Toyo Engineering has been awarded a construction contract along with an engineering, procurement support and construction management services contract for developing separation and purification agent manufacturing facilities in Japan as well as acrylic acid and ethylene plants at BASF’s Zhanjiang Verbund Project in China respectively.

Orthex has plans to use Ineos Styrolution’s styrene acrylonitrile copolymer for producing storage products. The copolymers have been developed in partnership with BASF and is built on the firm’s styrene monomer derived from renewable feedstock which is based on a mass balance approach.

Under a MOU signed between both the parties, BASF and Samsung Heavy Industries will work together to conduct a feasibility assessment of capturing CO2 onboard maritime vessels. The move is in line with the International Maritime Organization’s ambition of reducing the carbon intensity of international shipping by at least 40 % by 2030.

Under an agreement signed between both the parties, BASF will purchase Arcus Greencycling Technologies’ pyrolysis oil which has been created from mixed plastic waste. The chemical firm intends to use the oil as a raw material in its production plants for manufacturing high-quality polyamides.

Solid-state batteries are termed as the next generation of batteries for electric vehicles due to their many plus points over traditional lithium-ion batteries including higher energy density, quick charge and safer operations. The first player in the market to mass-produce these batteries will enjoy a significant advantage over its competitors, thus, chemical companies are also looking to develop unique solutions for these batteries.

Under a MOU, BASF and Sulzer Chemtech will work together to develop innovative sustainable technologies for the production of renewable fuels and chemically recycled plastics with an aim to reduce its carbon intensity.

BASF, Sabic and Linde have begun construction work on the world’s first demo plant for large-scale electrically heated steam cracker furnaces in Ludwigshafen, Germany. With this project, the consortium aims to reduce CO2 emissions in the chemical industry by at least 90 % as compared to other technologies of today.

Under the chemical industry’s ‘Together for Sustainability’ initiative, the sector has agreed on a global guideline for calculating product carbon footprints. The new guideline aims to provide specific calculation instructions for emissions from ‘cradle-to-gate’ for chemicals and will also assist companies to compare and evaluate the climate impact of their products.

Clariant has successfully completed the 60-million-dollar acquisition which will enable the company to strengthen its technology position in the demanding markets for the purification of edible oils and renewable fuels. With this deal, the company also intends to expand its footprint in the North American market.

PROCESS Worldwide brings to you the ‘Top 10 plant engineering projects of September 2022’ from all over the world. Right from the world’s first demo plant for electrically heated steam cracker furnaces taking off to Dow and Mura developing Europe’s largest advanced recycling plant in Germany, find out all the projects making headlines here.