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NPC to invest $4.2 B for new petchem projects to enhance self-sufficiency

Iran's National Petrochemical Company to invest $4.2 billion for self-sufficiency, focusing on propylene, methanol, ethylene, aromatics, and butylene production, targeting a capacity increase to 200 MMt in the next decade.

Cummins Inc. selected by the UK Department of Transport for its high-horsepower methanol vessel retrofit project

Cummins Inc. announced the selection of its proposal to jointly develop a Methanol Kit for its QSK60 engine as part of the Zero Emission Vessels and Infrastructure competition, funded by the UK Government and delivered in partnership with Innovate UK.

DG Fuels selects Emerson to support sustainable biofuels production

Emerson, a leader in industrial software and technology, has been chosen by DG Fuels to provide comprehensive automation and project engineering to help transportation sector decarbonization efforts through production of advanced biofuels.

Boeing and Zero Petroleum to work together to advance SAF

Boeing and Zero Petroleum announced a collaboration for testing and analyzing the next generation of technologies to accelerate the supply of SAF.

Texas (U.S.) crude quality checks rise after excess metal found in oil export

U.S. oil pipeline and export terminal operators are stepping up quality checks after finding an out-of-specification cargo that raised worries of excess metals contaminating Texas shale oil.

TotalEnergies Lubrifiants integrates recycled plastics into its lubricant bottles via TotalEnergies Polymers

The premium product range of TotalEnergies Lubrifiants in Europe is now packaged in platinum-colored bottles containing 50% post-consumer recycled polyethylene.

OCI Global and Röhm announce pioneering production of methyl methacrylate using bio-ammonia

OCI Global is supplying Röhm with bio-ammonia for the production of methyl methacrylate, an important precursor for PLEXIGLAS - the world’s most popular brand of acrylic glass.

Maire’s Nextchem and Dimeta to unlock the potential of low-carbon DME production

MyRechemical, part of the Sustainable Technology Solutions business unit led by NEXTCHEM, and Dimeta B.V. have agreed to carry out a study to explore the feasibility for the development of plants to produce renewable and recycled carbon DME, a low-carbon sustainable liquid gas from waste, that can be used as a clean-burning fuel, based on MyRechemical’s Waste-to-Chemicals technologies and expertise.

Exxon moves Beaumont, Texas, (U.S.) CDU overhaul to June from August, 2024

Exxon Mobil moved up the start date for a CDU overhaul at its 619,024-bpd Beaumont, Texas, refinery from August 2024 to June 2024

Digital Feature: Achieve Water Authority Compliance with Automated Wastewater Treatment for Industrial Facilities with Cooling Towers

U.S. industrial facilities with cooling towers must meet U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and local wastewater requirements for effluent, including those under the Clean Water Act. Failing to do so can result in severe fines that quickly escalate.