Guangxi Chlor-Alkali Chemical has selected Solvay’s proprietary hydrogen peroxide technology for its new plant in China. Under the license agreement, Solvay will also provide a dedicated process design package, operating expertise and a range of services for the project.

thyssenkrupp At.Pro tec is well known for the development of the sequence impulse process (SIP). When used on cupola furnaces, it considerably increased their cost-effectiveness in the past. In over 10 years of development work with Schubert & Salzer as their partner, Dr. Rainer Klock and the team at At.Pro tec succeeded in getting the SIP technology to work on blast furnaces, too, with the help of sliding gate valves. This is a story of a researcher who is on his way to becoming a plant manufacturer.

Linde has been selected by Dow to supply clean hydrogen and nitrogen for its proposed net-zero carbon emissions integrated ethylene cracker and derivatives complex in Alberta, Canada. Under the terms of the agreement, Linde will develop a large-scale air separation and autothermal reformer complex which will then be integrated with its existing operations at the site.

Wacker has completed the capacity expansion for VAE dispersions and VAE dispersible polymer powders at its Nanjing site in China. The 100-million-dollar expansion project is expected to more than double the firm’s production in the region.

Siemens exhibited its first virtual Simatic controller at Hannover Messe 2023. The innovative Simatic S7-1500V ensures greater flexibility and scalability as well as simplifies collaboration between IT and OT users.

Under the terms of the contract, Exxon Mobil will transport and permanently store up to 2.2 million metric tons of carbon dioxide annually from Linde’s hydrogen production facility in Texas, USA.

Air Products Membrane Solutions has plans to invest 10 million dollars for expanding its membrane production capacity at its St. Louis, Missouri facility in the USA. The move will create additional highly-skilled job opportunities as well as enable the firm to better support its customers.

Air Liquide will be using its new cracking technology in the development of an ammonia cracking pilot plant in Belgium. The technology enables the conversion of ammonia into hydrogen, which can then be transported over long distances.

Chemical, pharmaceutical and food producers, colleges and universities all over the world use them: Wet-milling technology has been revolutionized by WAB with the development of its horizontal agitator bead mills. At this year’s Achema, the resourceful Swiss company was presenting the latest generation of its Dyno-Mill UBM (Universal Bead Mill).

BASF’s OASE blue technology will be used to recover CO2 from flue gas and Messer will then refine it up to food grade quality in order to supply the CO2 to its customers across Europe.