Category: Commodity

Leaching /crystallisation is a preferable beneficiation process for complex and hard-to-liberate potash ores, according to ERCOSPLAN’s Dr Eike Kaps.

A model developed by ERCOSPLAN can help select the most efficient mining method for potash ore deposits.

Casale’s integrated revamp solutions for ammonia and urea plants are designed to unlock latent potential and boost operational performance.

Revamping existing urea plants can deliver significant improvements – including higher capacity, lower costs and reduced emissions.

BASF says that it has signed a cooperation agreement with Plug Power to offer BASF’s advanced DeOxo catalysts as part of Plug Power’s hydrogen liquefaction plants globally to enhance their market offerings, improving reliability and cost efficiency. DeOxo catalysts, including the Purivate™ Pd15 product, offer exceptional performance at low temperatures, reducing the need for expensive […]

thyssenkrupp Uhde and Uniper are entering into a strategic partnership to bring large-scale ammonia cracking technology to technological maturity. In the first phase, a demonstration plant with a capacity of 28 t/d of ammonia per day will be built at Uniper’s Gelsenkirchen-Scholven site in Germany. The plant will serve as the basis for the planned […]

KBR says that they have been awarded a second ammonia cracking technology contract by Hanwha Impact Corporation for its clean power generation facility in Korea. Under the terms of the agreement, KBR will provide technology licensing, proprietary engineering design and equipment, and services for a 214 t/d hydrogen facility. The plant will use KBR’s proprietary […]

BASF has expanded its sustainable product portfolio by launching two new renewable ammonia grades; renewable ammonia and renewable 24.5% ammonia solution. BASF produces the renewable ammonia grades at its Verbund site in Ludwigshafen by feeding renewable hydrogen into the ammonia plant, reducing the plant’s natural gas consumption. The plant uses both gas-based hydrogen as well […]

NH3 Clean Energy, Pilbara Ports Authority, and Oceania Marine Energy have established a Joint Development Agreement (JDA) in order to establish hydrogen-derived, low-emission ammonia bunkering operations at the Port of Dampier in Australia by 2030. Under the terms of the JDA, the partners will collaborate to deliver the necessary infrastructure, regulatory approvals, and commercial frameworks […]

New sulphur production from Chinese and Indian refineries and Middle Eastern sour gas and the ramp up of nickel leaching projects in Indonesia continue to change the direction of sulphur trade.