BASF has switched its production to bio-based Ethyl Acrylate starting Q4 2024. Bio-based EA has a certified 14C-traceable content of 40 % and offers a product carbon footprint reduction of 30 % compared to fossil-based EA.

Air Liquide has plans to develop an additional gas production plant at the site of one of the world’s leading semiconductor manufacturers in the Southeastern United States. The new facility is expected to begin operations by the end of 2027.

BASF’s new acid chlorides and chloroformates production plant is a fully modernized plant located at its Ludwigshafen Verbund site in Germany. The low three-digit million-euro investment includes a fundamental renewal of the production infrastructure for acid chlorides and chloroformates and increases production capacity at the site by approximately 30 %.

Eaton has introduced its new Topcart HF filter cartridge housings for a wide range of industrial applications in fine filtration such as pre-filtration before membranes, safety filtration and final product filtration.

With an annual production capacity of 50,000 metric tons, Sinopec has commissioned a specialty polyvinyl alcohol resin facility at its subsidiary, Chongqing SVW Chemical Co. The new facility increases the site's total PVA production capacity to 210,000 metric tons per year, thus making it the world's largest single-site production base for high-end PVA.

Clariant has increased the production capacity for the Nylostab S-eed stabilizer, a multi-functional stabilizer, by installing a second production line in Cangzhou, China. Nylostab S-eed offers enhanced durability and color retention for artificial turf applications, extending product life in high-traffic landscaping and sports fields.

LG Chem has officially entered into the semiconductor strippers market by not only mass-producing semiconductor strippers but also supplying it to Amkor Technology, a global leader in outsourced semiconductor assembly and test.

Solvay has plans to expand its electronic grade hydrogen peroxide production capacity in Taiwan. With this move, the company intends to more than double its annual production capacity by the end of 2026.

Filtration Group Corporation has successfully been taken over by Parker Hannifin Corporation. With this move, the company aims to compound earnings per share growth and create shareholder value.

PROCESS Worldwide brings to you the ‘Top 10 plant engineering projects of April 2025’ from all over the world. Right from Piller partnering with GIG Karasek for the world’s most powerful heat pump system to Indian Oil Corporation developing a mega petrochemical complex at Paradip, India, find out all the projects making headlines here.