Industrial process systems company IPCO will use in-cosmetics global 2024 in Paris to showcase its Rotoform system for the production of consistently-sized, free-flowing beads.

PROCESS Worldwide brings to you the ‘Top 10 plant engineering projects of March 2024’ from all over the world. Right from the world’s largest ‘ammonia to hydrogen’ modular cracker demo in operation to Akzonobel investing 30 million plus dollars at its powder coatings sites, find out all the projects making headlines here.

With an aim to explore the capture of CO2 emissions from Wacker’s metallurgical-grade silicon production at its Holla plant in Norway, Aker Carbon Capture will conduct a feasibility study and an eight-months test campaign for the project.

Saint-Gobain has acquired a majority stake in Imptek Chova del Ecuador, a leading player in the construction chemicals market in Ecuador. With this, the company aims to expand its business and also strengthen its presence in Latin America.

The Maag Group will be exhibiting its latest innovations in integrated solutions for the plastics industry at the upcoming NPE 2024 event which is scheduled to take place in Florida, USA.

The new methyl glycols plant will have an annual capacity of 46,000 metric tons and aims to meet the rapidly growing demand for brake fluids in the region. Operations at the unit are expected to begin by 2025.

Kemira has successfully completed the divestment of its Oil & Gas related portfolio to Sterling Specialty Chemicals, a US subsidiary of Artek Group. The move is in line with the company’s strategy of focusing on its core businesses and accelerating its profitable growth strategy.

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.

The chemical industry is striving to accomplish decarbonization in its overall operations in order to achieve net zero emissions by 2050. For this purpose, the sector is exploring many existing as well as innovative technologies to help it transform like never before.

With this mega investment, Akzonobel aims to install advanced technologies and increase the total manufacturing capacity at its four powder coatings sites in North America.