Quentin Debuisschert replaces Jean Sentenac at the head of Axens
After managing the Axens Group for 22 years, Jean Sentenac handed over to Quentin Debuisschert in June 2024. The handover took place after a transition period that allowed them to ensure seamless continuity in the strategy and development of Axens, a worldwide leading energy player headquartered in France and present on all continents. Quentin Debuisschert had been managing Eurecat since 2017, also having spent nearly 20 years at Axens. His return and passing of the torch marks a new milestone in the life of this French tech ISE.
Uzbekneftegaz selects Axens’ advanced technologies for production of Euro V gasoline at Bukhara refinery
Axens has been awarded by Uzbekneftegaz, the Uzbekistan’s state-owned oil and gas company, a Basic Engineering and License contract for the modernization project of Bukhara Oil Refinery. The target of this project is to enable the production of Euro 5 gasoline in compliance with the highest international standards.
As a major licensor in the refining field, Axens has long-standing partnership with Uzbekneftegaz,
accompanying Bukhara Oil Refinery with technical services and catalyst supply for the optimum operation of the plants since the first process units licensed by Axens’ were put in operation in 1997.
At the Choose France 2024 summit, Axens and Hunan Changyuan Lico announce their Joint Venture project for the production of Cathode Active Materials in France
Following the partnership agreement signed with the Hunan Changyuan Lico (China) industrial in September 2023, Axens is materializing its industrial ambitions in the energy transition sector by producing battery materials. The partners chose Northern France to build the plant. This joint industrial investment is estimated at 600 million euros, spread over several phases between 2027 and 2030, and will create 600 direct jobs.
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