PROCESS Worldwide brings to you the ‘Top 10 plant engineering projects of March 2024’ from all over the world. Right from the world’s largest ‘ammonia to hydrogen’ modular cracker demo in operation to Akzonobel investing 30 million plus dollars at its powder coatings sites, find out all the projects making headlines here.

Under binding agreements signed between Siegfried and Curia Global, Siegfried will acquire a CDMO specialized in early-phase development and manufacturing services in Grafton, Wisconsin. The new CDMO site is expected to strengthen Siegfried’s customer offering for Drug Substances.

Transform Materials has partnered with Johnson Matthey to develop a solution that emits fewer carbon emissions when compared to traditional coal-based processes to produce vinyl chloride monomer for PVC production.

Organosulfur skeletons are crucial in many fields, including pharmaceuticals and electronics. Synthesizing organosulfur skeletons requires o-bromobenzenethiols. However, conventional methods face challenges due to quick oxidation and formation of highly reactive intermediates. In a new study, researchers from Japan developed a new method for synthesizing o-bromobenzenethiols from aryne intermediates via bromothiolation. This method can pave the way for the synthesis of new organosulfur compounds with applications in diverse fields.

Green hydrogen has been intensively talked about since the past few years but now concrete actions are being taken to accelerate the growth of this key decarbonization solution. Industries which are hard-to-abate are especially keeping a close watch on the development of this clean and green solution.

The U.S. Department of Energy, under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, has selected two of Chemours Company’s applications for grants totaling 60 million dollars. The grants will support the development of next-generation membranes for PEM water electrolysis and circularity infrastructure for clean hydrogen materials.

Fluor has won an engineering, procurement and construction management services contract for the world's first renewable hydrogen-based integrated ‘green steel’ mill in Boden, Sweden. The unit is expected to produce five million tonnes of steel annually by 2030, with up to 95 % less CO2 emissions as compared to conventional methods.

Lhyfe has already held a groundbreaking ceremony for developing a green hydrogen plant in Germany. The unit is expected to produce up to 1,150 tonnes of green hydrogen per year by using renewable energy such as wind and solar.

Solenis has gone ahead and acquired the professional cleaning solutions supplier firm Lilleborg from Orkla. With this move, the company aims to expand into the Norwegian water treatment market by offering its food and beverage customers with an expanded portfolio of solutions.

Maire has won a Feed contract by MadoquaPower2X to develop an integrated green hydrogen and green ammonia plant in Portugal. The project aims to produce green hydrogen using the alkaline-water electrolyzer technology and green ammonia through the Haber-Bosch process.