Loading arms for LNG are almost as unique as a fingerprint. No two are exactly the same. Luvra Hydraulik and R. Stahl work together to ensure that these crane-like structures can move and are safe to operate. Luvra is responsible for planning the industrial hydraulic system, including the electrical engineering. Following this, R. Stahl constructs the explosion-protected electrical control systems — tailored to each individual project.

Under a MOU signed between both the parties, Lyondell Basell and Shakti Plastic Industries will develop a fully-automated, mechanical recycling plant in India which is expected to produce 50.000 tonnes of recycled polyethylene and polypropylene annually.

The Vogel Biopharmaceutical Technology Forum 2022 (VBTF 2022) was successfully held in Shanghai, China on September 23. Organized by Pharmatec China, Shanghai Medipark and Pharma Champ, the event brought together professionals from the pharmaceutical industry to exchange and share the latest global trends and innovative technologies and solutions in biopharmaceutical R&D, production, engineering, and quality management.

Lanxess has introduced three new weak acid cation (WAC) resins along with two weak base anion exchange resins in its Lewatit product portfolio. The new WAC resins consist of renewable raw materials.

The biomass cogeneration facility is claimed to be the first large–scale power generation plant to operate solely with well-pressed or dried fermentation residues. Once operational, the plant will supply at least 70,000 megawatt hours of steam to Sasol annually as well as produce more than 90,000 megawatt hours of sustainable electricity every year.

The Indian company Calibre Chemicals, which is claimed to be one of the largest manufacturers of potassium persulphate; perchlorates and iodine derivatives in India, has plans to take over Evonik’s Rheinperchemie firm with an aim to expand its business to the European market.

A team of researchers at University of Illinois Chicago has discovered a way to convert 100 % of carbon dioxide captured from industrial exhaust into ethylene, a key building block for plastic products.

With an aim to establish a domestic lithium supply chain in North America for the electric vehicle market, Snow Lake Lithium has partnered with LG Energy Solution to build one of Canada’s first lithium hydroxide processing plants in Manitoba.

Evonik and the Leibniz Institute for Catalysis (Likat) have discovered a new type of hydroformylation. The research team revealed that the important reaction can also work at low pressures with a stable catalyst. The discovery can also lead to the cost effective and sustainable production of aldehydes and alcohols.

On its path to becoming a climate-neutral company, OQ Chemicals is switching to electricity from renewable sources at its sites worldwide as part of its ‘reduce’ program.