Brexit is sealed ... What’s next for the EU-UK chemical industry? — Europe is the second largest chemicals producer in the world. With the UK now leaving the EU zone, what will this mean for chemical trade between the two sides? PROCESS Worldwide offers an insight into this dynamic market scenario.

Aiche Ammonia Safety Committee, one of the most prominent associations of chemical engineers, has appointed Casale’s Chief Executive Officer, Federico Zardi, as its member.

The Chillgard 5000 NH3 Monitoring System from MSA Safety comprises photoacoustic infrared sensors and is compliant with Ansi/International Institute of Ammonia Research and EN378 requirements. It can be used across various industries which require refrigeration or freezers such as food/beverage, cold storage warehouses and petro-chemical plants.

Sasol ecoft and Uniper have plans to build a large-scale sustainable aviation fuel production facility in Långsele, Sollefteå under the joint venture ‘Sky Fuel H2’. With this project, the companies aim to produce sustainable aviation fuel by making use of green hydrogen and carbon from biomass.

The Pyrochem Project aims to process 1 million tons of waste plastic into feedstock for the chemical industry from 2030 onwards. With this project, the project partners intend to reduce 1.7 million tons of CO2-eq annually and save 550 kilotons of petroleum.

Neste aims to scale up processing capabilities for liquefied waste plastic at its Porvoo refinery in Finland. The development will enable the company to meet its goal of processing over 1 million tons of waste plastic annually.

Maire Tecnimont has been awarded an EPCM contract by a major chemical producer for developing a blue ammonia plant in the USA. The project is expected to be completed by 2025.

Lyondell Basell will be ceasing operations at its Houston Refinery as it plans to exit its refining business by 2023. The move is in line with the company’s decarbonization strategy and will help the firm to use the site for its future sustainable goals.

Akzonobel has partnered with Microsoft to explore how quantum computing could accelerate the development of high-performance and more sustainable paints and coatings. With this collaboration, both the firms will co-develop a virtual laboratory which will use quantum computing and other Microsoft Azure cloud services to conduct experiments.

Whitfield Chemical is a distributor of coatings, adhesives, sealants and elastomers as well as rubber & plastic additives in the UK. With this takeover, Azelis plans to strengthen its position in industrial chemicals in the country.