In line with its growth strategy of delivering sustainable and innovative solutions, Bakelite Synthetics has plans to acquire LRBG Chemicals. The move will enable the company to expand its footprint into Canada and better serve its customers in Canada and the U.S.

PROCESS Worldwide brings to you the ‘Top 10 plant engineering projects of September 2023’ from all over the world. Right from Adnoc developing one of the largest carbon capture projects in MENA to KBR’s technology being selected for the world's first commercial ammonia cracking unit, find out all the projects making headlines here.

The new Borstar polyethylene unit is a part of Borealis and Total Energies’ Baystar joint venture. Located in Texas, the facility is expected to produce 625,000 metric tons-per-year.

Cipher Neutron and Canada’s University of Alberta have collaborated to carry out advanced research in AEM Electrolyzer Membrane Catalysts which will prove useful for green hydrogen production. The research will be led by Dr. Shiva Mohajernia, Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering at the University of Alberta.

Under an agreement signed between both the parties, BASF will gain long-term access to Qore’s bio-based BDO which is made from renewable feedstock. With this, BASF aims to expand its portfolio with bio-based BDO derivatives, including polytetrahydrofuran and tetrahydrofuran.

In the biotech and pharmaceutical industries, the requirements on flexibility, safety and automation are increasing in order to implement hygiene and reproducibility more efficiently. Within this context, Vega level and pressure sensors can make a decisive contribution.

Dupont has introduced its first ion exchange resin – the Dupont Amberlite P2X110 for green hydrogen production. With this, the firm aims to support the trend of decarbonization.

Wacker has started the construction of several new production lines with an aim to expand its specialty silicone manufacturing capacities in China. With this, the firm will manufacture functional silicone fluids, silicone emulsions and silicone elastomer gels.

With an aim to expand their biomanufacturing partnership, Sumitomo Chemical and Ginkgo Bioworks have plans to develop functional chemicals with synthetic biology which will have a lower carbon footprint.

Industries looking to adopt advanced digital technologies for their production plants will find augmented reality to be a real gamechanger. Plant maintenance with the help of remote offsite-experts as well as training activities for newly joined engineers or technical maintenance staff can be carried out without any difficulty with the help of this technology. The biggest plus points of using augmented reality: Reduced costs, reduced plant downtime, access to remote offsite-experts in real time and saving valuable time.