Lummus Technology has partnered with Advanced Ionics for accelerating the commercialization of Advanced Ionics’ hydrogen electrolyzer technology. The move will help support the decarbonization efforts in the refining, gas processing and petrochemical industries.

Continued pressure on the Maasvlakte site’s profitability due to global overcapacities, a strong increase of imports from Asia and high costs of European production has forced Lyondell Basell and Covestro to permanently shut down the Propylene Oxide Styrene and Monomer production unit (PO11) in the Netherlands.

The new biomethane plant Bionorrois is Total Energies’ 8th biomethane production unit in France. Cristal Union which is a partner in the project and 10 % shareholder will provide beet pulp to the biomethane plant.

Qair has plans to develop an e-methanol production project Methavert at the Haropa Port site, in Le Havre, France. The facility is expected to initially produce 200,000 tonnes of e-methanol to support the decarbonization of maritime transport and other high-emission and hard-to-abate industries.

Cefic has launched a new report called ‘The Carbon Managers: Modelling Possible Pathways for the EU Chemical Sector’s Transition Towards Climate Neutrality and Circularity with iC2050’ for the EU chemical sector. With this report, the council aims to focus on “how” the transition to a climate-neutral and circular chemical sector can happen.

Topsoe has been selected to provide its e-methanol synthesis technology and engineering support for Forestal del Atlántico’s Triskelion project in Galicia, Spain. The project is expected to produce 40,000 tons of e-methanol annually, while capturing and using c. 56,000 tons of CO2.

OMV has secured a grant from the EU Innovation Fund for the first time for its planned industrial Reoil plant. The facility is expected to process up to 200,000 metric tons of used plastics and will make use of OMV’s proprietary Reoil chemical recycling technology to convert the recycled material into sustainable base chemicals.

NZT Power has given out a Notice to Proceed to Technip Energies along with GE Vernova and construction partner Balfour Beatty to execute a major contract for the Net Zero Teesside Power project in the UK.

Mc Dermott has secured a feed contract by Clean Hydrogen Works for its Ascension Clean Energy Project in Louisiana, USA. The project is expected to initially produce 2.4 million MTPA of clean ammonia, with expansion in subsequent phases to 7.2 MTPA.

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.