Chart has signed a global master goods and services agreement with ExxonMobil . This enabling agreement sets the terms , conditions , and commercial framework for Chart to provide LNG equipment , technology , and services for ExxonMobil ’ s global portfolio of projects . Specifically , the agreement includes the supply of cold boxes , as well as Chart ’ s proprietary IPSMR ® process technology . Under the agreement , ExxonMobil and Chart will deploy a design once , and then build many concepts to optimize cost , schedule , and quality for LNG projects globally . This collaboration builds on Chart ’ s previously announced participation in ExxonMobil ’ s Mozambique LNG project and reflects continued alignment to advance LNG |
production capabilities across multiple countries . “ We are proud to expand our relationship with ExxonMobil through this enabling agreement ,” stated Jill Evanko , CEO and President of Chart Industries . “ Chart ’ s industry-leading LNG technology , including our cold boxes and IPSMR ® process , aligns with ExxonMobil ’ s commitment to efficient , scalable , and reliable LNG solutions . This agreement further strengthens our role as a trusted partner for ExxonMobil ’ s energy initiatives worldwide .” Chart ’ s cold boxes and IPSMR ® technology are designed to maximize efficiency , optimize performance , and support cost-effective LNG production , contributing to cleaner energy solutions worldwide . |
BASF has officially opened its new Catalyst Development and Solids Processing Center in Ludwigshafen , Germany . This research facility will serve as a hub for pilot-scale synthesis of chemical catalysts , enabling BASF to offer its global customers faster access to innovative technologies . This pilot plant will also be of central importance for the development of new solids processing technologies . Catalysts play a key role in industrial chemistry . More than 80 % of all chemical products come into contact with a catalyst at least once during their production . Catalysts reduce the energy demand and the amount of undesired by-products . Thereby , they minimize raw material consumption and shrink the carbon |
footprint of products . Catalysts are used in many areas , including the chemical and petrochemical industries , as well as in innovative processes essential for green transformation . BASF not only develops catalyst and process technologies for its customers worldwide , but it also uses them in its manufacturing plants . BASF constructed the new Center within three years to replace an older building . The new building has state-of-the-art safety features and is equipped with numerous new technologies for R & D activities . In total , the company invested a high doubledigit million-euro figure in the new Catalyst Development and Solids Processing Center . |
Chinese steelmaking pioneer Shougang Jingtang United I & S – the first to operate a hot-rolled coil plant capable of performing in three operational modes for maximum production flexibility – carried out a successful trial production of 0.7 mm ultra-thin specifications at its QSP-DUE plant in the Caofedian industrial area , Tangshan city , Hebei province , China . The plant , featuring Danieli Universal Endless -DUE technology , can roll various steel grades including weathering |
steel , peritectic , alloy steels , TRIP , and Dual Phase , with widths ranging from 900 to 1,600 mm and thicknesses from 0.8 to 12.7 mm , surpassing design expectations . Starring the Danieli-patented DySen caster , the Shougang Jingtang QSP-DUE plant has achieved a casting speed of 6.0 m / min and a sequence length of 29 heat over an uninterrupted casting period of 16.7 hours . The plant ’ s monthly productivity is in the proximity of 200,000 tons . |
By maximizing the production of light and ultralight gauges – 60 % below 1.5 mm – the Danieli Universal Endless |
plant provides Shougang Jingtang with a competitive advantage in the challenging Chinese market . |