Topsoe Blog

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March 1, 2018

Topsoe scientist honored with prestigious award

Topsoe’s Stig Helveg has received the award “EliteForsk” – a recognition of his outstanding work within electron microscopy that follows catalytic processes at the atomic...

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February 19, 2018

Successful start-up of world’s largest wet gas sulfuric acid (WSA) plant

The WSA plant treats 131,000 tons of acid gas per year from a neighboring world-scale refinery in Huizhou, China. The patented WSA process converts more than 99.9% of the...

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February 15, 2018

Haldor Topsoe and JITRI found joint R&D company to accelerate development of innovative technologies for Chinese market

Joint company will focus on applied research and fast commercialization of new technologies. First development project aims to develop more cost-effective NCA batteries...

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January 30, 2018

Topsoe chosen as technology licensor of the world’s largest methanol facility

IGP Methanol LLC has awarded Haldor Topsoe a contract for engineering of a methanol plant that will produce 1.8 million tons per year, which is part of a planned complex...

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1月25日, 2018

Curiosity-driven research for the future

What Denmark is spending on publicly funded research at the moment is definitely too little, says Haldor Topsoe’s CEO, Bjerne S. Clausen. Haldor Topsoe devotes 10% of its...

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January 18, 2018

Global executive joins top management in Topsoe

Amy Hebert becomes new member of the executive management at Haldor Topsoe A/S to further strengthen and develop the company’s position.

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November 20, 2017

Refiners can make a sweet deal from sour fuel gas

An excess of very sour fuel gas can be the result when a refinery process heavy feedstocks into modern low-sulfur fuels. But refiners can in fact turn a profit from the...

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November 9, 2017

Bio-based chemicals one step closer to commercial breakthrough

Braskem and Haldor Topsoe partner to validate the MOSAIK™ sugar-to-biochemicals solution for production of MEG (monoethylene glycol) in a demonstration plant. The new...

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November 6, 2017

234 more family houses in Frederikssund will stay warm with Topsoe heat this winter

Thanks to the installment of a new condenser, Topsoe will not only provide more excess heat to the neighboring houses in Frederikssund, but also help reduce the CO2...

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September 11, 2017

New knowledge about copper-zeolite catalysts for diesel emissions control – get access to Topsoe’s Perspective published in Science

The active sites of a Cu-zeolite catalyst for diesel emissions control are not static, but are created and dissolved on the fly as the reaction proceeds.

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August 22, 2017

Nature Communications publishes break-through scientific evidence: Nano-design can reduce air pollution

In the latest edition of the Nature Communications journal, Topsoe’s Stig Helveg shares scientific evidence that nano-designed titanium crystals can improve catalysts that...

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August 15, 2017

Revenue and EBIT growth from continuing business – half-year results impacted by sale of business areas

Revenue and EBIT from Topsoe’s continuing business increased 5% and 8%, respectively, in the first half of 2017, when adjusting for one-time effects of restarted contracts...

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August 1, 2017

A low CAPEX path to higher profitability

Delayed coking MARPOL regulations are creating uncertainty about how best to invest in conversion capacity to comply or shift production to more profitable products.

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August 1, 2017

Make the most of what you have

Feed stream management In the not-so distant past, crude oil prices were hitting records everyday worldwide as downstream operators saw their margins decrease.

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August 1, 2017

A cost effective way to convert sulfur compounds from oils

Hydrogen technology – Steam reforming hydrocarbons Treating fuel oils to meet the strict MARPOL sulfur regulations 2020 will require hydrogen. It is by far the most...

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August 1, 2017

Upgrade heavy fuel oil to meet MARPOL regulations

Atmospheric Residue De-Sulfurization (ARDS) The introduction of new MARPOL regulations is expected to have a major impact on demand patterns in our industry. While...