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Project News
Vertiv expands liquid cooling portfolio
Vertiv( NYSE: VRT) has announced the expansion of the Vertiv™ CoolChip CDU( coolant distribution units) family with the launch of the Vertiv™ CoolChip CDU 70, Vertiv™ CoolChip CDU 100 and Vertiv™ CoolChip CDU 600 models in Europe, the Middle East and Africa( EMEA). These direct-to-chip( DTC) liquid cooling solutions enhance Vertiv’ s position as a leading innovator and enabler in AI and HPC infrastructure. The Vertiv CoolChip CDU 600 will be showcased for the first time in EMEA at the Vertiv booth at Datacloud Global Congress in Cannes. The new models are designed to suit retrofit or greenfield data centre environments, with models including in-rack and row-based configurations, and liquid-to-air and liquidto-liquid technologies. The innovative systems offer a flexible, scalable approach to address rising capacity demands while accelerating liquid cooling adoption.
Sumitomo Chemical establishes mass production technology
Sumitomo Chemical has successfully established mass production technology for liquid crystal polymer( LCP) using a monomer derived from biomass materials. As a global leader in the LCP market, the Company will accelerate the development of a mass production system for bio-based LCP leveraging this technology, aiming to obtain customer certification by the end of fiscal 2026 and to begin supplying the product from fiscal 2027. LCP is a type of super engineering plastic that excels in heat resistance and fire resistance. It is used in a wide variety of applications, including materials for electric and electronic components in smartphones, automotive parts, and office automation equipment. Most of the raw materials used in such industrial applications are currently derived from fossil resources. In the LCP manufacturing process using biomass materials that it has successfully developed, Sumitomo Chemical has adopted a segregation approach that completely separates biomass materials from other materials during production. This approach enables precise control of the biomass content and can clarify how much biomass materials are included in the product. In addition to the segregation approach, there is another approach called mass balance, in which when biomass materials and other materials are mixed to manufacture a product, the characteristics of the biomass materials is allocated to part of the output of the product based on the proportion of biomass materials used in the manufacturing process.
Lummus and InnoVent Renewables sign MoU
Lummus Technology, a global provider of process technologies and value-driven energy solutions, and InnoVent Renewables have announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding( MoU) to work toward licensing and deploying InnoVent’ s continuous tire pyrolysis technology globally. Under an agreement outlined in the MoU, once finally negotiated, Lummus would serve as the exclusive licensor for InnoVent’ s proprietary continuous tire pyrolysis technology, which converts end-of-life tires
into valuable products such as pyrolysis oil, gas, recycled carbon black and steel. Lummus would also act as the licensor for comprehensive technology packages that combine InnoVent’ s tire pyrolysis process with Lummus’ downstream technologies to increase the value of fuel and chemical outputs. InnoVent’ s technology offers a scalable, end-to-end solution for converting waste tires into renewable fuels and high-value petrochemicals, from preprocessing through purification. The
company operates a commercial facility in Monterrey, Mexico, capable of processing up to one
million passenger tires annually, with the ability to add additional capacity.
Borouge and ADNOC L & S sign USD 531M strategic partnership
Borouge Plc( BOROUGE) and ADNOC Logistics & Services Plc( ADNOC L & S) have entered a 15-year strategic partnership that
will support a significant increase in the production and export of petrochemicals from the UAE. The mutually beneficial service
agreement will deliver a minimum guaranteed value of USD 531M( AED 1,950M), supporting the next phase of Borouge’ s accelerated growth plans, driving operational cost savings over the full contract term, realising more than USD 50M in cost savings and efficiencies in the first five years alone, and enhancing the company’ s supply chain network. The agreement covers port management, container handling, and feeder container ship services for the Borouge Container Terminal in Al Ruwais Industrial City, Abu Dhabi. ADNOC L & S will manage the transportation of up to 70 % of Borouge’ s annual production, which will increase significantly following the completion of the Borouge 4 plant expansion. ADNOC L & S will
deploy a minimum of two dedicated container feeder ships to transport Borouge’ s products from Al Ruwais to the deepwater ports of Jebel Ali in Dubai and Khalifa Port in Abu Dhabi. As Borouge plans to ramp up production capacity by 1.4 million tonnes per annum by the end of 2026 through its Borouge 4 mega project, Borouge will become the world’ s largest single-site polyolefin complex. The partnership with ADNOC L & S will further enhance Borouge’ s supply chain efficiency as well as reinforcing ADNOC L & S’ commitment to delivering innovative, integrated supply chain solutions that enhance trade, strengthen industrial resilience, and support the UAE’ s vision for economic diversification and global leadership.
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