Orlen Unipetrol has revealed its development strategy until 2030 which includes the modernization of its chemical facility in Záluží near Litvínov, Czech Republic. In this project, the current boiler plant for the steam cracker’s operations is replaced with a brand-new gas boiler plant and the latest equipment for emission reduction installed at the unit has helped to lower dust emissions by 50 % and NOx emissions by 70 %.

Arbor Gas has selected Topsoe’s Tigas technology for producing renewable gasoline at a new facility in the Gulf Coast region (USA). The facility is expected to produce 1,000 barrels per day of renewable gasoline and will be operational by 2024.

Eneos has plans to demonstrate hydrogen extraction from methylcyclohexane (MCH) at its refining facilities in Japan. The move is claimed to be the first MCH dehydrogenation demonstration project using existing refining facilities in the country.

The Floating Liquefied Natural Gas project by Petronas has chosen BASF’s OASE purple gas treatment technology for its Acid Gas Removal Unit process. The project will extract natural gas from deepwater gas reservoirs in depths up to 1,500 meters.

The Emirati company Helios plans to build the Gulf state's first commercial plant for CO2-free ammonia in Abu Dhabi. Engineering planning for the green hydrogen-ammonia project has been entrusted to Thyssenkrupp.

Japan’s New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization has selected several companies to conduct a feasibility study on the receiving and distribution business of hydrogen in the Chubu Region. The Study will also aim to focus on developing a large-scale hydrogen supply chain.

With an aim to strengthen industrial cooperation between the UAE and Japan and support the development of new UAE-Japan blue ammonia supply chains, Adnoc-Fertiglobe has delivered its third shipment to Japan this year.

Yokogawa will begin work on the collaborative study project with an aim to achieve carbon neutrality at an industrial complex in Ichihara City, Chiba Prefecture, Japan by 2050. The study has been commissioned by the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization.

Under a MOU signed between Mitsui and CF Industries, both the companies will jointly explore the development of blue ammonia projects in the United States by conducting various feasibility studies. The companies will also study different areas including the establishment of blue ammonia supply and supply chain infrastructure, CO2 transportation and storage, etc.

CP Pump Systems has introduced the MSKP centrifugal pump, a seal less, magnetically coupled pump made of plastic. The pump covers a range from 0.2 to 140 m3/h and a head of 90 m and can be used between -20°C and +150°C.