A consortium of six companies comprising Bechtel, GE, GM, Honeywell, Invenergy and Johnson Controls have launched a cross-sector business alliance – Corporate Coalition for Innovation & Technology toward Net Zero with an aim to assist countries meet their decarbonization and climate change goals.

Gea will develop the new pharma technology center for freeze dryers in Elsdorf, Germany which is expected to boost growth and innovation in the vital pharma sector. The company is building a second ‘Factory of the Future’ which is based on modular and digital production structures.

Haldor Topsoe, Skovgaard Energy and Vestas are working together to develop the world’s first dynamic green ammonia demo plant in Denmark. The plant’s dynamic approach will directly connect power from wind turbines and solar panels to the ammonia plant to enhance cost-effectiveness of the project.

HIF Global will develop the e-fuels plant in Matagorda County in Texas, USA and the project is expected to produce 200 million gallons of carbon-neutral gasoline annually. Construction of the plant will begin by 2023 and first production is scheduled for 2026.

Baker Hughes has launched a new oilfield services chemicals manufacturing facility in Singapore which will manufacture, store and distribute chemical solutions for upstream, midstream, downstream and adjacent industries. The automated unit is in line with the firm’s goals of reducing carbon and supports Singapore’s national sustainability movement ‘Green Plan 2030’.

The chemical industry is leading the hydrogen race — no wonder that the light gas is also capturing the imagination at Achema. The mysterious green molecule of endless possibilities plays a decisive role at the leading trade fair for chemistry, the event organizers at Dechema believe.

No gas and still little hope: Chlorine manufacturing is under enormous pressure caused by skyrocketing energy costs. Production in Europe is declining and local competitiveness is at risk, says industry association Euro Chlor. Old-world chlorine is mostly produced as part of integrated chemical value chains. But for how much longer?

Technip Energies has won a large contract, which is between 250 million euros and 500 million euros of revenue, for Ineos’ Project One ethane cracker in Belgium. The 1,450 kta cracker will be using Technip Energies’ technologies to reduce its CO2 footprint by less than 50 %.

The Grasshopper Project is a new generation of power plants based on fuel cells (FCPP: Fuel Cell Power Plant). Abengoa, a participant in the Grasshopper Project has started-up and commissioned a demo plant which aims at producing sustainable energy via fuel cells from hydrogen.

PROCESS Worldwide brings to you the ‘Top 10 plant engineering projects of August 2022’ from all over the world. Right from Wood securing a 100 million dollar+ contract for a unique olefin complex in Europe to Eurotecnica winning a contract for the world’s largest melamine plant, find out all the projects making headlines here.