Dupont has become the latest chemical company to halt its business operations in Russia due to the ongoing war. The company has released a statement regarding the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

In the production of chemical compounds, the success of each individual reaction depends on numerous parameters. It is not always possible, even for experienced chemists, to predict whether a reaction will take place and how well it will work. In order to remedy this situation, chemists and computer scientists from the University of Münster have now developed a tool based on artificial intelligence. The study has been published in the journal ‘Chem’.

An ancient tree, hundreds of years old, is an impressive sight with the wide, far-reaching branches of its huge crown. Even more impressive would be the root network — if we could only see it. This is a perfect analogy for the Gea Group, which has grown from around 250 companies. Many of these have a long history of their own, and even under the umbrella of the parent corporation they still develop with their own impetus and momentum. Today, the complementary skill sets and expertise in the field of thermal separation technology are bundled at Gea Wiegand, while Gea Westfalia Separator covers the area of mechanical separation technology.

With Repsol becoming a shareholder in Enerkem, the Spanish company can now utilize Enerkem’s green technology in the development of its existing industrial facilities and future units. It is also collaborating with Enerkem and Agbar to establish the Ecoplanta Molecular Solutions waste recovery plant in El Morell, Spain which will utilize Enerkem's gasification technology.

OMV and Alba Recycling have plans to work together to develop an innovative sorting plant for separating mixed plastic waste for chemical recycling. The project is expected to process 200,000+ tons annually of post-consumer mixed waste into feedstock for the production of virgin polyolefins.

Modular Plant Solutions (MPS) is collaborating with Arbor Renewable Gas to establish an industrial scale green gasoline plant in Texas, USA. MPS’ Methanol-To-Go modular plant will be vital to the project which is expected to convert waste wood biomass into renewable gasoline.

The world scale Acetonitrile production facility will aim to improve Ineos Nitriles’ supply to its customers as well as support the growth of the region’s most strategically important industry sectors. With this investment, Ineos Nitriles plans to bring back production capacity of Acetonitrile to Europe.

Halliburton has launched a new chemical reaction plant in Saudi Arabia which is claimed to be the first of its kind in the country. Situated at the PlasChem Park in Jubail, the plant manufactures a broad range of chemicals for the oil and gas value chain as well as other diverse industries.

PROCESS Worldwide brings to you the ‘Top 10 plant engineering projects of March 2022’ from all over the world. Right from Exxon Mobil constructing one of the world’s largest CCS projects in USA to an Aramco JV establishing a mega refinery and petrochemical complex in China, find out all the projects making headlines here.

Under an agreement signed between Adnoc and Proman, both the companies will develop UAE’s first methanol production facility at the Ta’ziz Industrial Chemicals Zone in Ruwais, Abu Dhabi. The facility is expected to be one of the most energy efficient and low-emitting plants in the world.