Marco Mensink, Cefic Director General shares his views on the EU Industrial Strategy. He states that the updated strategy is more in line with the goals of the Green Deal and that fast-tracking chemical innovation will be instrumental for achieving the European Green Deal goals.

With the MVP 030-3 C DC, Pfeiffer Vacuum has now introduced a new corrosive gas version of the diaphragm pump. This version features a gas ballast valve and excellent chemical and condensate compatibility. The special choice of materials ensures significantly increased robustness in a wide range of processes.

BASF is all set to launch its digital solution ‘OASE digilab’ this year. The solution is aimed at further improving the efficiency of the gas treatment process by analyzing the composition of the gas treating agents in real time.

Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company announced the expansion of its Meta-xylenediamine (MXDA) production in Europe. In a first step, the company will build a 25,000 MTA plant in Rotterdam.

With the completion of the demonstration of the world’s highest-current water electrolyzer, Hydrogen Optimized has advanced its large-scale green hydrogen technology – the Ruggedcell unipolar electrolyzer. The 22-million-dollar Ruggedcell high-current electrolyzer development program was launched by Hydrogen Optimized with an aim to develop the world’s largest green hydrogen production systems.

Renew ELP has plans to develop a new plastics recycling plant based on the ground-breaking advanced recycling process – HydroPRS (Hydrothermal Plastic Recycling System) in Teesside, UK. For this, the company has selected Emerson’s advanced automation technology and software to ensure safe and efficient operation of the unique plastics recycling process.

Carbon Recycling International and Johnson Matthey (JM) have signed a long-term exclusive catalyst supply agreement under which JM will supply its Katalco (TM) methanol catalysts to CRI’s Emissions-To-Liquids (ETL)-based methanol plants in order to produce sustainable methanol from CO2.

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Speciality chemical company Evonik and Lyondell Basell signed an agreement to purchase high-pressure steam generated from natural gas. The agreement allows Lyondell Basell to phase out coal from its power plant in Wesseling, Germany, by December 2023.

Technip Energies and Siemens Energy announced an exclusive agreement to jointly develop, commercialize, and license the Rotating Olefins Cracker technology to decarbonize olefin production processes. The ROC technology employs a dynamic reactor system that replaces conventional furnaces used for pyrolysis when manufacturing light olefins — the building blocks for chemical products used in everyday materials, from packaging to polymers.