The European Chemical Industry Council (Cefic) has recently published its third progress report on the implementation of its Reach Dossier Improvement Action Plan. With this report, the companies involved in the action plan aim to update and enhance the data in ‘Reach’ registration dossiers.

Aiche Ammonia Safety Committee, one of the most prominent associations of chemical engineers, has appointed Casale’s Chief Executive Officer, Federico Zardi, as its member.

Under a MOU signed between Aker Carbon Capture and Microsoft, both the companies will jointly work together to explore opportunities in the Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage (CCUS) market by offering services based on the technological expertise of the two companies.

3D printed medicines are slowly becoming popular due to its many advantages not only for the end consumer but also for pharmaceutical companies. Numerous firms are also exploring the additive manufacturing technology to reduce costs as well as create on-demand drugs.

Messer has plans to develop a mega air separation unit (ASU) in Texas, USA which will be powered with solar energy. This will enable the company to reduce CO2 emissions at the site.

With this investment, Cemex plans to increase its hydrogen injection capacity across its cement operations while reducing the consumption of fossil fuels leading to the decarbonization of its processes. Hiiroc has introduced a technology that makes use of thermal plasma electrolysis to convert biomethane, flare gas, or natural gas into clean hydrogen at a lower cost than other existing solutions.

Ineos has plans to develop a world scale carbon capture enabled hydrogen production plant in Grangemouth, Scotland. For this, the company is inviting bids from leading engineering design contractors for the design of the mega project. The produced low carbon hydrogen will be used to replace hydrocarbon fuels used at the Grangemouth site which will help to power its processes and manufacture important materials.

In a field test, a chemical plant in Japan ran autonomously for 35 days with the assistance of an artificial intelligence (AI) solution developed by Yokogawa and the Nara Institute of Science and Technology. The next-generation control technology is capable of taking into account numerous factors such as quality, yield, energy saving, and sudden disturbances.

The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) in its latest report ‘Geopolitics of the Energy Transformation: The Hydrogen Factor’ elaborates on the new global power dynamics in the background of a hydrogen economy. It also states that green hydrogen has the potential to disrupt global trade and bilateral energy relations with new hydrogen exporters and users.

What do operators of the technology-focused process industry expect from a pump manufacturer? Well, they certainly expect in-depth application knowledge relating to all aspects of central production processes. Industry-specific know-how is and always has been an important driving force behind innovation at Grundfos. Today, other topics like resource efficiency and sustainability are gaining hugely in importance.