PROCESS Worldwide brings to you the ‘Top 10 plant engineering projects of March 2023’ from all over the world. Right from Lyondell Basell starting up the world’s largest PO, TBA facility to Indian Oil developing a mega petrochemical complex, find out all the projects making headlines here.

The groundbreaking ceremony was hosted to celebrate the final phase of the methylene diphenyl diisocyanate (MDI) expansion project at its Verbund site in Geismar, Louisiana, USA. The project is expected to increase production capacity to approximately 600,000 metric tons annually to meet the growing demands of its MDI customers in the North American region.

Dr. Achim Sties has been chosen to lead BASF’s global plastic additives business in Singapore. Prior to this role, he was in-charge of handling the company’s plastic additives business in Europe.

Under an agreement signed between BTC Europe and India-based firm Sudarshan Chemical Industries, both the companies will work together for the distribution of organic and inorganic pigments as well as effect pigments in Europe.

PROCESS Worldwide brings to you the ‘Top 10 plant engineering projects of January 2023’ from all over the world. Right from inaugurating one of the world’s largest plants for krypton, xenon production to developing the world's largest low-carbon hydrogen facility, find out all the projects making headlines here.

BASF Coatings has recently inaugurated its largest surface treatment site in Pinghu City, Zhejiang Province, China. The site offers various applied surface treatment products and solutions for numerous market segments and comprises of a smart factory which enables process automation and digitalization of the site operations for high efficiency in manufacturing and site logistics.

With an expected annual production capacity of 80,000 metric tons, the new Neopentyl Glycol plant will assist BASF to become one of the leading NPG manufacturers in the world. The project will also help to meet the growing demand for powder coatings in China.

BASF has recently introduced two new hydrogenation catalysts to its E 15x series – the sulfur-resistant E 15x S catalyst and the novel low-density E 15x L catalyst family. The E 15x S family optimizes the processing of contaminated feedstocks while the E 15x L catalyst family minimizes precious metal loading.

Fluor has secured two engineering, procurement and construction management contracts from BASF for its Zhanjiang Verbund site project in China. The scope of work includes two primary packages – the ethylene oxide/ethylene glycol derivative unit and the infrastructure, offsites and utilities package.

Under a MOU signed between both the parties, BASF will provide its advanced OASE blue CO2 capture process technology while GS E&C will offer a one-stop solution from specialized engineering services, carbon capture, project financing to storage and utilization for developing modular solutions for carbon capture facilities.