Braskem invested 87-million-dollars to expand biopolymer production capacity at its bio-based ethylene plant in Brazil. Today, the plant operates at an increased capacity of 260,000 tons/year from 200,000.

Axens’ Vegan technology has been selected by Shandong Haike Chemical to produce sustainable aviation fuel at its existing assets in China. The technology can be used in both standalone and integrated refinery environments.

LG Chem has plans to develop South Korea’s first super critical pyrolysis plant as well as an aerogel plant in Chungnam. With this investment, the firm aims to work towards the concept of building a plastic circular economy and developing future green materials.

Johnson Matthey and Doosan Enerbility have plans to jointly develop integrated solutions for hydrogen-fuelled power plants in South Korea. For this, both the parties are working together to develop a technology that allows the use of low carbon ammonia as a hydrogen source. JM’s ammonia cracking technology and catalyst will be used for the project.

Food packaging is one area where plastic is used in abundance as it keeps food fresh for a longer period of time, is cost effective and flexible in nature. With the plastic menace looming over us, it’s time to switch to more eco-friendly materials which deliver more sustainable food packaging options but what does this mean for packaging machine manufacturers in the food sector? Read on to find out…

Wood has collaborated with SGN to speed up plans regarding key hydrogen transmission infrastructure in Scotland and southern England. The move aims at supporting UK’s goal of achieving net zero emissions by 2050.

Under a joint pre-feasibility study, Greenergy and Hydrogenious LOHC Technologies will work together to develop a green hydrogen supply chain which aims to transport low-cost green hydrogen from Canada to the UK.

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.

Siemens is driving digital transformation: a new business unit pools key software areas contributing to digitalization of the process industry. Bart Moors, Head of the new unit and Head of Portfolio Management Dr. Uschi Mitsching are focusing on comprehensive support for customers and their plants across the entire lifecycle, regardless of where they join the digitalization journey.

Flowserve Corporation’s Valtek Valdisk butterfly valve has successfully completed a million-cycle endurance test and is also licensor-approved for use in pressure swing adsorption applications.