Air Products’ Kochi Industrial Gas Complex has commenced the supply of syngas to the Propylene Derivatives Petrochemical Project at the Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) Kochi Refinery in India.

The companies Evonik, Adare, Solvay, PPG, Icheme, Syngenta and Romaco have made new appointments to senior positions. PROCESS summarizes the latest management decisions for you.

With an aim to support decarbonization efforts in Eastern United States, Mitsubishi Power and Texas Brine have joined forces to enhance Mitsubishi Power’s Strategic Infrastructure of Long-duration hydrogen storage solutions across North America.

With an aim to meet the growing demands of monochloroacetic acid (MCA) in India's agricultural, personal care and pharmaceutical markets, Nouryon and Atul have collaborated to establish a new production plant in Gujarat, India.

Due to the urgently needed capacities for vaccines, engineering companies and OEMs must react fast to increasing demand for aseptic filling lines. These lines are not only required for Covid-vaccines but also to fill the capacity gaps for other important pharmaceuticals and disrupted supply chains.

Wilden has announced the availability of its new Equalizer Surge Dampeners – Integrated SD Series (ISD) bolted metal option, which helps minimize vibration and control pipe hammer to protect the system piping and downstream instrumentation.

Air Liquide has successfully completed the first phase of its low-carbon H2 electrolyzer plants in the Tainan Technology Industrial Park, Taiwan. Expected to supply ultra-high purity hydrogen, the project will continue to construct the remaining 5 phases in the next two years.

Under the new business strategy, Sabic will focus on petrochemicals and the Aramco Trading Company will focus on fuel products. Aramco acquired a 70 % stake in Sabic in June 2020 and now aims to make Sabic its chemicals arm.

Under the Larsen and Lam Climate Initiative, Omni CT’s unique ‘Waste to Hydrogen Product’ technology will be used to tackle the issues of climate change. 35 million dollars will be invested by this Initiative for developing Omni CT’s first commercial production plant in California, USA which will produce negative carbon hydrogen.

Sasol will be joining Linde, Enertrag and Navitas to explore the potential of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), an initiative supported by the German Government’s H2 Global auction platform. Together with its partners, Sasol plans to carry out feasibility studies regarding the production of SAF at its Secunda Synfuels plant in South Africa.