Axens

Activities and markets

Axens groups, in a single entity, the activities of process licenser, designer of units and associated services, and supplier of advanced products (catalysts and adsorbents) and services for the refining, petrochemicals and gas markets.
Axens makes use of the complementarities between the industrial development of processes and of catalysts to offer its customers in downstream oil a comprehensive line of innovative technologies and high-added-value services.

2010 Highlights

In an economic climate that remains difficult, sales of products and services have continued to grow. In particular, Axens has signed a number of technology license contracts in Asia, the Middle-East and Latin America, where there is a growing demand for fuels and chemical products. Two new processes have been brought to market: AlphaHexol® (production of 1-hexene from ethylene) and FlexEne (increase in propylene and gas oil yield of catalytic cracking). The Vegan^TM process (production of biofuels by hydrotreatment of vegetable oils) is currently undergoing validation for market launch in 2011. The catalyst and adsorbent portfolio has also been enhanced with, in particular, new hydrocracking catalysts. Finally, the acquisition of the activated alumina business belonging to Rio Tinto Alcan (Brockville factory) has reinforced Axens' position in this sector.

Contact

AXENS
Corinne Garriga - Communication Manager
89, boulevard Franklin Roosevelt
BP 50802
92 508 Rueil-Malmaison Cedex - France
Tel.: +33 (0)1 47 14 21 00
Fax: +33 (0)1 47 14 24 98
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