BASF recently held a groundbreaking ceremony for its new polyethylene plant at its Zhanjiang Verbund site in China. The facility is expected to have a capacity of 500,000 metric tons of polyethylene every year and is scheduled to start up in 2025.

The green ammonia project will be built in Oman and is expected to have a capacity of 1.2 million tonnes annually. The produced green ammonia will then be transported to Korea.

Sirio Pharma has successfully completed the acquisition of Best Formulations, a leading contract manufacturer of nutritional supplements and personal care products based in California. With this deal, the company aims to strengthen its market share as well as competitiveness in the global market.

Chemical recycling has been in the news for quite some time but what is this technology all about? And how does this technology help to solve the plastic problem as well as boost the circular economy concept? Read on to gain an insight into the technology and its benefits for the world at large.

Under a MOU signed between both the parties, Airbus and Lanzajet will work together to develop sustainable aviation fuel facilities that will make use of Lanzajet’s Alcohol-to-Jet technology to produce SAF.

Total Energies has collaborated with Petronas and Mitsui to establish a carbon storage hub in Malaysia. Under the terms of the contract, the parties will identify the best site for the project and also develop a business framework for commercialization of a carbon storage service in the country.

Oil/gas production, refinery and chemical engineers will find the ST100A Series Thermal Flow Meters from Fluid Components International (FCI) can virtually pay for themselves in CO2 capture, storage, and utilization applications that now qualify for carbon tax credits while at the same time reducing their owners corporate greenhouse gas footprint.

The requirements for pumps are clear: A safe, efficient and reliable performance — An yet, corrosive media provides a tough challenge for the versatile machines. Can engineers only choose between wear and energy loss? Lined magnetic drive pumps could change the way we handle fluidics.

Aramco and Total Energies have awarded EPC contracts for the 11 billion dollar ‘Amiral’ complex at the Satorp refinery in Saudi Arabia. The project is a future world scale petrochemicals facility expansion at the refinery and is expected to house the largest mixed-load steam cracker in the Gulf region with a capacity to produce 1.65 million tons of ethylene and other industrial gases annually.

With the upgrade, Neste will be able to process 150,000 tons of liquefied waste plastic at its Porvoo refinery in Finland. The project is expected to be finalized in the first half of 2025.