Exploring chemical recycling and bio-based plastics production in refineries

Exploring chemical recycling and bio-based plastics production in refineries

How do we meet the growing demand for plastics? The global refining, gas, and petrochemical industries are under pressure to decarbonise and adopt sustainable practices ...

KazMunayGaz and Axens extend collaboration

During the official visit of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev to France, JSC NC “KazMunayGaz” (KMG) and the international company ...

Axens, IFPEN and JEPLAN announce commercial licensing of the Rewind® PET process

In line with the announcement made at the inauguration of a semi-industrial demonstration unit at Kitakyushu in Japan in October 2023, Axens, IFPEN and JEPLAN, partners ...

Shell selects electrical tubular heaters from Axens for their base oil distillation unit in Wesseling

Axens, has been awarded by Shell Deutschland GmbH the Engineering, Procurement and Fabrication contract to supply Electrical Tubular Heater for Shell’s Base Oil Distillation ...

Quentin Debuisschert replaces Jean Sentenac at the head of Axens

After managing the Axens Group for 22 years, Jean Sentenac handed over to Quentin Debuisschert in June 2024. The handover took place after a transition period that allowed ...

Successful startup of Axens hydrocracking units at Shenghong’s integrated refinery

Axens’ designed 3.2 MMTPA ebullated-bed residue hydrocracking (H-Oil®) unit and 3.5 MMTPA distillates hydrocracking (HyKTM) unit and Naphtha Hydrotreating (NHT) unit ...

Michelin, IFPEN and Axens inaugurate plant producing bio-based butadienel

Today, Michelin, IFPEN and Axens inaugurated the first industrial-scale demonstrator of a plant producing bio-based butadiene in France, at Michelin’s site in Bassens ...

Axens and ZPJE establish Nectis JV

Energy efficiency improvement is a significant contributor to the achievement of the Paris Agreement objectives. Nectis aims at contributing to this effort in promoting ...

Haike Chemicals selects Vegan® technology from Axens

Shandong Haike Chemical Co. Ltd, a Chinese refining and petrochemical company, has selected Axens’ Vegan® technology to produce low carbon, cost competitive sustainable ...

Axens builds on ExxonMobil MTBE Decomposition technology for high purity isobutylene production

ExxonMobil Catalysts and Licensing LLC and Axens have signed an exclusive licensing alliance agreement allowing Axens to include ExxonMobil’s MTBE Decomposition Technology ...