Topsoe's press releases and news are listed. Click on the title to read the full press release.
22.12.2011
20.12.2011
12.12.2011
01.12.2011
30.11.2011
29.11.2011
25.11.2011
23.11.2011
18.11.2011
10.11.2011
20.10.2011
On 20 October 2011 the official ceremony of commissioning of the new 1350 MTPD Topsøe methanol plant took place in OAO ShchekinoAzot, Russia.
14.10.2011
Hyundai Oilbank, Korea launched the second Heavy Oil Upgrade (HOU) project with Topsoe in 2008 and the project was completed in June 2011 - ahead of schedule. The performance guarantee test was performed at 103% capacity fulfilling all guarantied parameters on quantity, quality and energy consumption.
10.10.2011
04.10.2011
Advancements open up new possibilities for further improvements of the understanding the complex structure-sensitivity of catalysts used in oil refining.
26.09.2011
For the sixth consecutive year, Topsoe has hosted the annual Hydroprocessing Course in Copenhagen.
12.09.2011
Topsoe partners with RTI International in a project which will develop an advanced technology to produce biofuels that are compatible with the existing transportation fuels infrastructure. The US Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded the project $5 million USD for a cooperative agreement.
08.09.2011
To strengthen business in China Topsoe has restructured the organisation and Per Bakkerud has been appointed as new managing director for the subsidiary in Beijing.
06.09.2011
In order to further strengthen the business ties between Denmark and Russia, a Danish business delegation of close to 100 companies visits Russia. The delegation is headed by HM the Queen, HRH the Prince Consort and HRH the Crown Prince.
31.08.2011
This year, Topsoe’s wet-gas sulphuric acid units (WSA) have reached the magic 100, with over 100 units licensed around the globe.
23.08.2011
07.07.2011
Topsoe has received funding from the Energy Technology Development and Demonstration Programme (EUDP).
30.06.2011
Topsoe signs contract with Rio Seco, Peru for supply of a WSA sulphuric acid production plant
13.04.2011
Topsoe has been awarded the contract for the second out of four SNG projects approved by China’s National Development and Reform Commission.
07.04.2011
Topsoe has been awarded the contract for the world’s two largest plants for production of Substitute Natural Gas (SNG) from coke oven gas.
The contractor is China National Gas Corporation Limited (CNGC), which is organised under the PetroChina Group.
28.03.2011
22.03.2011
Finalises cooperation agreement with leading global catalyst and technology company to upgrade PetroAlgae’s biomass to renewable fuels
17.03.2011
Petróleos de Venezuela, S.A. (PDVSA) and the Danish company Haldor Topsøe have signed a contract for the Centro de Refinación Paraguaná Project.
07.02.2011
Her Majesty Margrethe II, Queen of Denmark visited Topsoe’s business partner GPIC in Bahrain. GPIC hosted lunch for the Queen and the Prince Consort at the plant site located on an artificial island south of the capital Manama.
17.12.2010
02.12.2010
02.11.2010
Topsoe has developed a new sulphuric acid catalyst for operation in converted strong gases.
05.10.2010
Topsoe contracts the first South Korean synthetic natural gas (SNG) plant, setting the standard for future SNG plants.
24.09.2010
Topsoe has signed a contract with the Henan Jinkai Group, China. The contract includes a sulphur management plant, which will play a key role in clean coal gasification.
24.08.2010
Haldor Topsoe Inc. and CoaLogix Inc. announce collaboration in supplying certified regenerated SCR catalyst to the power industry
10.08.2010
YPF Argentina and Haldor Topsøe have signed two contracts for the production of hydrogen and ultra low sulphur diesel at the Lujan de Cuyo Refinery in Mendoza Province.
26.05.2010
Dr. Henrik Topsøe has been selected as the winner of the 2010 Distinguished Researcher Award from The Petroleum Chemistry Division of American Chemical Society.
12.05.2010
Topsoe announces the start up of a new hydrogen production unit.
06.05.2010
Pemex Refinacion and Haldor Topsøe have signed a contract.
05.05.2010
21.04.2010
Topsoe researchers have recently published high-resolution electron microscopy images of MoS₂-based nanocatalysts for oil refinery processes.
15.04.2010
Topsoe will participate in the design of the world’s first plant for producing substitute natural gas (SNG) from biomass. The complete process includes biomass gasification, tar scrubbing, gas conditioning and methanation, resulting in a green gas for the gas grid. Topsoe will contribute with the gas conditioning and methanation technologies.
25.01.2010
Topsoe has signed a contract supplying technologies for three new plants with oil refiner PetroPeru. The contract includes license and basic engineering of process design for the Talara refinery in Peru.
15.01.2010
08.12.2009
Haldor Topsøe will demonstrate a new technology in the USA – a technology which converts wood to fuel.
The American Department of Energy (DOE) has recently announced that the technology will be supported with 25 million USD under the US Recovery Act.
05.11.2009
Topsoe has signed a design contract for a new plant for production of substitute natural gas (SNG). Once on stream the plant will produce close to 180,000 Nm³/h of substitute natural gas using Topsoe’s TREMP™ technology.
02.10.2009
Denmark's Minister for the Environment Troels Lund Poulsen tests Topsoe’s new diesel emission control system
18.09.2009
H.M. King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden was present at the groundbreaking ceremony celebrating the initiation of the construction of a new bio fuel plant in Piteaa, Sweden.
11.09.2009
02.09.2009
Topsoe is involved in an EU project about biorefineries. The project, which involves partners from 15 countries, has just received 23 million EUR as funding from EU’s Seventh Framework Programme.
02.07.2009
Topsoe will supply ammonia synthesis technology for the world's largest ammonia plant. The plant will produce more than 3,500 tonnes of ammonia per day.
10.06.2009
Topsoe and the Danish Technological Institute have received 1 million EUR from the Danish Energy Agency for a project aiming to turn bioethanol into an economic and sustainable replacement of fossil fuels for diesel vehicles.
The funding is part of the “Energy Development and Demonstration Programme” aimed at the development and demonstration of energy technologies.
05.06.2009
Topsoe’s paper “Impact of biomass-coal co-combustion on SCR DeNOx operation” was presented at the Power-Gen Europe 2009 Conference in Cologne, Germany, which is Europe’s largest conference for the power industry, this year with the theme “Meeting the energy challenge”.
04.06.2009
Topsoe has signed a contract with the EPC contractor Larsen & Toubro Limited, India, for a hydrogen plant.
02.04.2009
Topsoe and Petrobras, Brazil, have signed a contract for hydrogen, hydrotreater and SNOX™ units for a new RNEST refinery.
The refinery is a new 200,000 BPSD project named Abreu e Lima Refinery, which will be located in Pernambuco, Brazil.
27.03.2009
Once again, Topsoe has signed a contract with Shanghai Coking and Chemical Corporation for a WSA plant.
17.03.2009
Topsoe has appointed Mr. Ulrik Federspiel as new Vice President for Global Affairs as of 1 April 2009. Mr. Federspiel comes from a position as Permanent Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark.
13.03.2009
Haldor Topsoe has signed contracts with the Iranian companies Marjan Petrochemical and Kimiaye Pars for supply of technology for two methanol plants – both with involvement from National Petrochemical Company.
20.02.2009
Topsoe has signed a contract with the Chinese company Bluestar for a WSA plant. The WSA plant is the largest WSA plant ever supplied to China with a capacity of 2 x 300 MTPD.