OQ Chemicals has resumed operations at its Oberhausen and Marl plants in Germany following an unpredictable shutdown. The firm overcame a disruption at a raw material supplier's synthesis gas plant.

PROCESS Worldwide brings to you the ‘Top 10 plant engineering projects of June 2024’ from all over the world. Right from Cepsa beginning construction of Spain’s first isopropyl alcohol plant to H2Site developing an ammonia cracker to produce fuel cell-grade hydrogen, find out all the projects making headlines here.

Air Liquide's innovative CO₂ liquefaction technology called Cryocap LQ has been selected for developing Stockholm Exergi’s Bio-Energy Carbon Capture & Storage project in Stockholm, Sweden. Air Liquide’s Cryocap LQ CO2 liquefaction unit is claimed to be one of the largest in the world with a capacity of 3,500 tonnes per day.

Air Products has plans to develop two new air separation units (ASUs) at its existing Conyers, Georgia and Reidsville, North Carolina locations in the USA. Both the new ASUs will replace older units and provide additional capacity at the above-mentioned locations.

Kuraray has awarded a 40-million-dollar engineering design contract to Wood for developing a new sustainable packaging production plant in Singapore. Wood will also deliver engineering, procurement and construction management services for the new project.

Aramco has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire a 50 % stake in Air Products Qudra’s Blue Hydrogen Industrial Gases Company. With this move, Aramco aims to contribute to the development of a lower-carbon hydrogen network in Saudi Arabia's Eastern Province.

Shell Singapore has plans to sell its Energy and Chemicals Park in Singapore to CAPGC, a joint venture company between Chandra Asri Capital and Glencore Asian Holdings. The transaction is expected to complete by the end of 2024, subject to regulatory approval.

Siam Cement Group - Cement and Green Solution Business, one of the largest cement manufacturers in Thailand have awarded JGC Corporation with a pre-feasibility study for a CCU facility in Thailand.

Christoph Kowitz who currently heads Wacker’s Corporate Research Department has been appointed as the President and CEO of Wacker Chemical Corporation in the USA. He will succeed David Wilhoit who is retiring from the firm.

These are the birth pangs of a new economy: the increasing demand for chemical products is bringing growth to the industry, which at the same time has to cope with the necessary transformation towards climate neutrality. For chemical plant construction, both of these factors mean a lot of work in the coming years - in addition to enormous challenges, huge opportunities await.