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Thaioil chooses SNOX™ air quality control for Sriracha refinery
Thai Oil Public Company Limited (Thaioil) has signed an agreement for Topsoe’s SNOX™ solution to efficiently remove sulfur and nitrogen oxides and dust emissions from their...
August 3, 2021
2 minute read
Haldor Topsoe to build catalyst plant in the U.S. to meet increasing demand for refining catalysts
Topsoe will build a 15,000 ton per year hydroprocessing catalyst plant at the company’s existing Bayport production site in Pasadena, Harris County, Texas. The plant will...
July 13, 2021
4 minute read
Haldor Topsoe to build catalyst plant in the U.S. to meet increasing demand for refining catalysts
Topsoe will build a 15,000 ton per year hydroprocessing catalyst plant at the company’s existing Bayport production site in Pasadena, Harris County, Texas. The plant will...
July 12, 2021
4 minute read
Haldor Topsoe and Nel ASA to offer end-to-end green ammonia and eMethanol™ solutions
Haldor Topsoe and Nel have entered a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the intent to offer customers complete renewable electricity to ammonia and methanol solutions. ...
March 25, 2021
3 minute read
Haldor Topsoe and Nel ASA to offer end-to-end green ammonia and eMethanol™ solutions
Haldor Topsoe and Nel have entered a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the intent to offer customers complete renewable electricity to ammonia and methanol solutions. ...
March 24, 2021
4 minute read
Haldor Topsoe joins Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping as Strategic Corporate Partner
Today, Haldor Topsoe and Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping formalized their collaboration by signing a Partnership Agreement. With the Agreement, Topsoe...
March 2, 2021
5 minute read
Haldor Topsoe joins Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping as Strategic Corporate Partner
Today, Haldor Topsoe and Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping formalized their collaboration by signing a Partnership Agreement. With the Agreement, Topsoe...
March 1, 2021
5 minute read
Annual results 2020 – Strong financial performance despite COVID-19: 5% revenue growth driven by high demand for Topsoe’s market-leading technologies
In 2020, revenue increased to DKK 6,179 million, a 5% increase compared to 2019. EBIT before special items increased by 6% to DKK 853 million. During the year, Topsoe...
February 23, 2021
8 minute read
CVR Energy, Inc. subsidiary selects Haldor Topsoe’s HydroFlex™ technology for revamp to renewable diesel production
CVR Energy, Inc. subsidiary will base a revamp of its Oklahoma, US, refinery on the HydroFlex™ technology to produce approximately 100 million gallons of renewable diesel...
January 27, 2021
2 minute read
CVR Energy, Inc. subsidiary selects Haldor Topsoe’s HydroFlex™ technology for revamp to renewable diesel production
CVR Energy, Inc. subsidiary will base a revamp of its Oklahoma, US, refinery on the HydroFlex™ technology to produce approximately 100 million gallons of renewable diesel...
January 26, 2021
2 minute read
Greenergy opts for Haldor Topsoe’s HydroFlex™ technology to produce low-carbon fuels from waste tires
Greenergy has announced that they will invest in Front End Engineering Design (FEED) of a project to produce low-carbon transportation fuels from waste tires. In the first...
January 18, 2021
2 minute read
Greenergy opts for Haldor Topsoe’s HydroFlex™ technology to produce low-carbon fuels from waste tires
Greenergy has announced that they will invest in Front End Engineering Design (FEED) of a project to produce low-carbon transportation fuels from waste tires. In the first...
January 17, 2021
2 minute read
Haldor Topsoe and Aker Carbon Capture to cooperate on low-carbon hydrogen solutions
Aker Carbon Capture and Haldor Topsoe have signed a memorandum of understanding with the intention to offer a complete solution for low-carbon hydrogen production. The...
