For the first-time, AGC has used hydrogen as a fuel in a demonstration test for glass production. The test was carried out at the electronics float glass manufacturing facility of the Kansai Plant, Takasago Factory in Japan.

Under a strategic collaboration agreement between Adnoc and Santos, both the firms aim to develop a joint global carbon management platform in order to support the decarbonization of its customers across the Asia-Pacific region.

Topsoe’s new ereact technology is claimed to be a groundbreaking technology for the production of low carbon hydrogen. Under the terms of the agreement, Aramco and Topsoe will develop a demonstration plant at the Shaybah Natural Gas Liquids recovery unit in Saudi Arabia.

The overall global market for industrial valves is expected to rise in the coming years. Valve manufacturers have introduced various kinds of valves for diverse applications and industries this year. PROCESS Worldwide highlights some of the latest solutions in this space.

Thyssenkrupp Uhde has been chosen by Saipem for licensing, process design package and for supplying the main equipment for its urea project in Australia. For the project, Thyssenkrupp Uhde will make use of its proprietary UFT fluid-bed urea granulation technology.

Under a MOU signed between the Cabinda Gulf Oil Company, a subsidiary of Chevron, and the Government of Angola, both the parties will aim to explore potential lower carbon business opportunities in the African region.

Fluor has been awarded a front-end engineering and design contract by Swedish sodium-ion battery maker Altris for the world’s first industrial-scale sodium-ion battery production facility in Sandviken, Sweden. Feed completion is scheduled for early 2024.

Haldia Petrochemicals has selected numerous Lummus technologies including its olefins conversion technology for developing India’s first on-purpose propylene plant and the country’s largest cumene and phenol plant. The move is expected to boost the country’s petrochemical market.

Arla Foods, one of the leading players in the international dairy market, has embarked on a journey towards their 2050 target of carbon net zero emissions. The first step, however, is achieving efficiency targets of lowering carbon emissions by 63 % at 60 dairies worldwide by 2030. Grundfos is an essential part of these plans.

Axium Process has recently introduced a rental service through which one can obtain rapid filtration solutions without committing to large capital investments.