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History of the HPI: The 1980s: Oil spike/collapse, liquid crystals, conducting polymers and the rise of AR/VR

Posted July 14, 2022 •

This month’s History of the HPI section examines the major events and technologies in the refining and petrochemicals industry in the 1980s. These...

Enabling a circular economy delivery model through truckable modularization

Posted July 14, 2022 •

Modular construction allows for standardization and repeatability, which translates to the ability to establish a definitive estimate early in the...

Axens: Chemical recycling of polymers

Posted June 30, 2022 • 00:27:29

In this episode of The Main Column, Sumedha Sharma, Technical Editor of Hydrocarbon Processing gets into conversation with David, Schwalje, Emerging...

History of the HPI: The 1970s: Crises, clean air, plastic bottles and the DCS

Posted June 23, 2022 •

In this continuation of Hydrocarbon Processing's History of the HPI series, major events and technologies of the 1970s are detailed. These include global...

SaaS solutions for flexibility and sustainability

Posted June 2, 2022 • 00:21:32

In this episode of The Main Column, we speak with Hans Claussen, Digital Lead, North Europe at ABB, and talk about IT/OT convergence in the form of...