Ineos Olefins Belgium has plans to develop the most sustainable cracker project in Europe – Project One. Expected to have the lowest carbon footprint of all European crackers, the project will be located in Antwerp, Belgium.

Gerhard Schubert will be presenting a wide range of packaging solutions at the upcoming trade fair of interpack 2023. Some of its most recent innovations include cobots for the rapid feeding of different packaging components on a line, an extremely compact filling machine for cosmetic products and an entirely new, efficient, resource-saving feeding system for carton blanks.

Under a MOU signed between Axens and Praj, both the parties will collaborate on projects that focus on sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production in India. The green fuel will be produced from low-carbon alcohols via the Alcohol-to-Jet (ATJ) route.

Jindan has entered into an agreement with Sulzer under which the company will utilize Sulzer’s licensed PLA technology at its new manufacturing plant to produce up to 75’000 tonnes of polylactic acid annually.

The multiple dividing wall column separates multi-substance mixtures in a single equipment item, thus reducing investment and energy costs. So far, this complex device has remained a pipe dream, but that is about to change: The first plant worldwide has been put into operation and should come as close as possible to the thermodynamic optimum.

In the background of rising global demand for bio-based and biodegradable surfactants, BASF has plans to expand its alkyl polyglucosides production capacity at two of its sites in Bangpakong, Thailand, and Cincinnati, Ohio. With this move, the company aims to strengthen its presence in Asia-Pacific and North America.

Wacker has plans to expand the production capacity of semiconductor-grade polysilicon at its Burghausen site in Germany. This move will help the firm to increase its existing cleaning capacity by well over 50 percent.

Fuel cell technology projects can rely on Fluid Components International's ST80 thermal mass flow meters with Vortab (VIP) flow conditioners to accurately measure gas flow to generate clean electricity while reducing or eliminating environmentally harmful emissions such as carbon, NOX and SOX, according to the company.

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.

Lanxess has plans to source sustainable raw materials from Covestro, which have a significantly reduced carbon footprint, to produce key basic chemicals at its Lower Rhine sites in Germany. The partnership will result in reducing CO2 emissions by up to 120,000 tons per year at the site.