CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY
Repsol | September 08, 2021
Repsol has selected Univation Technologies’ UNIPOL PE Process for its 300,000 TPY polyethylene (PE) plant. This new PE plant will be constructed along with another polymer production unit with both plants located at Repsol’s Industrial Complex in Sines, Portugal. The combined project represents the largest industrial investment in Portugal in the last ten years with a total value at €657 million (ca. $775 million).
Repsol selected a full-density plant design with production capabilities for a broad range of HDPE and LLDPE products specifically targeting highly specialized PE applications serving the pharmaceutical, automotive and food industries. The UNIPOL PE Process’ flexible manufacturing platform further supports Repsol’s continued growth targeting key markets and capturing new opportunities within the greater European market. In addition to Univation’s HDPE and LLDPE capabilities, Repsol has also selected to access Univation’s XCAT Metallocene Technology to produce specialty metallocene PE grades aimed at the sophisticated European polyethylene film market.
Additionally, Repsol will utilize Univation’s advanced software platforms for process control capability (“PREMIER APC+”) and also virtual process training (“UNIPOL PE Virtual Plant Simulator – UVPS”). PREMIER APC+ is an advanced process control platform designed specifically for the UNIPOL PE Process. Its state-of-the-art process control capability is designed to maximize production rates, ensure efficient product grade transitions and enhance overall operational reliability of the UNIPOL PE Process.
The UVPS software provides Repsol with the latest generation process simulator training tool that delivers a realistic training environment for a full range of unit operations for the UNIPOL PE Process.
“The UNIPOL PE Technology platform provides Repsol with multiple sustainable operational benefits ‒ including low carbon footprint, minimized emissions, reduced energy consumption, and maximized raw material utilization – to enable Repsol to achieve its objective of sustainable development while delivering positive economic activity within the regions that it operates,” commented Dr. Steven Stanley, President of Univation Technologies. Dr. Stanley continued his comments, “Additionally we look forward to supporting Repsol’s vision of producing value-added, recyclable materials for the European market with this new UNIPOL PE Plant. Univation is pleased to have already formed strong, collaborative relationships with the Repsol team and we look forward to a safe start-up of this new, flexible and sustainable manufacturing platform.”
José Luis Bernal, Repsol Química Executive Director, commented, “This project demonstrates Repsol's commitment to a more integrated and sustainable petrochemical industry and also shows our support for the strategically important Sines Industrial Complex. Partnering with a proven, experienced leader in the field of polyethylene was of utmost importance, and we are pleased to collaborate with Univation Technologies on this landmark project.”
About Univation Technologies, LLC
Univation Technologies is the global leader in licensed polyethylene technology. Univation has a proven track record of delivering process, product and catalyst technologies as well as related technical services to the global polyethylene industry for more than 50 years. More than one-third of all HDPE and LLDPE resins produced globally is supplied by the industry-leading UNIPOL PE Process. Univation is also the world's leading manufacturer and supplier of conventional and advanced polyethylene polymerization catalysts designed specifically for the UNIPOL PE Process.
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PRODUCTS AND TECHNOLOGIES
Unifrax, Clearlake | April 22, 2021
Unifrax, the main maker of elite strength materials, today presented FlexCat™ by Unifrax, another high-surface territory adaptable media intended to give improved impetus viability expanded yield utilizing less crude materials. For use in power modules, strength gas creation, compound handling, air refinement, and different applications, FlexCat offers catalyzers and modern accomplices better execution, significant expense investment funds, and improved wellbeing for workers.
"Unifrax keeps on pursuing its main goal to give greener, cleaner, and more secure answers for our clients and accomplices. FlexCat is a progressive advance forward for modern catalysis that follows through on those three columns"
A game-changing answer for strength impetus markets
With numerous ventures as of now depending on alumina pellets to drive synergist responses, strength substance organizations frequently wrestle with slowed-down responses as a result of stopped-up materials, huge forthright speculations, and critical space prerequisites. They are likewise compelled to battle with ecologically unsafe discharges. To address these issues, Unifrax has planned a sinewy impetus support arrangement that is multiple times lighter on normal than the business standard, while utilizing essentially less valuable metal impetuses and uncommon earth metals to drive an increment in yield while improving virtue. This considers expanded yield utilizing existing hardware and empowers a more modest reactor impression for plans. FlexCat can be fused into existing plant outflow control frameworks to drive lower carbon impressions and permitting clients to meet harder Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) guidelines.
"FlexCat is a progressive contribution as a lightweight, modified item structure that is amazingly solid in the unforgiving conditions ordinarily experienced in numerous reactors," said Chad Cannan, senior VP of innovative work, Unifrax. "FlexCat furnishes our industry accomplices with the possibility to save a huge number of dollars across their activities in material expenses, capital speculations, and improved quality from existing hardware. From cleaner discharges to satisfying harder EPA guidelines to expanded immaculateness, stream rates, and transformation speeds, the presentation of FlexCat is a genuine natural, social, and administration (ESG) distinct advantage for the business."