December 21, 2020
2 minute read
Haldor Topsoe and Aker Carbon Capture to cooperate on low-carbon hydrogen solutions
Aker Carbon Capture and Haldor Topsoe have signed a memorandum of understanding with the intention to offer a complete solution for low-carbon hydrogen production. The...
December 20, 2020
2 minute read
Grön Fuels, LLC select Haldor Topsoe’s HydroFlex™ renewable fuels and H2bridge™ bio-hydrogen technologies with bio-CCS option for a multi-billion low carbon intensity complex in Louisiana
Grön Fuels, LLC’s renewable diesel and jet fuel option facility at the Port of Greater Baton Rouge is based on Topsoe’s proprietary HydroFlex™ hydrotreating and H2bridge™...
December 14, 2020
3 minute read
Grön Fuels, LLC select Haldor Topsoe’s HydroFlex™ renewable fuels and H2bridge™ bio-hydrogen technologies with bio-CCS option for a multi-billion low carbon intensity complex in Louisiana
Grön Fuels, LLC’s renewable diesel and jet fuel option facility at the Port of Greater Baton Rouge is based on Topsoe’s proprietary HydroFlex™ hydrotreating and H2bridge™...
December 13, 2020
3 minute read
Danish partnership sets out to build world’s first commercial scale green ammonia plant
Green ammonia, produced from renewable energy, is an excellent fuel and fertilizer that can potentially replace significant volumes of fossil fuels and help accelerate the...
December 9, 2020
5 minute read
Danish partnership sets out to build world’s first commercial scale green ammonia plant
Green ammonia, produced from renewable energy, is an excellent fuel and fertilizer that can potentially replace significant volumes of fossil fuels and help accelerate the...
December 8, 2020
5 minute read
Haldor Topsoe appoints new Chief Human Resources Officer
Peter Kirkegaard has been appointed CHRO of Haldor Topsoe, effective January 1, 2021.
November 13, 2020
1 minute read
Haldor Topsoe appoints new Chief Human Resources Officer
Peter Kirkegaard has been appointed CHRO of Haldor Topsoe, effective January 1, 2021.
November 12, 2020
1 minute read
Haldor Topsoe welcomes new Chief Financial Officer
Philip Eickhoff has been appointed CFO of Haldor Topsoe, effective today. Philip Eickhoff recently was CFO of Atos Medical and before that Regional CFO of Coloplast North...
November 2, 2020
2 minute read
Haldor Topsoe welcomes new Chief Financial Officer
Philip Eickhoff has been appointed CFO of Haldor Topsoe, effective today. Philip Eickhoff recently was CFO of Atos Medical and before that Regional CFO of Coloplast North...
November 1, 2020
1 minute read
Haldor Topsoe changes its organization to support new vision
Topsoe’s new organization is designed to optimally drive the realization of the company’s vision to be recognized as the global leader in carbon emission reduction...
September 29, 2020
2 minute read
Haldor Topsoe changes its organization to support new vision
Topsoe’s new organization is designed to optimally drive the realization of the company’s vision to be recognized as the global leader in carbon emission reduction...
September 28, 2020
2 minute read
UCC Shchekinoazot successfully operates IMAP™ methanol and ammonia co-production plant for two years
Leading Russian chemical company Shchekinoazot reports two years of stable operation of its methanol and ammonia co-production plant based on Topsoe’s IMAP™ process. The...
September 16, 2020
2 minute read
Haldor Topsoe sets out to become the global leader in technologies to reduce carbon emissions
• A new purpose and vision launch Topsoe’s ambition to lead the drive to reduce carbon emissions from fuels and chemicals. • Topsoe’s new company purpose is Perfecting...
September 8, 2020
2 minute read
Haldor Topsoe and Comprimo® (part of Worley) announce global strategic alliance on TopClaus® technology to offer refiners cost-effective compliance in sulfur management
Haldor Topsoe and Comprimo® have announced a global strategic alliance to jointly license the TopClaus® sulfur removal and recovery solution. TopClaus® helps customers...
