Archive for December 2021
Catalyst performance claims — perception or reality?
Hydrotreating catalysts from 2000 to 2010: From 2000 to 2010, hydrotreating catalysts evolved in step-wise fashion, with dozens of new products claiming 20-80% higher activity. Those who studied published data on these products found a mix of vendor pilot plant data, customer pilot plant data, commercial data, and anecdotes of varying quality. Sorting through the…
Read MoreWill you buy refining catalyst in 2022?
By helping refiners take a fresh look at catalyst selection and make more informed decisions, we’ve helped them improve profit by $1 to $5 million annually per unit … and reduce procurement cost by typically 30%. Here are just a few examples*: Refiner Incumbent out Challenger in Issue Performance benefit Procurementsavings CHS Inc. Criterion Albemarle Short cycle Cycle…
Read MoreRefining stock performance 2021
There was a large dispersion in the stock price performance of US refining companies in 2021. Calumet Specialty Products stock quadrupled. That is a special case, congratulations to them and their investors. Marathon Petroleum (MPC), shown in green below, is up 60% this year. Phillips 66 (PSX), in red, is up 1%. The S&P 500…
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