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Axens is a French technology and services company serving the global chemicals and energy sectors. A subsidiary of IFP Energies nouvelles (IFPEN), it designs and licenses process technologies and supplies catalysts, adsorbents, equipment, and related digital and field services for the production of fuels and petrochemical intermediates. Headquartered in France, the company supports projects from engineering through start-up and ongoing performance optimization.
Axens’ portfolio spans hydroprocessing, reforming and isomerization; petrochemical routes to olefins and aromatics; gas processing and sulfur management; and purification and separation solutions. The company also develops technologies that support the energy transition, including renewable and low‑carbon fuels (such as renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel), biomass- and waste-to-chemicals pathways, plastics recycling, hydrogen production, and carbon management. Drawing on R&D collaboration with IFPEN and extensive industrial references, Axens works with refiners, chemical producers, and midstream operators to improve plant efficiency, product quality, and environmental performance.
chemXplore tracks 17 projects involving Axens, of which 11 are active.
Besides these 11, the record holds 5 completed projects and 1 cancelled.
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U.S. project will upgrade 100% tire pyrolysis oil into low‑sulfur fuel (≤500 ppm); FEED underway and FID expected in 2027.
Unit at Aromatics Complex #1 to start Q2 2027; license, process design and start‑up support provided; project aims to boost paraxylene supply while cutting energy use and emissions.
MOU to jointly develop cost- and schedule-predictable eSAF (including Fischer‑Tropsch) using standardized, modular execution and global supply‑chain integration for rapid replication.
First industrial-scale electric tubular heater replaces fired heating at a base oil distillation project, targeting zero direct CO₂ and NOx emissions and site repurposing.
Prefabricated modular Prime-D unit trims delivery by six months, reduces CAPEX and limits on-site work while enabling ultra-low sulphur diesel production.
FT liquids upgrading tech to convert cellulosic feedstock into drop-in SAF and renewable diesel; initial deployment at two Canadian facilities; FID targeted December 2026.
Modular FCC gasoline desulfurization unit commissioned in Argentina, marking the 300th Prime‑G+® installation and demonstrating faster delivery with reduced onsite activities.
2D (900 km) and 3D (300 km2) seismic work ahead of a 7,000 m ultra‑deep well; 1.25 MMtpa PE plant >34% complete; Aktobe output target 800 Kt by 2028; CCUS working group proposed.
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