Evonik has plans to invest in a pilot electrolyzer at its Herne site in Germany. The project aims to produce green hydrogen as a starting product for isophorone diamine. This new electrolysis technology will also be researched by Siemens for industrial usage.

Frederique van Baarle was appointed by Lanxess’ Supervisory Board in November 2022 and has now joined as a member of the Board of Management and Labor Director at the company.

Eastman has secured feedstock agreements with three different companies and will use the feedstock for its molecular recycling facility in Normandy, France which is expected to become the world’s largest material-to-material molecular recycling plant.

Advances in sliding vane and internal gear seal-less pump technologies can make them a better choice than centrifugal pumps or more well-known positive displacement pump options.

Hapco, a joint venture of Aramco, recently held a groundbreaking ceremony to establish a new refinery and petrochemical complex in China. Aramco will be supplying up to 210,000 barrels per day of crude oil feedstock to the facility which is expected to be operational by 2026.

Under a MOU, Adnoc together with the Government of North Rhine-Westphalia and Currenta will explore opportunities for the development of a low-carbon ammonia value chain in Germany. The aim of the contract is to produce and transport low-carbon ammonia as a fuel in energy generation.

Under the terms of the partnership, Solvay will acquire a Ginkgo laboratory in Massachusetts, USA which will help the company to expand its R&I footprint in the country and also accelerate the development of new sustainable biopolymers.

Under an agreement signed between Linde and Heidelberg Materials, both the firms will jointly develop and operate a large-scale carbon capture and liquefaction facility in Germany. The new project aims to capture, liquefy and purify around 70,000 tons of CO₂ annually.

Sulzer has started-up the world’s largest facility for styrene extraction from pyrolysis gasoline (pygas) derived from naphtha cracking. The plant makes use of Sulzer Chemtech’s proprietary GT-Styrene licensed technology to produce 100’000 tonnes of styrene annually.

The fifth edition of the API 2350 safety standard relating to large non-pressurized, above-ground petroleum storage tanks contains some significant changes. This article shows how these changes contribute to easier implementation of solutions to prevent overfilling, leading to enhanced plant and worker safety.