Process Optimization

BASF, Yuntianhua successfully verify/register GHG emissions reductions from the use of stabilized urea fertilizer

Lummus Technology completes acquisition of NAPCON from Neste, expanding digital and AI capabilities

Lummus Technology announced the successful closing of its acquisition of the NAPCON portfolio, the digital technology business of Neste. Initially announced in April 2025, the transaction includes the transfer of Neste's NAPCON intellectual property, select assets and key personnel.

Hitachi Energy provides solution for Chinese green hydrogen-ammonia-methanol integrated project

Hitachi Energy has delivered rectifier transformers for electrolytic hydrogen to a hydrogen industry park built by China Energy Engineering Corporation (CEEC) in Songyuan, a city in northeast China.

Proven methods to lower costs and boost safety in gas distribution operations

Gas distribution systems exist in a multitude of applications, including laboratories, test centers and industrial sites. A crucial element of proper system function is ensuring gases are transported safely, keeping critical processes in place. 

Emulsion breaker increases refinery profitability and treating performance

This article details a novel emulsion breaker that was used at Reliance Industries Ltd.'s Jamnagar refinery in India.

Process safety management in transfer and stockpiling operations—Part 1

The stockpiling of assets requires a significant amount of energy that can be stored in tanks and pipes. Because of this, the most adverse scenarios related to process safety can occur in the transfer and stockpiling areas. 

Uniper, thyssenkrupp Uhde partner to build large-scale ammonia cracker in Germany

thyssenkrupp Uhde and Uniper are entering into a strategic partnership to bring a key technology for global hydrogen trading to industrial maturity: the large-scale ammonia cracker. In a first step, a demonstration plant with a capacity of 28 tpd ammonia will be built at Uniper’s Gelsenkirchen-Scholven site in Germany.

trinamiX and BASF showcase new technologies for polyamide 6 recycling: An approach to circularity in the textile industry

trinamiX showcased its mobile solution for reliable textile identification, including the new handheld spectrometer trinamiX PAL Two, and BASF presents loopamid®, the recycled polyamide 6 based entirely on textile waste

Bureau Veritas grants AiPs for IMODCO’s portfolio of jetty-less solutions for new energies transfers

Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore (BV)  issued Approvals in Principle (AiPs) for a portfolio of jetty-less solutions to offshore transfer large-volume ammonia.

Emerson’s ‘Project Beyond’ to modernize and seamlessly integrate the industrial automation technology stack

Global industrial technology leader Emerson is pioneering a new software-defined enterprise operations platform – dubbed Project Beyond – that will fundamentally change today’s approach to industrial automation.