FlexCat is additionally ready to affect the hydrogen economy. As the interest for hydrogen builds, FlexCat upholds the development of hydrogen creation through better selectivity and expanded yield utilizing essentially less impetus material. FlexCat innovation drives more noteworthy reception by using more modest and more proficient units that length from power modules to customer gadgets.
Fiber-based innovation that conveys
Utilizing the viable surface space of Unifrax's special stringy material, FlexCat offers upgraded yields by giving a more convoluted way to improved catalysis inside a reactor. FlexCat wipes out the requirement for any prewash or zeolite-covering measure before applying impetus metals.
Testing to date has appeared:
• Capacity to utilize something like 80% less metal, including platinum bunch metals (PGMs), while getting a similar change yield
• Outrageous sturdiness to almost 1,850°F (~1,000°C) with more reliable item immaculateness
• Improved change and selectivity of synergist responses, even in the wake of maturing, permitting modern plants better yield with existing gear
• Solid grip of PGMs and no deficiency of impetus, even after warm maturing
FlexCat's lightweight fiber tangle structure considers the more secure establishment and evacuation, and cutoff points unsafe waste, significant advantages for Unifrax's customer's labor force and the wellbeing of the climate.
FlexCat and Unifrax's profound innovation portfolio
FlexCat is Unifrax's initial step into mechanical catalysis, expanding on the organization's profound history of fiber-based innovation and assembling. Unifrax has a history of 75+ years creating and providing designed inorganic materials for an enormous scope to cutting-edge enterprises around the world, including electric vehicles, aviation, and compound preparing.
Adjustable for singular accomplices, cycles, and explicit responses, FlexCat can be made at scale today. Unifrax will be accessible at Hydrogen 2021 Digital Conference and Exhibition to examine besides with invested individuals.
About Unifrax
Unifrax creates and makes superior strength materials utilized in cutting-edge applications, including high-temperature modern protection, electric vehicles, energy stockpiling, filtration, and fire security, among numerous others. Unifrax items are planned with a definitive objective of saving energy, diminishing contamination, and improving wellbeing for individuals, structures, and gear by following through on our obligation to our clients of greener, cleaner, more secure answers for their application challenges. Unifrax has 37 assembling offices working in 12 nations and utilizes 2,700+ representatives universally.
About Clearlake
Established in 2006, Clearlake Capital Group, L.P. is a venture firm working for incorporated organizations across private value, credit, and other related procedures. With an area-centered methodology, the firm tries to cooperate with experienced supervisory crews by giving patient, long haul money to dynamic organizations that can profit from Clearlake's operational improvement approach, O.P.S.® The company's center objective areas are industrials, innovation, and shopper. Clearlake presently has around $35 billion of resources under administration and its senior speculation directors have driven or co-drove more than 300 ventures. The firm has workplaces in Santa Monica and Dallas.
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CHEMICAL MANAGEMENT
PDI | April 27, 2022
PDI a global leading enterprise management software provider for the convenience retail and petroleum wholesale industries, has announced new solutions to help customers adapt more quickly to the current ever-changing marketplace. The latest PDI products are designed to boost productivity and profitability throughout the entire supply chain. Moreover, they have been designed irrespective of businesses that need to accelerate green initiatives, simplify fuel pricing decisions, expand consumer access to loyalty programs, or drive frictionless commerce.
The newest solutions span the PDI portfolio, which includes three segments to simplify complex operations and merge systems and data in the c-store and pump. The innovative segments such as consumer engagement, enterprise productivity, and security & platform will be introduced as part of the spring launch.
"Our industry is transforming faster than ever, and our customers are asking for assistance navigating these changes. PDI is committed to serving our customers worldwide as we're modernizing internally and expanding through collaboration and acquisition. Our most recent innovations add to an already robust portfolio of products and services that work better to generate more value and business for our customers."
On this PDI, CEO Jimmy Frangis
Coen Markets, Inc. practices multiple PDI solutions to provide a high-quality experience for its guests and team members across nearly 60 convenience stores in Pennsylvania, Ohio, and West Virginia. Charlie McIlvaine, Chairman and CEO of Coen Markets, says, "During such a dynamic time in our lives, we need valuable partners to help us accelerate growth. Coen shares the values of embracing change are committing to innovation with PDI. By collaborating, we're part of something bigger as we work to take both the industry and the consumer experience to the next level."
The latest PDI solutions are now available following recent strategic acquisitions, including GreenPrint, Azpiral, Koupon, Universe Group, htec, and Celtech.
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