Speciality chemical company Clariant has signed a license agreement with Harbin Hulan Sino-Dan Jianye Bio-Energy, a Chinese green energy company for its sunliquid cellulosic ethanol technology.

OMV intends to develop a ‘Glycerin2Propanol’ pilot plant at its Schwechat Refinery in Austria which will produce second-generation biofuels. The company will use a patented process for the production phase and the unit is expected to be operational in 2023.

Fact.MR, a market research and consulting firm has predicted that the demand for synthetic industrial rubber will outweigh the natural type by 2:1. The firm has also revealed in its report that the industrial rubber market is expected to reach a valuation of nearly 110 billion dollars in 2030.

Although the Corona crisis is making itself felt in the order books of many EPC companies, confidence is now called for. This is the attitude of Jörg Engelmann, Managing Director of Chemnitz Chemical Plant Construction (CAC), based in Germany. In an interview with the German-language PROCESS, the plant manufacturer sees the company well equipped for the future despite the challenging situation thanks to sustainable technologies, lean processes and good ideas. With their power-to-X processes, resident companies certainly have an ace up their sleeve.

Located in Anyang, China, the new CO2-to-methanol plant will recycle 160,000 tons of CO2 per year. Foundation work for the project is currently ongoing and methanol production will commence this year.

Ajax Equipment has supplied two large stainless steel vertical screw blenders to a major chemical producer in South Korea for producing polymer powder. Each blender is capable of handling batches of up to 8T of polymer powder and additives.

The new Regenerative Thermal Oxidizer (RTO) will be installed at Borealis’ polyolefins plant in Porvoo, Finland by 2023. With this move, the company aims to lower CO2 emissions, energy consumption, and flaring at its facilities.

Titan Enterprises reports that its High Pressure Oval Gear (OG4) flowmeters provide an ideal solution for applications, within the oil and gas industry, that require a highly accurate and chemically resistant flow measurement device, such as metering high pressure additive injection.

Global petrochemical company SK Global Chemical and waste solutions provider Brightmark have signed a memorandum of understanding to create a partnership that aims to take the lead in the circular economy of plastic by construction of a commercial scale plastics renewal plant in South Korea.

Yara International, Statkraft and Aker Horizons have entered into a partnership to establish Europe’s first large-scale green ammonia project in Porsgrunn, Norway. The mega project is expected to accelerate the green energy transition in the region.