The European chlorine industry has now reached a crossroads. An EU directive mandates the early phasing out of the conventional amalgam process. We were at the Euro Chlor Technology Conference 2014 in Madrid to listen in on what the European chlorine industry plans to do next..

A new technology could help to significantly cut energy consumption of chlorine productions, Bayer states. CEO Thomas calls upon politicians to foster the development of energy-saving process technology.

The Egyptian company El Nasr Co has awarded India's Nuberg with a contract for technology, engineering and construction of hydrogen peroxide plant in Giza, Egypt.

Dream Production is a new approach to making stuff that dreams are made of (at least if you are a chemist): Industry and scientists are working together on a project to produce chemical feedstock from CO2 which is extracted from power station flue gas emissions. The underlying reaction is revolutionary, but there is uncertainty surrounding the economic viability of the process. It remains to be seen whether this time the vision is more than just a dream.

“No more bets please!” – When all bets have been placed, that’s when you see who has chosen the right strategy. The situation is not different when it comes to large industrial plants. But a turnaround doesn’t have to be a lottery. Strategy makes a plant shutdown a safe bet ...

Showa Denko Gas Products has announced the construction of a new plant to produce liquefied carbon dioxide (CO2) gas in Showa Denko’s Oita Petrochemical Complex located in Oita City, Oita Prefecture.

Japan — the Country of the Rising Sun? For the petrochemical industry, this is a thing of the past. While China is boasting with huge downstream projects, Japan is discussing plant closures and consolidations. Only cooperations could stop the downward trend, industry insiders believe.

Oil sands have become a major source of unconventional oil: Canada produces around 1.25 million barrels per day from oil sands. Extracting the oil, nevertheless, causes CO2 emissions. Carbon capture and storage (CCS) is a new approach to hamper emissions from bitumen extraction. Compressor specialist MAN took the challenge of providing technology for the Quest CCS Project.

The Linde Gases Division in Germany and Total Raffinerie Mitteldeutschland based in Leuna announced the extension of the existing gas supply contract by a further 15 years.

Mitsui chemicals introduced a plant-derived material for the production of high-refractive index lenses. This is part of the company’s efforts to shift from fossil to biomass resources.