The German Machinery and Plant Manufacturers Association (VDMA) has recently revealed that new orders booked by members of the VDMA Large Industrial Plant Manufacturers´ Group (AGAB) in 2020 were 35 % below the previous year’s level however, industry players are optimistic that there will be an upswing in 2021.

According to a report by market research and consulting firm Future Market Insights, the global construction chemicals market is expected to increase at over 5 % CAGR in 2021. It further adds that the demand for construction chemicals will be dominant in the Asia Pacific region excluding Japan.

Tidewater has chosen Topsoe’s Hydroflex and H2bridge technologies for its new renewable diesel facility in Canada which is expected to produce 3,000 barrels per day. Once completed, the project will be the country’s first commercial-scale stand-alone renewable diesel plant.

With an investment of 5.4 billion dollars, Enegix Energy has launched the Base One green hydrogen project in collaboration with the State Government of Ceará, Brazil. The mega plant is expected to produce over 600 million kg of green hydrogen annually.

Creacycle, EPC Engineering & Technologies and Lömi have developed a position paper which is a critical assessment on the topic ‘Material Recycling in a Circular Economy for Plastics’. Together, the companies propose an EU directive specifically for plastic waste.

Pepperl+Fuchs has now reinforced its position as a supplier of Ex-equipment with the introduction of the SR series. The new stainless steel enclosure series joins the GR series, made of glass fiber-reinforced plastic, in the range of the process automation specialist.

Ineos Styrolution, Recycling Technologies and Trinseo have advanced in their plans to construct commercial polystyrene (PS) recycling plants in Europe. The three companies aim to make PS a circular material through depolymerization.

Yara International, Statkraft and Aker Horizons have entered into a partnership to establish Europe’s first large-scale green ammonia project in Porsgrunn, Norway. The mega project is expected to accelerate the green energy transition in the region.

Germany - From 19 to 26 October 2016, 230,000 investment-oriented visitors from all over the world made for excellent mood at K 2016. According to show organiser Messe Düsseldorf, exhibitors reported a host of new leads, many of which already led to closed deals over the eight days of the trade fair.

The hydrogen pilot project is being carried out in a commercial scale cogeneration plant for the first time in Belgium. The move is expected to gradually replace natural gas by hydrogen for generating electricity and heat.