Everyone focuses first and foremost on purchase price when estimating pump life-cycle costs, but there are other optimisable costs that will help moderate pump-related expenses.

Axens and Toray Films Europe have plans to establish a new Pet chemical recycling facility in Saint-Maurice-de-Beynost, France. The new units will make use of Axens’ Rewind Pet technology along with Toray Films Europe’s existing polymerization plant to recycle 80,000 tons of Pet plastic waste every year.

A binding offer has been made by Agrofert to acquire Borealis’ nitrogen business as it will help the company’s existing business in Europe. With this move, Borealis will initiate mandatory information as well as consultation procedures with employee representatives.

Under its restructuring strategy, CF Fertilisers aims to continue the supply of fertilizer, carbon dioxide and other industrial products to its customers in the UK and for this it plans to shut down its Ince manufacturing facility and focus exclusively on its Billingham manufacturing facility in Teesside.

Wood has been appointed as capital delivery partner for the chemical production facility in Wakefield and will provide engineering, procurement and construction services to the project in order to ensure operational reliability as well as improve productivity.

PROCESS Worldwide brings to you the ‘Top 10 plant engineering projects of May 2022’ from all over the world. Right from developing a world scale ethylene plant in Europe to building one of the world’s largest PDH units in China, find out all the projects making headlines here.

The chemicals company Kemira has plans to exit the Russian market and suspend its local operations in the country. Previously, in March, the company had discontinued its deliveries to Russia and Belarus owing to the Ukraine war.

Lanxess and Advent have plans to acquire the Engineering Materials Business from DSM for 4 billion dollars which is expected to be a part of the new joint venture. Lanxess will also contribute its High-Performance Materials business unit to the joint venture and receive a payment of at least 1.18 billion dollars as well as a stake of up to 40 % in the joint venture.

Renewable Carbon Initiative (RCI), CO2 Value Europe (CVE) and nova-Institute have recently published a study which showcases the chemical industry’s CO2 reduction potential via carbon capture and utilization (CCU).

The pharmaceutical industry has never been more dynamic. The rapid development of Covid-19 vaccines is the best example, and an excellent opportunity for an innovation leader in aseptic ­production. Bausch+Ströbel is determined to be at the forefront of the competition for the best technical solutions.