August 19, 2020
2 minute read
First half year: 16% revenue growth driven by high demand for Topsoe’s market-leading technologies and catalysts; order intake reduced during COVID-19 pandemic
In the first half of 2020, revenue increased by 16% to DKK 3,202 million compared to the first half of 2019, while EBIT decreased by 5% to DKK 419 million. When adjusting...
August 18, 2020
17 minute read
Topsoe and partners issue a report: “Ammonfuel - an industrial view of ammonia as marine fuel”
Alfa Laval, Hafnia, Haldor Topsoe, Vestas, and Siemens Gamesa issued a report “Ammonfuel – an industrial view of ammonia as a marine fuel” providing a comprehensive and...
August 3, 2020
2 minute read
World’s largest green hydrogen project will use Haldor Topsoe ammonia technology
A $5 billion dollar green hydrogen production facility to be sited in NEOM, Saudi Arabia, will include Topsoe’s proven ammonia technology. The planned green ammonia loop...
July 12, 2020
4 minute read
Global Clean Energy Holdings selects Haldor Topsoe’s HydroFlex™ for revamp of refinery for renewable fuel production
Global Clean Energy’s retooled facility will produce 15,000 barrels per day of renewable diesel from proprietary camelina oil and other traditional biofuel feedstocks. ...
June 8, 2020
2 minute read
Roeland Baan joins Haldor Topsoe as new CEO
Today is the first workday for the company’s new top manager.
June 1, 2020
1 minute read
Air Products and Topsoe sign global alliance agreement for collaboration on large-scale ammonia, methanol, and/or dimethyl ether projects around the world
LEHIGH VALLEY, PA (May 15, 2020) – Air Products (NYSE:APD), a global leader in industrial gases and megaproject development, and Haldor Topsoe, the world leader in...
May 14, 2020
5 minute read
Thaioil chooses SNOX™ air quality control for Sriracha refinery
Thai Oil Public Company Limited (Thaioil) has signed an agreement for Topsoe’s SNOX™ solution to efficiently remove sulfur and nitrogen oxides and dust emissions from their...
April 14, 2020
3 minute read
COVID-19 update: Haldor Topsoe upholds normal operations
Individuals, companies, and countries are faced with unprecedented challenges as the corona virus (COVID-19) continues to spread across the globe. Everybody must collaborate...
March 25, 2020
1 minute read
Nacero selects Topsoe’s TIGAS™ technology for USD 3 billion natural gas-to-gasoline plant
Nacero has signed agreements with Haldor Topsoe for basic engineering and license for a planned natural-gas-to-gasoline facility in Casa Grande, Arizona, with a capacity of...
March 25, 2020
4 minute read
Preem selects HydroFlex™ for renewable fuels plant with potential to save 2.5 million tons CO2
Preem has chosen Haldor Topsoe’s HydroFlex™ renewable fuel technology to produce clean renewable diesel and jet fuel at their Gothenburg refinery in Sweden. The 16,000...
March 11, 2020
2 minute read
Topsoe Annual Report 2019: Record results
Revenue increased by 6% to DKK 5,931 million EBITDA (Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation & Amortization) increased 24% to DKK 1,200 million EBIT (Earnings Before...
March 9, 2020
6 minute read
Roeland Baan new CEO of Haldor Topsoe A/S
Today, the Board of Directors of Haldor Topsoe A/S has announced the appointment of Roeland Baan as new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) as of June 1, 2020. Roeland Baan takes...
February 6, 2020
5 minute read
HollyFrontier opts for Topsoe’s HydroFlex™ solution to reduce cost of compliance with renewable fuels blending requirements
HollyFrontier has chosen Haldor Topsoe’s HydroFlex™ sustainable renewable fuel technology to produce extremely clean renewable diesel from various feedstocks The large...
