Petrochemicals

Steel cut for Yara Eyde: The world’s first ammonia-powered container ship

This milestone marks the official start of construction for a vessel that will transform short-sea shipping and demonstrate the potential of ammonia as a low-emission fuel.

NETL researchers gasify plastic waste with coal and biomass for improved hydrogen-rich gas production

NETL researchers are closing in on a more effective and less expensive way to combine a growing accumulation of plastic waste with coal and biomass for a steam gasification process that can produce hydrogen (H2)-rich syngas.

Digital Exclusive: Improving rotor performance with the high-speed balancing bunker

This technical article demonstrates how a novel high-speed balancing bunker serves as a critical resource for maintaining the performance and reliability of high-speed rotors in turbomachinery.

ECI Group's technology selected for world's first commercial-scale, fossil-free LDPE facility

Vioneo has awarded a major contract to ECI Group. The project will deliver the world’s first low-density polyethylene (LDPE) plant to operate using an entirely fossil-free feedstock.

ASRock Industrial launches AiUAC to power software-defined, open industrial automation

Construction to begin on multi-billion-dollar polyethylene plant in Kazakhstan

The main construction work at the polymerization unit of the future polyethylene production plant (a joint project of KazMunayGas, SIBUR and Sinopec) in Kazakhstan will begin in October 2025, KazMunayGas said.

Asahi Kasei, Mitsui Chemicals, and Mitsubishi Chemical establish an LLP for ethylene manufacturing facilities in western Japan

LyondellBasell optimizes refinery middle distillates production across multiple units with dynamic optimization application

A techno-economic overview of fouling in steam crackers and available solutions

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