With an aim to meet the growing demand for industrial gases in the region, Linde has decided to increase production capacity at its air separation plant in Mims, Florida, USA by 50 %. The project is expected to be complete by 2023.

PROCESS Worldwide brings to you the most recent plant engineering projects from all over the world. Right from breakthrough technologies to big ticket EPCC (Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Commissioning) contracts, find out all the projects making headlines here.

PROCESS Worldwide brings to you the ‘Top 10 plant engineering projects of September 2021’ from all over the world. Right from building the world’s largest epichlorohydrin unit to investing 360 million dollars for establishing an API manufacturing unit, find out all the projects making headlines here.

Decarbonizing basic chemicals — 4.6 million dollars in funding from the Dutch government will allow Dow, Shell and two new partners to push forward on their previous plans to develop steam crackers heated by electricity, for CO2-free production of ethylene.

Carbon Recycling International (CRI) has collaborated with Jiangsu Sailboat Petrochemicals to establish the Jiangsu Sailboat green methanol plant in China. Based on CRI’s ETL technology, the new unit is expected to recycle 150,000 metric tons of CO2 and 20,000 metric tons of H2 per year in order to produce 100,000 tons of methanol annually.

Tricky fluids handling with viscous and hazardous media? The right pump technology can make all the difference – Even after decades of experience, a carbon black manufacturer still encountered challenges when unloading coal tar. The problem was solved through collaboration between the operator, the contractor and pump experts.

The Italian firm Doseuro offers pumps and systems for dosing chemical, acid or basic liquid products. The company recently launched the Just Switch On panel, a new pre-engineered system designed to provide a complete dosing solution.

Located in Greenville, South Carolina, USA, Solvay’s new thermoplastic composites manufacturing unit will help the company to manufacture unidirectional composite tape from a range of high-performance polymers including PVDF, PPS and PEEK.

Eni and Chevron Lummus Global (CLG) have entered into a Joint Cooperation and Licensing Agreement for a complete suite of residue hydrocracking technologies. Both the companies will work together to develop the next generation of process and catalyst technologies to address the complete conversion of low-value residua and alternative feedstocks to valuable transportation fuels and petrochemical precursors.

Under a Power Purchase Agreement signed between Total Energies and Air Liquide, Total Energies will supply 50 GWh per year of renewable electricity to Air Liquide which will then divert this energy to power its industrial as well as medical gas production sites in Belgium.