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NEWS
November 6, 2019
Recycling Projects are on the Rise
Recycling projects are on the rise, and Zeton has seen the trend grow as governments prioritize reuse of waste materials and a circular economy. One example is OMV's ReOil recycling plant, built on OMV's patented thermal-cracking process that converts long-chain hydrocarbons into shorter-chain light hydrocarbons. Zeton assisted OMV in building a pilot plant in Austria that processes 100 kg/h of waste plastics into synthetic crude oil…
NEWS
May 28, 2019
Zeton and Air Company develop novel CO2 to Ethanol Pilot Plant
Chris Brown, then Zeton's VP of Engineering, worked with Dr. Stafford Sheehan, CTO of Air Company, to design and build a CO2-to-Ethanol pilot plant. Dr. Sheehan's high-yield catalyst efficiently converts CO2 into ethanol for food and beverage, flavours and fragrances, and cosmetics products. Zeton translated catalyst yield data into a full process design for the completed 1 L/h pilot plant, which will operate in Brooklyn, New York…
NEWS
May 28, 2019
Successful Demonstration Program Underpins Monolith Materials' Commercialization Plans
Monolith Materials partnered with Zeton in 2013 to design and build a demonstration plant converting methane into carbon black and hydrogen. After successful operation in Redwood City, California from 2014 to 2018, the plant informed the design of Monolith's first commercial facility near Lincoln, Nebraska — a project expected to support hundreds of jobs and generate over $500 million in annual economic impact while reducing emissions…
NEWS
November 19, 2018
David Beckman Receives PEO/OSPE Entrepreneurship Award
Zeton CEO David Beckman received the 2018 Ontario Professional Engineers Engineering Medal for Entrepreneurship at the PEO/OSPE Awards Gala on November 17, 2018 in Mississauga. He accepted the award alongside his wife, Paula, while Zeton's President, Leisl Dukhedin-Lalla, and Engineering Manager, Ravin Dave, joined the celebration in recognition of his 33 years of contributions to the company…
NEWS
October 31, 2018
David Beckman Elected to CSChE Board of Directors
Zeton CEO David Beckman was elected President of the CSChE Board of Directors at the 68th Canadian Chemical Engineering Conference in Toronto on October 31, 2018. A P.Eng and CEO of Zeton Inc., David also serves on the Board of Advisors for the University of Toronto's Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry, continuing his long record of leadership within the engineering profession…
NEWS
October 3, 2018
Zeton Assists OMV in Realizing the ReOil Recycling Plant
Zeton assisted OMV in realizing its ReOil recycling plant, which converts plastic waste into synthetic crude oil. Beginning with a Basic Design Study in 2016, the facility started operations in 2018 and can process up to 100 kilograms of plastic packaging per hour. Built and tested in the Netherlands, the plant was transported to OMV's Schwechat Refinery in Austria in 20 modules via a 16-vehicle convoy…
NEWS
May 16, 2018
Precision Specialized wins Truck News Hauling Job of the Year 2018
Precision Specialized won Truck News' Hauling Job of the Year for 2018, recognized for the award-winning shipment of a large, multi-modular process plant from Zeton Inc.'s Burlington, Ontario facility to its final destination on the US East Coast. The specialized heavy-haul move highlighted the scale and complexity involved in transporting Zeton's modular process plants to project sites…
NEWS
March 16, 2018
Zeton Inc. named as a 2018 Business Excellence Award finalist
Zeton Inc. was named a finalist for the 2018 Burlington Chamber of Commerce Business Excellence Award in the Manufacturer category. Plant Manager John Grieve and VP Sales & Marketing David Edwards accepted a plaque on Zeton's behalf at a reception on March 14, 2018, alongside Chamber President Keith Hoey and event sponsor John Chisholm of SB Partners LLP. The winner was announced at the Awards Gala on April 5…
NEWS
February 28, 2018
Leadership announcement – February 28, 2018, Burlington, ON
David Beckman, President & CEO of Zeton Inc., announces that Leisl Dukhedin-Lalla, Vice President of Operations, will become President of Zeton Inc. effective March 1, 2018, while David transitions to CEO. Leisl, celebrating her 16th anniversary at Zeton, holds a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Toronto. Since joining in 2002, she has worked closely with Zeton's customers across gas to liquids, chemicals, and polymers…
NEWS
January 4, 2018
2017 CSChE Design and Industrial Practice Award winner – David Beckman
Congratulations to Zeton Inc.'s President & CEO, David Beckman, on being named the 2017 CSChE Design and Industrial Practice Award winner. The award was presented by the University of Calgary's Prof. Uttandaraman Sundararaj at a special awards banquet at the Shaw Conference Centre in Edmonton on October 24, 2017, recognizing David's contributions to chemical engineering design and industrial practice…
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