January 28, 2020
1 minute read
World’s largest ATR-based methanol plant has been put into successful operation
Based on Topsoe’s SynCOR Methanol™ solution, the plant has a methanol production capacity of 5225 tons per day (MTPD). Since the startup in June, methanol production has...
January 13, 2020
2 minute read
Haldor Topsoe and Sasol unite to offer customers single-point licenses for proven gas-to-liquids solutions
Sasol and Haldor Topsoe, two of the global leaders in gas-to-liquids (GTL) technology, have entered into a collaboration agreement to offer G2L™- single-point licensing of...
December 1, 2019
3 minute read
Haldor Topsoe wins the 2019 IChemE Oil and Gas Global Award for its TIGAS™ gas-to-gasoline technology
Members of the Topsoe TIGAS™ technology team received the prestigious 2019 IChemE Global Award in the category ‘Oil & Gas’ at a black-tie event in Hull, UK, on Thursday...
November 10, 2019
3 minute read
Haldor Topsoe, JITRI and Suzhou High-Speed Railway New Town open joint R&D company to accelerate development of innovative technologies for Chinese market
At an official ceremony yesterday, Haldor Topsoe, JITRI, and Suzhou Xiangcheng district opened the Jiangsu JITRI-Topsoe Joint R&D Center that will make advanced new...
October 29, 2019
3 minute read
Price increase for substitute natural gas catalysts
Haldor Topsoe announces a 15% price increase of substitute natural gas catalysts, including GCC, MCR and PK catalysts, due to increases in raw material prices. The price...
September 8, 2019
Nakhodka Mineral Fertilizer Plant selects Topsoe as licensor for world-scale methanol plant
Nakhodka Mineral Fertilizer Plant has chosen Haldor Topsoe technology for a 5,400 tons-per-day methanol plant near Vladivostok in the Eastern part of Russia. China Chengda...
September 5, 2019
3 minute read
GTM ONE chooses Topsoe SynCOR™ technology for world-scale methanol plant in Volgograd
Haldor Topsoe, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Engineering, and GTM ONE have signed a license agreement for the design, construction, and operation of a 3,000 tons-per-day...
August 28, 2019
2 minute read
Perdaman chooses SynCOR™ solution for world’s largest ammonia plant
With a planned capacity of 3,500 metric tons per day, the Perdaman plant will be the world’s largest single-line ammonia plant. It will also be the first to apply Haldor...
August 20, 2019
3 minute read
Topsoe’s revenue increased by 5%, while adjusted operating profit was up by 27%
In the first half of 2019, revenue increased by 5% to DKK 2,757 million compared to the first half of 2018, while EBIT increased by 50% to DKK 440 million. When adjusting...
August 7, 2019
21 minute read
Topsoe to build demonstration plant to produce cost-competitive CO2-neutral methanol from biogas and green electricity
Haldor Topsoe will build a 10 kg/hour methanol plant to demonstrate the company’s electrified and extremely compact eSMR Methanol™ technology for cost-competitive production...
July 15, 2019
3 minute read
Closing of the agreement for Temasek to buy 30% of the shares in Haldor Topsoe A/S from Haldor Topsøe Holding A/S and new members of the Board of Directors of Haldor Topsoe A/S
Today, the agreement, announced on March 12, 2019, between Haldor Topsøe Holding A/S and Temasek for Temasek to purchase 30 percent of the shares in Haldor Topsoe A/S has...
July 2, 2019
1 minute read
World’s only natural gas-to-gasoline plant in operation in Turkmenistan
The new plant monetizes Turkmenistan’s huge natural gas resources by producing 15,500 barrels per day of high-value gasoline. The plant is based on Haldor Topsoe’s advanced...
June 27, 2019
3 minute read
DeLille Oxygen Co. leases two eCOs™ units for cost-competitive onsite CO production
DeLille Oxygen Co. moves beyond tube trailer or cylinder supply of carbon monoxide (CO). The specialty gas company has chosen Haldor Topsoe’s eCOs™ solution for...
