Preem's refinery in Lysekil, Sweden has begun to process 50,000 tons of pyrolysis oil which will be used as feedstock to produce renewable petrol. The company aims to produce approximately 5 million cubic meters of renewable fuels by 2030.

Plug Power plans to invest 84 million dollars for establishing a green hydrogen production unit in Camden County, Georgia, USA. The project aims to develop the first North American green hydrogen supply network which will extend across the entire East Coast of the U.S.

Indorama Ventures Xylenes & PTA has recently launched a new Purified 2,6-Naphthalene Dicarboxylic Acid (PNDA) production facility in Decatur, Alabama, U.S. With the development of this plant, the company has become the largest PNDA producer in the world.

EUMEPS (The European Union of Manufacturers of Polystyrene) has developed a unique facility capable of recycling EPS (expanded polystyrene) building and construction waste. The Netherlands-based plant is the first of its kind and can recycle 3,300 metric tons of polystyrene foam insulation waste.

The suction pulsation dampener is necessary in order to: Maintain flow velocity in the suction pipe constant and avoid cavitation, and achieve a smooth suction pressure.

Hyflexfuel is an EU funded research project which has produced biocrude from various biomasses. The Aarhus University utilized the hydrothermal liquefaction (HTL) process at its pilot plant in Denmark to produce the biocrude.

In fermentation processes, gases and liquids must be metered or controlled as precisely and repeatedly as possible over a broad flow range. Bürkert offers a wide range of products for this purpose and will be giving a live presentation at Achema Pulse to show how intelligent fluidic and sensor solutions contribute to safe results.

A huge fire recently broke out at SVS Aqua Technologies, a chemical company in Pune, India. The fire left 17 people dead however the cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained.

Maire Tecnimont’s subsidiary Nextchem has secured a FEED contract by Total Energies for a Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) plant in Grandpuits, France. With an expected capacity of 400,000 tons per year of SAF, the facility is part of Total Energies’ plan to convert its Grandpuits Refinery into a zero-crude platform.

Coperion is supplying an extrusion system to Ghent University in Belgium for comprehensive research and development tasks in chemical recycling of mixed plastic waste. The company designed this laboratory system, built upon a ZSK 18 Megalab twin screw extruder, especially for chemical recycling of post-consumer waste within a throughput range of 1-10 kg per hour.