Sinopec has commenced operations at its green hydrogen pilot project in Kuqa City of Aksu Prefecture, China. The project plays a significant role for the firm as it aims to produce clean energy for the country.

PROCESS Worldwide brings to you the ‘Top 10 plant engineering projects of July 2023’ from all over the world. Right from Petrofac securing a 700-million-dollar EPC contract to Cepsa developing the world’s first production plant for renewable isopropanol, find out all the projects making headlines here.

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.

Chemical recycling has been in the news for quite some time but what is this technology all about? And how does this technology help to solve the plastic problem as well as boost the circular economy concept? Read on to gain an insight into the technology and its benefits for the world at large.

Eneos Materials’ chemical plant will be using Yokogawa’s Autonomous Control AI technology after successfully testing the technology for a year. The solution has the potential to decrease environmental impact, achieve stable quality, and transform operations.

Syzygy Plasmonics has selected Emerson to automate its innovative catalyst reactor technology that uses light instead of thermal energy to decarbonize chemical production. The technology is expected to help manufacturers reduce both emissions and operational costs.

The Bahr El Baqar wastewater treatment project has three Guinness World Records to its name – the largest water treatment plant in the world, the largest sludge treatment plant and the largest single-operator ozone generating plant. Situated in the Sinai Peninsula, Egypt, the project is changing the dynamics of the country which is suffering from a water-crisis.

Under a MOU signed between Chandra Asri and Indonesia Investment Authority, both the firms will jointly develop a world-scale chlor-alkali plant in Indonesia. The new project is expected to produce more than 400,000 metric tons per annum of caustic soda and 500,000 metric tons per annum of ethylene dichloride.

Under a joint venture, LG Chem and Huayou Cobalt will develop a new battery precursor plant in Korea. The new unit is expected to have a 50,000-ton annual production capability by 2026 and later on as new facilities are added, it will double its annual precursor production to 100,000 tons.

With an aim to produce specialty solutions for lithium-ion battery technologies which can be used for electric vehicles, Evonik has plans to expand its fumed aluminum oxide plant in Yokkaichi, Japan. The project is expected to be the company’s first alumina plant in Asia.