Nuberg EPC has been awarded a contract by Hidrogen Peroxida Indonesia to design, engineer, procure, and construct a hydrogen peroxide plant in Indonesia. On completion, the project is expected to have a production capacity of 40,000 MTPA.

Evonik has commissioned a new plant for an innovative dispersion technology for fumed silica at its Rheinfelden site in Germany. The new system will be used to produce Easy-to-Disperse products.

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.

The Indian Oil Corporation Ltd has awarded a contract to Technip Energies for license, basic engineering design package, proprietary equipment and catalyst supply and related services for the 1500 kta Paradip naphtha cracker unit block of the grassroot petrochemical complex in Paradip, India.

Lanzatech and Lanzajet have launched Circulair, a revolutionary solution to convert waste, carbon, and renewable power into sustainable aviation fuel. With this solution, the partners aim to accelerate the decarbonization of the aviation industry globally.

Digital transformation is on the rise and industries are actively utilizing next-gen technologies such as artificial intelligence to become more productive and also develop more eco-friendly processes. The smart technology is also being explored by chemical engineers to develop more efficient processes, reduce downtime as well as discover new materials and elements.

Under an agreement signed with Heidelberg Materials, Linde will be responsible for developing and operating a large-scale carbon capture and liquefaction facility in Germany. With this project, both the parties aim to reduce carbon emissions at Heidelberg’s Lengfurt plant.

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.

Under an agreement signed between Cyclic Materials and Solvay, Cyclic Materials will supply recycled mixed rare earth oxide from its new Hub100 facility in Ontario, Canada to Solvay’s plant in La Rochelle, France for further separation and purification.

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.