Vianode has entered into a lease agreement for an additional building at the Herøya Industrial Park in Porsgrunn, Norway with an aim to fast-track the potential expansion of battery materials production in Norway.

On July 5, a major fire broke at the Ming Dih Chemical factory which produces plastic foam and plastic pellets in Thailand. The fire has been extinguished however; the cause of the fire is still unknown.

BASF has plans to invest double-digit million-dollars into the expansion of the mobile emissions catalysts production plant in Chennai, India. With this, the company intends to double its catalysts production capacity for the heavy-duty on- and off-road segment.

The unique design of Promix Solutions’ P1 cooling mixer prevents product degradation deriving from long residence times and avoids deposits or temperature peaks in the temperature control process.

Chandra Asri has obtained an investment of 1.7 billion dollars to develop its second world scale integrated petrochemical complex in Indonesia. The project will include a cracker unit, polymerized olefins and related facilities and utilities.

Marathon Petroleum Corporation’s Dickinson renewable diesel facility in North Dakota, USA has completed a successful test run of Haldor Topsoe’s Hydroflex technology to produce 100 % renewable diesel. The technology helps to convert low-carbon renewable feedstocks into cleaner fuel alternatives.

BASF and Eni have entered into a strategic agreement and launched a joint R&D initiative to reduce the CO2 footprint of the transportation sector. Together, the companies aim at developing a new sustainable technology to produce advanced bio-propanol from glycerin.

PKN Orlen has selected KBR’s Rose and Maxofin technology for its Solvent Deasphalting and Residue Fluid Catalytic Cracking units respectively which is a part of its Bottom-of-the-Barrel project at the Plock Refinery in Poland.

Flowrox has sold its valve and pump businesses to Neles with an aim to focus on its other businesses. The acquisition is in line with Neles’ growth strategy of diversifying its business and enhancing its offering and exposure to the mining and metals industry.

PROCESS Worldwide brings to you the ‘Top 10 plant engineering projects of June 2021’ from all over the world. Right from constructing the largest advanced plastics recycling unit in the world to launching an innovative EPS recycling plant in Europe, find out all the projects making headlines here.