Arkema has started the production of its specialty UV/Led curing resins at its expanded facility in Nansha, China. The growing demand for lower carbon solutions is creating new opportunities for the UV/Led curing technology.

Andritz has been chosen by Koppö Energia to carry out a front-end engineering design for its mega green hydrogen facility in Kristinestad, Finland. The new plant is expected to have a capacity of 200 MW on completion.

Shorter planning and construction times, more flexible utilization options through rapid modifications, and everything as energy-efficient as possible: The Enpro initiative (Energy Efficiency and Process Acceleration for the Chemical Industry) is opening up interesting options for the process industries with its various development projects. New designs for pumps also offer undreamed-of opportunities, as the first modular concepts and the Hector project show. We explain how tomorrow’s pumps may be both modular and energy-efficient.

Dupont has recently inaugurated its new production site in Newark, Delaware, USA. The site manufactures elastomers and is expected to meet the growing demand from the semiconductor and industrials sectors.

Topsoe’s dynamic ammonia loop technology has been selected by World Energy GH2 for Project Nujio’qonik which is claimed to be Canada’s largest renewable hydrogen project. The technology will be used to produce up to 1,650 metric tons per day of renewable ammonia at the site.

Borealis has closed the acquisition deal of Rialti, an Italy-based company specialized in the production of sustainable polypropylene compounds with a focus on mechanically recycled PP feedstock from post-industrial and post-consumer waste. With this, Borealis aims to expand its PP compounding business and increase its volume of PP compounds based on mechanical recyclates.

Repsol has started up its 2.5 MW electrolyzer at its Petronor industrial center in Biscay, Spain which is expected to produce 350 tons per year of renewable hydrogen for industrial use.

OMV has successfully completed the turnaround of its petrochemical unit at the OMV Schwechat Refinery in Austria. Inspection, repair work and around 500,000 bolts were replaced on the equipment in the petrochemical unit of the refinery.

Arla Foods, one of the leading players in the international dairy market, has embarked on a journey towards their 2050 target of carbon net zero emissions. The first step, however, is achieving efficiency targets of lowering carbon emissions by 63 % at 60 dairies worldwide by 2030. Grundfos is an essential part of these plans.

Ima recently showcased its latest innovation – Nebula, a high-speed decontamination tunnel, at the Interpack 2023 trade show in Düsseldorf, Germany.