Arxada has plans to make the hefty investment in its Kouřim-based industrial biotechnological plant in Czech Republic. With this move, the company will be able to provide important infrastructure debottlenecking in line with expanded technological options as well as be able to increase its formulation capacity in order to cater to its growing customer base.

Haldor Topsoe’s demo plant will utilize its electrified steam methane reforming technology (eSMR) for producing sustainable methanol from biogas at a competitive cost as compared to other non-fossil fuels. Located at Aarhus University’s research facility in Foulum, Denmark, the unit is expected to have an annual capacity of 10,000l of CO2-neutral methanol from biogas.

Lanxess has teamed up with BP to produce green plastics by making use of sustainable raw materials. Under the terms of the agreement, BP will supply sustainably produced cyclohexane to the Lanxess’ production site in Antwerp, Belgium to produce the high-performance plastic polyamide 6 which is used in the automotive industry as well as in the electrical and consumer goods sectors.

Along with tablets, capsules remain the most important form of administration in the pharmaceutical and nutrition sectors. They offer manufacturers and patients numerous advantages. During the process of capsule filling, efficiency potentials often go unfulfilled in production. One lever for this is the capsule filling machines in the FEC series combined with the know-how offered by experts at Fette Compacting.

Nouryon has plans to expand its Levasil colloidal silica manufacturing facility in Green Bay, Wisconsin, U.S.A in the background of rising demand from the construction and packaging end-markets in the country as well as across the globe.

Advanced Biofuel Solutions (ABSL) and Greenergy have entered into a joint development agreement to develop and operate up to five municipal waste-based biofuel plants in the UK over a period of time. The first plant is expected to commence in 2025 and will use will make use of ABSL’s RadGas technology to convert 133,000 tons of municipal waste annually into biomethane.

Apparently not for the German Chemical Industry Association (VCI) as many countries across the globe are yet to commit to reducing CO2 emissions in the near future. Europe on the other hand has been getting into uncomfortable spaces to make its economy climate-neutral. An insight into some of the key figures of the German chemical industry are also mentioned here.

A group of international researchers have discovered new properties in magnonics-based two-dimensional materials. The results will be used to further enhance information technologies with respect to energy consumption, space and speed.

Under a MOU signed between Haldor Topsoe and Shchekinoazot, both the companies will work together to reduce the carbon footprint of Shchekinoazot’s existing and future plants in the Tula region, Russia.

With an aim to increase its crude oil production capacity to 5 million barrels per day (mmbpd) by 2030, Adnoc has awarded procurement contracts to leading companies specializing in drilling equipment and services as these are crucial in drilling for oil and gas as well as completing wells. The procurement award for wellheads and related components is worth up to 3.27 billion dollars, making it the world’s largest in this category. In addition, the procurement award for Downhole Completion Equipment and related services is worth up to 2.34 billion dollars, also making it the world’s largest in this category.