December 2010

Basic Design of WEPP process for a 200 kt/y phenol plant has been successfully finished by ILLA’s engineering team.

November 2009

In November issue of Russian Journal of General Chemistry, Dr. Zakoshansky published an article: “Phenol Process Celebrates Its 60th Anniversary: The Role of Chemical Principles in Technological Breakthroughs”…

October 2009

ILLA’s engineering team commenced work on the Basic Design for future implementation of WEPP at a 200 kt/y commercial phenol plant.

May 2009

ILLA International successfully finished a cycle of industrial pilot tests of a new revolutionary technology – the so called Wasteless Phenol/Acetone Production Process (WEPP)…

January 2009

Dr. Zakoshansky published his book: Phenol and Acetone: An Analysis of the Process Technologies, and of the Kinetics and the Mechanisms of Corresponding Major Reactions, St. Petersburg: Chemizdat, 2009. (available by direct order at ILLA International or through www.amazon.com)...

2009

ILLA celebrates the 60th anniversary of the first implementation of cumene-based Phenol process...

June 2008

Pilot testing of a new WEPP unit was successfully completed at one of the Russian phenol/acetone production plants after 1.5 years of exceptional operation with highest efficiency of separation of pure CHP fraction.

March-April 2007

Start-up of ILLA's FAN2000 Process at the expanded 185 MTA Phenol Plant operated by BOREALIS is scheduled to May 25, 2007...

February 2007

ILLA International stopped cooperation with ABB Lummus Global Inc. as a co-licensor.

January 2007

ILLA International participated in the 2nd Aromatics & Derivatives MidEast / S.Asia Markets conference organized by the Centre for Management Technology held on January 30-31, 2007 in Abu Dhabi, UAE...

December 2006

ILLA International issued complete Basic Engineering Packages for two jobs, Reanimation of the existing phenol plant and Revamping of all the process sections of this plant, under the SAMARAORGSINTEZ phenol plant revamp expansion project. Currently, the detail engineering phase is underway.

November 2006

The WEPP pilot unit started running at a phenol/acetone production plant. The run is scheduled for at least one year.

June 2006

ILLA International participated in the 4th ICIS World Phenol/Acetone Conference held on 6-7th June 2006 in Prague, Czech Republic.

April 2006

ILLA is successfully proceeding with the revision of BOREALIS Polymers Oy detailed engineering project for construction of a modernized CHP Cleavage Unit at their Porvoo Phenol Plant.

June 2005

ILLA International was awarded a contract in the phenol plant revamp expansion project of SAMARAORGSINTEZ (Novokuibyshevsk, Russia) (refer to "Hydrocarbon Processing" Oct., 2005, p.13).

August 2004

ILLA has finished the lab pilot tests of a pioneer process for production of phenol and acetone virtually free of wastes, so called Wasteless Process of Phenol Production (WEPP). Works for creating a semi-commercial pilot unit have been started.

May 2004

A new 200 kt/y phenol train was started up at FORMOSA CHEMICALS AND FIBER CORPORATION, Taiwan. Two ILLA's technologies (Ammoxidation and FAN2000TM) were successfully implemented at this plant. ILLA team participated in the start-up.

April 2004

The Third International Aromatics Producers Conference was held in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. The conference was sponsored by American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE)…

February 2004

ILLA International participated in Asia Phenol/Acetone & Derivatives Markets organized by the Centre for Management Technology held in Bangkok, Taiwan

April 2003

The Second International Aromatics Producers Conference was held in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA on March 30 to April 3. The conference was sponsored by American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE)…