May 28, 2019
2 minute read
SkyNRG chooses Topsoe’s HydroFlex™ technology for Europe’s first sustainable aviation fuel plant
SkyNRG, the Amsterdam-based global market leader for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), has chosen Haldor Topsoe’s world-leading technology for production of renewable diesel...
May 26, 2019
2 minute read
Article in Science: Extremely compact reactor has potential to reduce global CO2 emissions significantly
An article in the esteemed Science magazine suggests that as much as one percent of global CO2 emissions can be saved if electrified, and significantly more compact,...
May 23, 2019
3 minute read
Haldor Topsoe launches ClearView® Hydrogen – a connected service for more reliability in hydrogen plants
ClearView® Hydrogen is a complete connected plant service that leverages the power of continuous upload of data to offer plant owners improved asset utilization, energy...
May 13, 2019
4 minute read
New sulfur control solution cuts cost and supports environmental compliance in viscose manufacturing
Preferential Oxidation Catalysis – a new catalytic solution from Topsoe – has been industrially proven to effectively remove undesired hydrogen sulfide in lean off-gases...
May 6, 2019
3 minute read
Topsoe releases its 2018 Sustainability Report
The Sustainability Report 2018 provides an overview of Haldor Topsoe’s main sustainability initiatives, activities and achievements over the 2018 financial year. The report...
May 5, 2019
2 minute read
Topsoe scientist receives prestigious award
Stig Helveg has been honored with the 2019 Innovation in Materials Characterization Award for his profound accomplishments in electron microscopy advances in catalysis. ...
April 30, 2019
2 minute read
Shchekinoazot chooses Topsoe ammonia technology for new plant
United Chemical Company Shchekinoazot has selected Haldor Topsoe as licensor of ammonia technology for the construction of a new ammonia and urea plant. Located in the Tula...
March 26, 2019
4 minute read
Topsoe Annual Report 2018: Growth and strong results
Revenue increased by 12% to DKK 5,617 million Earnings Before Interest and Tax (EBIT) increased by 19% to DKK 708 million Profit from continuing operations increased by...
March 25, 2019
16 minute read
Haldor Topsøe Holding A/S sells minority stake to Temasek
Today, Haldor Topsøe Holding A/S and Temasek have signed an agreement for Temasek to purchase 30 percent of the shares in Haldor Topsoe A/S. Closing of the agreement is...
March 11, 2019
3 minute read
Haldor Topsoe launches ClearView® – a breakthrough connected service for optimal plant performance in the chemical and refining industries – and announces alliance with Honeywell
ClearView® is a complete connected plant service that leverages the power of continuous upload of data to offer plant owners improved asset utilization, energy savings, and...
March 4, 2019
4 minute read
Ammonia can become the CO2-free fuel of the future
Today, ammonia is mostly known as an indispensable fertilizer ingredient. A new research project will now explore ammonia’s potential, both as a sustainable fuel and a good...
February 20, 2019
5 minute read
Braskem and Haldor Topsoe start up demo unit for developing renewable MEG
The mechanical completion of the innovative first process step of the demonstration plant is the first milestone to be achieved by Braskem and Haldor Topsoe’s partnership to...
February 5, 2019
5 minute read
NOVATEK Group selects Topsoe hydrogen technology for their first refinery
LLC NOVATEK – Ust-Luga has chosen the Haldor Topsoe Convection Reformer (HTCR) for hydrogen production at their refinery in Ust-Luga, Russia. The modular HTCR technology...
December 5, 2018
3 minute read
Haldor Topsoe opens office in Indonesia
Topsoe opens an office in Jakarta, Indonesia, to be closer to the customers and provide them with even faster services tailored to their needs. Indonesia’s demand for...
November 27, 2018
3 minute read
Topsoe announces price increase for sulfuric acid catalysts
Due to the continued increase in raw material prices, especially for vanadium, Haldor Topsoe announces an increase in the price of the company’s sulfuric acid catalysts of...
