifts some Venezuela sanctions to ease oil sales 1/30
- Keppel, Aster plan sustainable aviation fuel project in Singapore 1/30
- Boeing, Israel's Technion to develop sustainable aviation fuel, as sector grapples with 2050 goal 1/30
