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.

Shell has begun operations of a 20 MW hydrogen electrolyzer in Zhangjiakou, Hebei Province, China. The electrolyzer will produce green hydrogen which will be supplied to fuel cell vehicles for the upcoming Olympic Games. Post the games, hydrogen will be supplied to the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region’s public and commercial transport which will help to decarbonize its mobility sector.

Chemieanlagenbau Chemnitz has been awarded an engineering, procurement and construction management contract by PVC manufacturer Kem One for developing a green chlor-alkali electrolysis plant at Fos-Sur-Mer in France. The new plant will replace the company’s existing diaphragm electrolysis plant to produce chlorine, caustic soda and hydrogen.

Digital twins are either a must-have for any self-respecting engineering consultant; or they are dismissed as the latest shiny object dreamed up by VC-fueled ‘constructech’ mania. On the one hand, digital twins are important enough to warrant their own National Digital Twin Day; on the other, proponents are accused of ‘digital-twin-washing’ Bim just like they ‘green-washed’ their eco-sustainability credentials, driven by fear of missing out.

The EU chemical industry stresses that chemicals are vital to the region’s industrial transformation and sustainable competitiveness. Europe requires a strong chemical industry to deliver on the Green Deal and Cefic is therefore, collaborating with the European Commission and other stakeholders to co-create a dedicated green deal transition pathway for the industry.

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.

Yara has signed a contract with Linde Engineering for the construction and delivery of a green hydrogen demonstration plant at Yara’s ammonia production facility at Herøya Industripark in Porsgrunn, Norway.

Pharmaceutical packaging between flexibility and turn key approaches —  This pharmaceutical packaging market is growing rapidly and pharma machinery manufacturers are leaving no stone unturned to explore the many dimensions of this critical sector. A ramble through this year's novelties.

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.