Achema, the international trade fair for process industries is expected to be held from June 10 – 14, 2024 in Frankfurt, Germany. The main highlights of this edition are five ‘Innovation Themes’ and a special show on hydrogen.

Technip Energies has been selected by Hycc to develop Djewels, a green hydrogen project in the Netherlands. Mcphy’s innovative ‘Augmented Mclyzer’ technology will also be used for the project to produce up to 3,000 tons of green hydrogen annually from renewable power and water.

ETW Energietechnik has developed a new biomethane plant in Rittershoffen, Alsace, France. With a processing capacity of about 700 normal cubic meters of raw biogas per hour, the plant also consumes less energy.

The European Chemical Industry Council (Cefic) has recently reported that the EU chemical production is expected to decline by about 8 % in 2023 as compared to the previous year.

Under an agreement between Cinea, Perstorp, and Uniper, ‘Project Air’ has been granted the hefty amount with an aim to decarbonize the European chemical industry. The CCU project will convert CO2, residue streams, renewable hydrogen and biomethane which will then be used for large-scale production of sustainable methanol.

OQ Chemicals is in the process of expanding its production capacity for carboxylic acids in Germany. The firm’s carboxylic acids are used in the animal feed industry to produce innovative feed additives as well as in the production of highly efficient lubricants for eco-friendly, and energy-saving air conditioning systems.

Flowserve Corporation’s Valtek Valdisk butterfly valve has successfully completed a million-cycle endurance test and is also licensor-approved for use in pressure swing adsorption applications.

The consortium including Neste, Uponor, Wastewise and Borealis have entered into a project to produce cross-linked polyethylene (Pex) pipes from chemically recycled Pex waste. With this project, the consortium is demonstrating that chemical recycling can process hard-to-recycle waste plastic into high-quality polymer products.

With the aim of consistently positioning itself for the future, the specialist for automation solutions has founded a new company, AZO Global Product Center GmbH & Co. KG on 1 January 2023.

PROCESS Worldwide brings to you the ‘Top 10 plant engineering projects of June 2023’ from all over the world. Right from Indorama Ventures developing the world’s first PET biorecycling plant to Sasa Polyester Sanayi establishing the world’s largest PDH unit in Turkey, find out all the projects making headlines here.