The hydrogen ramp-up is just beginning and Dechema is right in the middle of the projects. Hardly any other organization has so much concentrated know-how. PROCESS Worldwide spoke to Dechema Managing Director Andreas Förster and Head of Energy and Climate Florian Ausfelder about the current status of the discussions.

Under a term sheet signed between both the parties, AM Green will supply renewable ammonia from its Kakinada production facility in India to Yara Clean Ammonia which will use it to produce low-emission fertilizers as well as to de-carbonize other industries.

On May 13, Asahi Kasei company representatives as well as its partners including the Japanese Government inaugurated the new hydrogen pilot plant in Kawasaki, Japan. In the pilot plant four 0.8 MW Aqualyzer modules are being operated under realistic conditions.

BP has simplified its organizational structure to reduce duplication and reporting line complexity. The company has also appointed William Lin and Emeka Emembolu to lead the gas & low carbon energy business and technology function respectively.

Lyondell Basell will be establishing its integrated plastic waste recycling hub in Knapsack, Germany. The project is expected to be complete in phases and will combine various advanced sorting and recycling operations.

Carbon Clean has achieved a fabrication milestone on the Flagshipone project which is claimed to be Europe’s largest e-methanol plant and Ørsted’s largest commercial-scale Power-to-X facility. The project is expected to supply up to 55,000 tonnes of e-methanol per year to the shipping industry.

Shell Singapore has plans to sell its Energy and Chemicals Park in Singapore to CAPGC, a joint venture company between Chandra Asri Capital and Glencore Asian Holdings. The transaction is expected to complete by the end of 2024, subject to regulatory approval.

Dow has plans to sell its flexible packaging laminating adhesives business to Arkema for 150 million dollars. With this move, Arkema will expand its portfolio of solutions for flexible packaging which will help the company to become a key player in this market.

OQ Chemicals has resumed operations at its Oberhausen and Marl plants in Germany following an unpredictable shutdown. The firm overcame a disruption at a raw material supplier's synthesis gas plant.

Even after the Corona pandemic has subsided, the demand for pharmaceuticals is increasing. But the requirements are changing - and this has an impact on production equipment. Machines for packaging medicines are not exempt from this. And their manufacturers are only spurred on by this.