Lonza has plans to expand inhalation services by adding capabilities at its Tampa site in the USA. The move is a part of providing bioavailability enhancement series for its global customers. The new extended services will be built upon the firm’s expertise in supporting particle engineering projects from its Bend site.

Chevron has plans to establish a new carbon capture and storage (CCS) project in San Joaquin Valley, California. CO2 post-combustion capture equipment will also be installed by the firm with an aim to decarbonize and reduce its carbon intensity.

Lyondell Basell's proprietary Moretec molecular recycling technology is based on chemical recycling but it also includes a catalyst-based approach. The technology aims to return post-consumer plastic waste back to its molecular form and use it as feedstock for the production of new plastic materials. Currently, the company has set up a pilot plant in Italy to advance its technology towards commercial scale.

Wacker Chemie has plans to increase its production capacity for silicone rubber due to its rising demand across the globe. The company intends to expand production of liquid silicone rubber as well as high consistency rubber with an investment of over 100 million euros.

Pharmalex, one of the leading providers of specialised services for the pharma, biotech and medical device industries, has offered an insight into the many dynamics of Mergers and Acquistions in the pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical sector.

Under a new purchase agreement signed between both the parties, Neste will supply up to 160,000 metric tons of SAF over the next three years to United flights at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol. With this move, United has become the first U.S. airline to make an international purchase agreement for SAF.

EU chemicals trade has shrunk this year, as the coronavirus pandemic has spread and lockdowns have restricted industrial activity and consumer goods demand.

PROCESS Worldwide brings to you the ‘Top 10 plant engineering projects of March 2022’ from all over the world. Right from Exxon Mobil constructing one of the world’s largest CCS projects in USA to an Aramco JV establishing a mega refinery and petrochemical complex in China, find out all the projects making headlines here.

ABB has secured a contract by Plug Power to supply electrical systems to two hydrogen plants in New York and Georgia respectively. On completion of the project, the plants are expected to produce 60 tons of green hydrogen daily.

Pertamina, PT Pupuk Indonesia, and Mitsubishi Corporation have collaborated under an agreement to develop the green hydrogen and green ammonia value chain and Carbon Capture Utilization and Storage (CCUS) businesses in Indonesia. The move is in line with the country’s aim of reducing emissions by 29 % by 2030.