Under an agreement signed between BASF and Domo Chemicals, BASF has the right to acquire Domo Chemicals’ stake of 49 % in the Alsachimie joint venture of which BASF holds 51 %.

Solvay and Veolia have inaugurated a new unit for recycling industrial flue gas treatment residues at the Rosières-aux-Salines site in Meurthe-et-Moselle, France. The project is expected to process and recover up to 50 % more flue gas treatment residues per year.

Linde Gaz Polska has entered into an agreement with Arcelormittal Poland to develop a hydrogen production plant on the site of its Krakow branch in Poland. The new project is expected to supply process gas to two galvanizing plants.

Woodland Biofuels has plans to invest a whopping amount of 1.35 billion-dollars to develop the world’s largest carbon negative renewable natural gas plant / ultra-green hydrogen facility in the USA.

More than 1.5 million Euros were invested in reducing energy consumption at the Traun site in Austria which resulted in total savings amount to around 120 tons of CO2 per year. With this, Brenntag aims to achieve net zero Greenhouse Gas emission by 2045.

PROCESS Worldwide brings to you the ‘Top 10 plant engineering projects of October 2024’ from all over the world. Right from Thyssenkrupp being awarded a feed contract for one of the largest carbon capture projects in Europe to BASF securing funding for the world’s largest industrial heat pump for CO2-free steam generation, find out all the projects making headlines here.

An advanced pilot plant for methanol-based sustainable aviation fuel has been commissioned in Freiberg. Developed by CAC Engineering and TU Bergakademie Freiberg, the facility aims to support future large-scale production of climate-neutral jet fuel.

At the 2024 European Responsible Care Awards, Cefic has gone on to recognize 23 initiatives for advancing Antwerp declaration ambitions. The awarded initiatives reflect the chemical industry’s important role in strengthening Europe’s industrial base while addressing key priorities.

Johnson Matthey’s catalyst Catacel SSR has the capacity to reduce energy use as well as enhance efficiency of existing steam methane reformer-based hydrogen plants.

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