For the first-time, AGC has used hydrogen as a fuel in a demonstration test for glass production. The test was carried out at the electronics float glass manufacturing facility of the Kansai Plant, Takasago Factory in Japan.

Evonik has completed the relocation and expansion of its metal powder catalyst plant in Shanghai Chemical Industrial Park, China. Production at the site is expected to begin in 2023.

Unipar has chosen Thyssenkrupp Nucera’s electrolyzers which features the highly efficient BM2.7 technology for modernizing its chlor-alkali plant in Brazil. This move will replace the plant’s existing mercury and diaphragm plants.

Italvacuum has more than 80 years of experience in the design and production of vacuum pumps and vacuum dryers for pharmaceutical and fine chemicals companies. The firm’s turn-key systems and bespoke equipment are built to suit its customers’ needs with the highest quality levels with total respect for the environment and in compliance with the newest international standards.

Water sourced from lakes, rivers and oceans contain multiple chemical and physical contaminants which make it unsuitable for domestic purposes such as drinking as well as for industrial purposes. Water is a crucial element for both these areas and the only way to utilize this natural resource is by purifying it via different treatment processes.

PROCESS Worldwide brings to you the ‘Top 10 plant engineering projects of August 2023’ from all over the world. Right from Fluor securing a feed contract for one of UK’s first planned commercial SAF units to Topsoe’s technology being selected for Canada’s largest renewable hydrogen project, find out all the projects making headlines here.

Under the terms of the long-term agreements signed between Indianoil and Linde’s entities in India, Linde’s entities will develop new on-site facilities to supply hydrogen, nitrogen and compressed dry air to Indianoil’s Panipat refinery in North India.

Mitsui Chemicals has plans to develop a new elastomers (Tafmer) plant in Singapore in the background of the rising global demand for high-performance elastomers.

LG Chem and Eni Sustainable Mobility have come together to explore the development of a new biorefinery at LG Chem’s Daesan chemical complex in South Korea. The project aims to decarbonize the energy and mobility sector as well as meet the growing demand for more sustainable fuels and plastics produced by low-carbon processes.

Carbios has secured building and operating permits for developing the world’s first Pet biorecycling plant in Longlaville, France. The unit will be located adjacent to Indorama Ventures’ existing Pet production plant.