Solvay has recently inaugurated a regenerative thermal oxidation process at its Green River, Wyoming plant in the USA. The process is expected to reduce greenhouse gas emissions at the plant by up to 20 % annually and support a 4 % reduction in emissions at the Group level by 2025.

Sherma Ellis-Daal, Brand Director at Pharmapack shares her views on the pharmaceutical packaging sector, the latest industry trends that were witnessed at Pharmapack Europe, Europe's leading packaging and drug delivery event, as well as the potential opportunities for the pharma packaging sector in Europe in the next 5–10 years. Read on to know more…

The Science Based Targets initiative (Sbti) has approved Ørsted’s new 2030 climate targets which covers the full value chain emissions (scope 1-3) and aligns with the 1.5C pathway.

Honeywell has successfully purchased Air Products’ LNG Process Technology and Equipment Business for 1.81 billion dollars. The move is in line with Air Products’ goal of focusing on its two-pillar growth strategy to profitably grow its core industrial gases and related equipment businesses, and to deliver clean hydrogen at scale.

Yara has inaugurated a new ammonia import terminal in Brunsbüttel, Germany. With this project, the company has the potential to import up to three million tonnes of low-emission ammonia to Europe annually.

BASF has plans to expand the production capacity of expandable polystyrene granulate (Neopor) at its Ludwigshafen site in Germany. The expandable polystyrene granulate is mainly used as a raw material for the production of energy-efficient insulation materials for building envelopes.

Claimed to be the world’s first biorefinery for the production of hardwood-based biochemicals, UPM Biochemicals has selected Bilfinger as its maintenance partner for the landmark project.

Wood has secured a feed contract for cleaner, increased fuel production at the Dung Quat Oil Refinery in Quang Ngai Province, Central Vietnam. With this contract, Wood aims to upgrade and expand the state-owned refinery to increase throughput and ensure that the fuels comply with Euro V specifications.

EPC Engineering & Technologies has partnered with Avantium to commercialize the continuous polymerization of PEF (PEF cpol Technology). For this, Avantium and EPC will integrate their respective technologies and processes, together with the solid state polymerization of Polymetrix.

Hycamite TCD Technologies has recently inaugurated Europe’s largest methane-splitting plant in Kokkola, Finland. Once fully operational, the nominal capacity of Hycamite’s Customer Sample Facility is expected to reach 2,000 tonnes of low-carbon hydrogen and 6,000 tonnes of high-quality carbon annually.