Namur’s (User Association of Automation Technology in Process Industries) working Group 2.6 'Digital Process Communications' has recently published a Position paper which focuses on APL network topologies for the process sector.

Integration of SAP S/4HANA and Siemens’ Teamcenter software will connect engineering, manufacturing, and business — with less effort for customers.

GEA has been awarded an EPC (engineering, procurement and construction) contract by the biotechnology company Aker BioMarine to establish the world’s first pilot plant for hydrolyzing krill protein. The facility is expected to be operational by 2022.

UPM-Kymmene’s biorefinery in Germany is claimed to be the first industrial-scale facility of its type to sustainably convert 100 % wood into bio-based mono-ethylene glycol, mono-propylene glycol and renewable functional fillers.

Bürkert Fluid Control Systems has introduced a scalable system for chemical disinfection. The system is equipped with a compressed air-operated dual-substance nozzle which provides reliable disinfection with hydrogen peroxide and also helps to save costs.

Siemens has plans to build a 8.75 MW carbon-free hydrogen generation plant in Wunsiedel, Germany. The groundbreaking ceremony of this project was attended by the Bavarian Minister-President Dr. Markus Söder. The plant is expected to produce up to 1,350 tons of hydrogen per year using only renewable energy.

The ‘Best Plant Engineering’ projects from all around the globe have been showcased here. Right from developing the first full-scale zero carbon-emissions steel plant in the world to building the world’s largest polyethylene integration project, find out all the projects making headlines here.

A recent MOU signed by Arcelor Mittal and the Spanish Government has resulted in a 1.18-billion-dollar investment in decarbonization technologies at Arcelor Mittal Asturias’ plant in Gijón, Spain. The new DRI and EAF installations at the Asturias plant will enable Arcelor Mittal Sestao to become the world’s first full-scale zero carbon-emissions steel plant.

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.

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.