Articles from Ketjen Corporation

Ketjen Corporation and Axens SA today announced a change to Ketjen and Axens’ ownership of and collaboration with Eurecat. Under the agreements, Ketjen will extend its collaboration with Eurecat on advanced catalyst technologies and services, including regeneration, rejuvenation, ex-situ sulfiding, and spent catalyst processing. In addition, Ketjen will sell its 50 percent ownership stake in Eurecat SA to Axens, along with Ketjen’s Isomerization Catalysts business. Following the completion of the transaction, which is subject to regulatory approval, Axens will assume full ownership of Eurecat.

Ketjen Corporation, a leader in catalyst and specialty chemicals manufacturing has launched SaFeGuard™, a new catalyst technology designed to address iron (Fe) poisoning in FCC units. In a recent 30-day full commercial trial, SaFeGuard™ demonstrated a 77% improvement in accessibility with a 50% inventory replacement enabling an increase in unit activity, improved bottoms cracking, and ability to process heavy iron-rich feedstocks. Further testing and predictive modeling suggest that a full 100% inventory changeout could yield up to a 130% increase in accessibility delivering additional improvement in performance.

Ketjen Corporation, a leader in catalyst and specialty chemicals manufacturing, today announces the appointment of Henri Tausch to Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) effective June 24, 2024.