With an investment of 40 million dollars, Polystyvert has plans to develop its first full-scale commercial polystyrene recycling plant in Greater Montreal, Canada. The project is expected to recycle 9,000 tons of post-consumer and post-industrial polystyrene waste every year.

The consortium, including Maire’s Integrated E&C Solutions subsidiary Tecnimont and Orascom Construction, has been awarded by Kima a lump sum turn-key engineering procurement and construction contract for a fertilizer plant in Egypt.

Ineos Styrolution and Agilyx have plans to establish a 100 tons per day chemical recycling facility for polystyrene in Illinois, USA. At the plant, polystyrene will be converted back into high purity styrene monomer, these circular solutions are in high demand amongst industrial customers.

In the chemical industry, plants need to be kept up-to-date at all costs and different kinds of robots help plant operators to achieve this goal. Whether you need them for inspection in a hazardous/confined zone or for collecting data, these 3 types of industrial robots are all you need in an industrial setting.

Amidst a strong demand for alkoxylates in Europe, BASF has plans to increase its alkoxylation production capacity in excess of 150,000 metric tons per year in order to strengthen its presence in the region.

Sumitomo Corporation has taken over Saconix, a firm which is engaged in the distribution and transportation service of sulfuric acid in the US West and Gulf. With this move, the company will increase its worldwide sulfuric acid storage capacity to about 330,000 tons and increase its trading volume to about 3.5 million tons of sulfuric acid annually.

Saipem and Garbo have joined hands to develop a new plastic recycling technology – Chempet which has the potential to convert polyethylene terephthalate plastic waste, commonly known as Pet, into high-quality Pet for the chemical and food industries.

The publication of the ‘EU Chemical Industry Transition Pathway’ by the European Commission has given a concrete direction to the European chemical industry to work in. The move will assist the industry to digitalize its processes, become climate neutral, circular, and also transition to sustainable chemicals by 2050.

Cyberattacks have been increasing across the globe and the chemical industry has not been spared either. As more chemical companies are adopting the ‘digital transformation’ concept due to its numerous benefits, it has also exposed them to notorious cyberattacks which can have devastating consequences on its operations. The article offers useful tips on developing a secure cybersecurity strategy along with insights on the different measures that can be undertaken to reduce the risks of cyberattacks on chemical plants.

Under an agreement signed between BTC Europe and India-based firm Sudarshan Chemical Industries, both the companies will work together for the distribution of organic and inorganic pigments as well as effect pigments in Europe.