PROCESS Worldwide brings to you the ‘Top 10 plant engineering projects of November 2022’ from all over the world. Right from developing North America’s biggest PVDF facility for battery materials to establishing the world’s largest integrated polymers facility, find out all the projects making headlines here.

Cepsa will be investing a hefty amount of 3-billion-euros to establish the largest green hydrogen hub in Europe. In addition to this, the firm will invest another 2-billion-euros to develop a 3 GW portfolio of wind and solar energy projects in order to generate renewable electricity for the project.

The world’s largest chemical company will soon be in China! The merger of chemical giants Sinochem and ChemChina has recently been approved, thus, paving the way for Sinochem Holdings, a mighty single organisation with estimated sales of more than 144 billion dollars! In this background, we bring to you the top 10 chemical companies in China making headlines.

With an aim to lower global methane emissions and contribute to worldwide methane reduction targets, DSM has conducted a groundbreaking ceremony for developing a large-scale production facility for its unique methane-reducing feed additive. The target audience for this feed additive are ruminants.

Sulzer has modernized its Kotka pump factory in Finland by inaugurating a highly automated and digitized pump production line which will help to reduce the production throughput time by 93 %. The firm has also launched a new logistics center at the site.

H.F. Meyer Maschinenbau, Domino Deutschland and Heuft Systemtechnik have jointly developed a new compact solution for beverage can fillers. The solution is capable of resource-saving, enables fault-free high-speed filling process of beverage can lines which have limited space.

eschbach has introduced AI into its enterprise platform – Shiftconnector by adding AI search engine capabilities to it. This change is expected to empower process manufacturers with a new level of intelligence.

Diosna has recently introduced an innovative IOT solution for the food industry which is capable of optimizing process flows in manufacturing. The solution is available 24x7 and has the ability to transform existing manufacturing processes into Industry 4.0 processes.

With an aim to meet the growing demand for high-performance plastics, Exxonmobil has started up its new polypropylene production unit at the Polyolefins Plant in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA. The new facility is expected to double the firm’s polypropylene production at Baton Rouge.

Located in Nansha, China, Lonza’s new expanded manufacturing facility comprises of six 1,000L reactors, four 1,500L reactors, and isolation equipment which offers mid-scale capacity to transition from early-phase to late-phase commercial production.

Under the terms of the agreement, Ørsted and Skovgaard Energy will work together to develop a large-scale Power-to-X facility in Denmark. The project’s first phase is expected to deliver an electrolysis capacity of 150 MW and will be powered by onshore wind and solar PV.

Cepsa will be investing a hefty amount of 3-billion-euros to establish the largest green hydrogen hub in Europe. In addition to this, the firm will invest another 2-billion-euros to develop a 3 GW portfolio of wind and solar energy projects in order to generate renewable electricity for the project.

Specialisation, small product quantities and fast production cycles in granulation require pharmaceutical manufacturers to think of adaptive plant technology. The whitepaper reveals what is key to keep your production of solids flexible.

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The efficiency of a fermentation process in pharma or food production often remains unchallenged for years, unless there are acute issues. The white paper gives insights on how to use Artificial Intelligence to improve this process.

Loading arms for LNG are almost as unique as a fingerprint. No two are exactly the same. Luvra Hydraulik and R. Stahl work together to ensure that these crane-like structures can move and are safe to operate. Luvra is responsible for planning the industrial hydraulic system, including the electrical engineering. Following this, R. Stahl constructs the explosion-protected electrical control systems — tailored to each individual project.

Critical components for plants and refineries, relief valves help operators avoid a variety of safety concerns related to system overpressurization – but only if they’re placed in the right locations. That includes in high-pressure systems, when toxic fluids or chemicals are used, and when sensitive equipment is involved. Placed strategically, relief valves can help facilities vent excess system pressure buildups due to procedural error, component wear, contamination, or loss of power.

On a recent visit to evaluate several level transmitters on chemical storage applications at a new combined cycle power plant, Magnetrol-Ametek had the opportunity to work with the EPC firm, plant personnel and the chemical supplier. This provided an interesting look at the level instrumentation package for the chemical storage side of things from an engineering perspective, as well as from a daily operations point of view.

F.H. Papenmeier has introduced a small luminaire – Lumistar ESL 53Led Ex which proves beneficial for process monitoring in hazardous areas. It can be used in extremely high environment temperatures.

Wuxi STA has launched its second parenteral formulation manufacturing line at its Wuxi site in China. With an annual capacity of 10 million units, the new line has commenced operations and with this move the firm aims to enhance its injectable drug product platform.

In the healthcare industry, 3D bioprinting is being used to develop human tissues for the purpose of research and development as well as regenerative medicine but now there is also a possibility that fully functional artificial organs can be printed, a move which if proved successful can revolutionize the industry like never before.

With an aim to meet the growing demand for high quality cell culture media solutions, Fujifilm has plans to develop a new cell culture media manufacturing facility in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA. The new facility will be operated by Fujifilm Irvine Scientific, a subsidiary of Fujifilm Corporation.

The German firm Merck has plans to double its R&D productivity with an aim to deliver transformative medicines in the fields of oncology, neurology and immunology. The move will help patients to get access to medicines faster.

Pfeiffer Vacuum has launched a new Smartvane rotary vane pump for mass spectrometry which comes equipped with a hermetically sealed pump housing. Ideal for applications in environmental, food, pharmaceutical and clinical analytics, the pump ensures zero leakage.

Wanner Engineering has won a court case in China regarding a patent for its Wanner Hydra-Cell seal-less diaphragm pumps. The company is heavily investing in new technology for the benefit of its customers and is undertaking active measures to stop counterfeiting of its patented innovations.

By making use of efficient equipment – the Bauer PMSM technology along with Allweiler pumps – Stendal’s wastewater treatment facility in Germany is aiming to become entirely energy self-sufficient by 2025.

As a specialist for pumping complex media, Netzsch Pumps & Systems offers customised solutions. New at Netzsch is the Periproc peristaltic pump. According to the company, it is insensitive to dry running and pumps aggressive and abrasive media with 70 percent solids content without any problems.