Downstream contract news

Lummus Technology has announced that its Green Circle business and Synthos have started collaborating to commercialise Synthos' biobutadiene technology.

IDTecEx discuss how carbon capture technology may be essential in helping in the fight against climate change, but that carbon capture from power stations and steel manufacturing plants may not be enough to avoid the worst impacts.

Aspen Technology Inc. has announced that Shell Catalysts & Technologies is implementing Aspen Schedule Explorer software in multiple plants throughout North America and Europe.

The technology group Wärtsilä will supply a biogas liquefaction plant to Norway-based Biokraft, a subsidiary of the Scandinavian Biogas Group and a major player in the global biogas market.

Emerson has enhanced its Rosemount TankMaster inventory management software package to help optimise tank usage and increase safety in full containment storage tanks for LNG and other liquefied gases.

Nacero has selected Bechtel for t the Front-End Engineering and Design (FEED) contract for its natural gas-to-gasoline manufacturing facility in the US.

Refineria di Kòrsou (RdK) and CORC B.V. have signed a ‘Draft Deed’, laying the foundation for management and operation of the refinery, the utility plant and the terminal at Bullenbaai, Curaçao.

Mitsubishi Power and Texas Brine have joined forces on large-scale hydrogen storage solutions to support decarbonisation efforts in eastern America.

Neste is testing renewable gasoline in Sweden for possible commercialisation internationally.

Axens has announced the launch of SeLene, a newly created family of catalysts dedicated to selective hydrogenation.