Electric vehicles are in great demand across the globe as it does not emit any emissions. The significant growth of this sector has encouraged industry players in the supply chain to develop more advanced, sustainable and high-energy density battery solutions in the form of completely new batteries and innovative battery materials for EVs.

Under the terms of the contract, Vattenfall has begun supplying Borealis’ operations in Stenungsund with a total of 175 GWh of renewable energy per year from its hydropower plants in Sweden.

Neste, Mitsui Chemicals and Prime Polymer have plans to make use of renewable materials for developing more sustainable food packaging solutions for Co-op, a brand of the Japanese Consumers Co-operative Union.

MOL Group has updated its long-term strategy and now aims to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050 via a smart transition. The updated strategy focuses on renewable fuels, green hydrogen, biomethane and geothermal energy and the firm will spend more than 4 billion dollars on green investments.

PROCESS Worldwide brings to you the ‘Top 10 plant engineering projects of February 2024’ from all over the world. Right from Chevron Lummus Global commissioning the world’s largest all-hydroprocessing white oil unit to Lanzajet inaugurating the world’s first ethanol to SAF production facility, find out all the projects making headlines here.

Eastman has plans to develop its second molecular recycling project in the U.S.A. The Longview site in Texas has been selected by the company for developing the project.

With an annual production capacity of 5,000 tons, Arlanxeo has plans to develop a new hydrogenated nitrile butadiene rubber plant in Changzhou, China. The unit is expected to begin operations in the third quarter of 2025.

Pepperl+Fuchs has introduced a new Smart-Ex 03 smartphone that can be used in hazardous areas across diverse industries. The 5G- and Wi-Fi 6-enabled smartphone ensures outstanding connectivity and supports the latest technical standards.

Given the substances used, the complexity of the processes and the potential risks to people and the environment, process reliability plays a more important role in the chemical industry than it does in perhaps any other industry. The consequences of failures, leaks and equipment damage can have far-reaching consequences. Generally speaking: The greater the impact of a fault-related failure, the more important it is to use reliable, verifiable components. This is essential, particularly in the field of pump technology.

The Hytecheat project aims to make use of hybrid technologies for the production of steel with low CO2 emissions. De Nora will supply the new 1 MW capacity Dragonfly on-site electrolytic hydrogen generation system for the project.