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India's fuel demand hits seven-month high in December

India's fuel consumption rose to a seven-month high in December to about 20.054 MMt, data from the Petroleum Planning and Analysis Cell of the oil ministry showed.

AGI Group acquires Chemtrix B.V. to expand into the large-scale flow chemistry market

AGI Group is excited to announce the successful acquisition of Chemtrix B.V. effective from 29th December 2023.

Maersk partners with Yokohama City and Mitsubishi Gas Chemical to develop green methanol bunkering infrastructure

This collaborative agreement will focus on the development of green methanol bunkering infrastructure in Yokohama as Maersk’s 16,000 TEU green methanol-powered container vessels will be delivered since 2024.

Editorial Comment: Hydrocarbon Processing’s evolution in digital media

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Nichols, Lee

For the past year, HP has been solely published on a digital platform. This evolution of the publication has provided readers with a more efficient pathway to access technical case studies written by their industry peers from around the world.

Executive Viewpoint: A lifecycle assessment on chemically recycling plastics: A conversation with Neste’s Maiju Helin

Neste Renewable Polymers and Chemicals: Helin, M.
Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Nichols, Lee

HP spoke with Maiju Helin, Head of Sustainability and Regulatory Transformation Renewable Polymers and Chemicals, Neste, regarding Neste’s lifecycle assessment report on chemically recycling waste plastic.

Tecnimont receives authorization to begin engineering works on Egyptian fertilizer project

Further to the award of the project for a nitric acid and ammonium nitrate plant by KIMA, Egyptian Chemical Industries Company has informed Tecnimont (Integrated E&C Solutions BU) that engineering works may commence on the project.

India's Gujarat signs investment pacts worth $18.75 B with several firms

Companies across many sectors signed initial investment pacts totaling $18.75 B for projects they will build in India's western state of Gujarat, including green hydrogen and green ammonia facilities.

Coolbrook cracks naphtha, advancing zero-carbon steam cracking at its pilot plant

Coolbrook has successfully demonstrated electric steam cracking of naphtha in its large-scale pilot plant in Brightlands Chemelot Campus, the Netherlands

Digital Feature: The Need to Go Beyond the Digital Twin

Is building a Digital Twin enough to meet the challenges and manage all the data available in today's project lifecycle? To move beyond the “Digital Twin” and to the next level of global industrial assets data management, Hexagon introduces the digital and data-driven Smart Digital Reality™, enabling customers to globally leverage data throughout their asset’s lifecycle.

Digital Feature: Day in the life of-Part 1

Here at Hexagon, we have engineers and product developers with lots of real-world experience. We know our customers want software and services that will directly make improvements in operational performance. But how do you evaluate the often confusing and nebulous claims made in product brochures? Today we look into the work done in a typical day by a unit production engineer and a site control systems engineer.