September 20, 2018
1 minute read
Haldor Topsoe invests in Indian fertilizer plant
Topsoe has signed a shareholder agreement for a 11.7% stake in the Ramagundam fertilizer plant in Telangana, India, together with the Danish government-owned fund IFU and...
September 12, 2018
3 minute read
UCC Shchekinoazot launches methanol and ammonia co-production plant licensed by Haldor Topsoe
United Chemical Company Shchekinoazot inaugurated a methanol and ammonia co-production plant on September 7, 2018, in the Tula region of Russia. The new plant can produce...
September 10, 2018
2 minute read
Comply with emission standards without compromising on performance
A new, highly active catalyst offers sulfuric acid plant operators a significantly more effective way to achieve compliance with emissions standards without compromising on...
September 4, 2018
2 minute read
Anglo American Platinum chooses WSA for cost-efficient environmental compliance
Anglo American Platinum has signed a contract for Topsoe’s world-leading Wet gas Sulfuric Acid (WSA) sulfur emissions control technology for their platinum smelter facility...
August 26, 2018
2 minute read
Haldor Topsoe acquires full ownership of Ferrostaal Topsoe Projects GmbH
The transaction adds strong project development competencies to Topsoe’s market-leading portfolio of high-performance catalyst and proprietary technologies for the chemical...
August 14, 2018
2 minute read
New orders cement Topsoe’s leading position in ammonia in India
TechnipFMC has awarded Topsoe a contract for license and engineering of two 2,200 tons-per-day ammonia plants. The plants will be based on Topsoe’s world-leading ammonia...
August 2, 2018
3 minute read
Sinopec chooses Topsoe CATOX catalyst for Asia’s largest styrene-butadiene rubber emissions control project
Sinopec Qilu Petrochemical Corporation has chosen Topsoe’s CATOX catalyst for cost-efficient control of volatile organic compounds (VOC) at their rubber plant in Zibo, China.
July 11, 2018
2 minute read
The ownership family of Haldor Topsoe A/S has initiated a search to find a financial minority investor
The Topsøe family and Haldor Topsoe A/S have initiated a search process to find a potential investor in order to accelerate growth. It is the intention to list the shares in...
June 11, 2018
2 minute read
Haldor Topsoe to deliver large-scale SynCOR Methanol™ plant for Baltic Gas Chemical Company
Baltic Gas Chemical Company, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Engineering, and Haldor Topsoe have signed a tripartite license agreement for a methanol plant project in Ust-Luga,...
June 6, 2018
2 minute read
Further price increase for sulfuric acid catalysts
Effective today, Haldor Topsoe announces a further price increase on the company’s sulfuric acid catalysts. The increase is due to the rising price of raw materials.
May 8, 2018
Price increase for hydroprocessing catalysts
Haldor Topsoe will introduce a general price increase on the TK series hydroprocessing catalysts, effective April 23, 2018. Prices will increase on most products in the TK...
April 19, 2018
SNOX™ sustainable emissions control technology enters the carbon black industry
Orion Engineered Carbons LLC has signed a contract for Topsoe’s sustainable flue gas cleaning technology, SNOX™. The contract has a value of a three digit million DKK amount.
April 11, 2018
2 minute read
Price increase for sulfuric acid catalysts
Haldor Topsoe increases prices for sulfuric acid catalysts with 0.40 euro per liter. The increase is driven by a substantial increase in the price of vanadium, which is a...
April 2, 2018
Topsoe Annual Report 2017: Focus on consolidating the business
Continuing operations generated revenue of DKK 5,011 million, EBIT of DKK 595 million (equaling an EBIT margin of 12%), and net profit of DKK 403 million. The overall...
March 19, 2018
29 minute read
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...
January 29, 2018
2 minute read
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.
January 17, 2018
2 minute read
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