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Japan's Eneos restarts 77,000-bpd Kawasaki CDU after unplanned shutdown

Japan's largest refiner, Eneos Corp, restarted the 77,000-bpd No.3 crude distillation unit at its Kawasaki refinery near Tokyo

Repsol's petrochemical complex shut down after power supply failure

Repsol is working to restart a petrochemical complex in central Spain after it had to shut it down due to an external power supply failure, a spokesperson said.

John Crane introduces versatile, next-generation dry gas sealing solution

John Crane announced the launch of the Type 93AX Coaxial Separation Seal – a next generation dry gas sealing solution engineered to help customers reduce emissions, improve equipment reliability, and lower operational costs. 

UPM and Nokian Tyres introduce first concept tire with UPM BioMotion Renewable Functional Fillers

UPM Biochemicals and Nokian Tyres, a leading developer and manufacturer of premium tires, are set for an industry first with its concept tire partly based on UPM BioMotion™ Renewable Functional Fillers (RFF).

ADNOC takes FID, awards $5 B in contracts for Phase 1 of its Rich Gas Development project

ADNOC Gas announced it has taken a FID and awarded $5 billion in contracts for the first phase of its Rich Gas Development (RGD) project, which involves expanding key processing units to increase throughput and improve operational efficiency across four ADNOC gas facilities: Asab, Buhasa, Habshan (Onshore), and the Das Island liquefaction facility (Offshore).

Honeywell completes acquisition of Sundyne to expand process industry capabilities

Honeywell announced the completion of its acquisition of Sundyne from private equity firm Warburg Pincus for $2.16 billion in an all-cash transaction.

Trelleborg Sealing Solutions innovations support the PFAS transition

Trelleborg recently introduced enhanced surface coating technologies like FlexCoat NG and Seal-Glide PFAS-free solutions designed to meet emerging regulatory standards while improving manufacturing efficiency.

Coolbrook, Turbostream collaborate to accelerate decarbonization technology for heavy industries

Coolbrook, a transformational technology and engineering company on a mission to decarbonize heavy industry, and Turbostream, a leading developer of high-performance simulation tools for turbomachinery, have announced a collaboration to support the rapid optimization and deployment of Coolbrook’s proprietary RotoDynamic Heater™ (RDH™) and RotoDynamic Reactor™ (RDR™) technologies.

INEOS €4-B Project ONE ethane cracker in Antwerp reaches 70% completion

Construction is progressing at full pace, with major equipment, including giant furnaces and modular plant components, already installed. Civil works are nearing completion, and utility integration is well underway.

Shell reports June 4 fire at ethylene cracker plant in Pennsylvania (U.S.)

Shell on Friday said a fire occurred on June 4 at its ethylene cracker plant in Potter Township, Pennsylvania, and the furnace unit involved remained offline pending an investigation.