The new launch ‘My Rechemical’ is Next Chem’s new subsidiary focusing on chemical valorisation of non-recyclable plastics and ‘Waste to Chemical’ processes. With this, the company aims to strengthen its presence in the market and also be recognised as the player with the most innovative technological solutions for circular economy.

Post the successful completion of the first phase of the Carbon2Chem Project in which Thyssenkrupp gained fundamental insights into the conversion of steel mill process gases into chemical products, the federal government has handed over a notice of 88 million dollars for the second phase of the project.

Under the terms of the agreement, Technip FMC and Mc Phy will work together to develop hydrogen technology and address commercial opportunities. Technip FMC has also made an equity investment in Mc Phy.

The world’s first blue ammonia shipment paves the way for utilising sustainable hydrogen and contributing to the circular carbon economy. The high-grade blue ammonia will be used in Japan for zero-carbon power generation.

Petrofac’s Engineering and Production Services (EPS) business has been awarded its first ever green hydrogen Front End Engineering Design (FEED) contract for the landmark Arrowsmith Hydrogen Project, which will become Australia’s largest commercial-scale green hydrogen complex.

The mega plant aims to replace fossil hydrogen with renewable hydrogen in order to produce ammonia. It has the potential to reduce 100,000 tonnes of CO2 every year and is expected to be operational by 2024/25 subject to public co-funding and regulatory frameworks.

The 50-50 joint venture company – Anaven has received environmental clearance to produce 32,000 metric tonnes of monochloroacetic acid (MCA) annually at its new plant in Gujarat, India. The first batch of MCA is expected to be supplied to the Indian market by the end of 2020.

The mega low-emission facility will be constructed at Repsol’s Cartagena refinery in Spain and is expected to supply 250,000 tonnes of advanced biofuels annually to aircrafts, trucks, and cars. The project is in line with the firm’s ambitions of achieving net zero emissions by 2050.

The consortium – the Zero Carbon Humber Partnership includes 12 companies and organisations which have recently submitted a joint proposal to develop a net zero industrial cluster in the Humber, the UK’s largest and most carbon-intensive industrial region. The breakthrough project is expected to be completed by 2040.

Messer will secure its leading position in Chinese specialty gases market and now also produces specialty gases in the eastern Chinese city of Suzhou, in Jiangsu province. Therefor the industrial gases specialist invests €33 million.