Sulzer Chemtech has plans to launch a portfolio of licensing technologies which will help in carbon-neutral polymer recycling. The move is in line with the growing demand for a circular economy of plastics.

PROCESS Worldwide brings to you the ‘Top 10 plant engineering projects of October 2023’ from all over the world. Right from Solvay developing an electric furnace at its silica plant in France to Exxonmobil’s technology being selected for a demonstration plant in the Neom project, find out all the projects making headlines here.

Thyssenkrupp Uhde will provide engineering and procurement services as well as its uhde ammonia technology license and proprietary equipment for the development of Proman’s 2200 metric tons/day ammonia plant in Topolobampo, Sinaloa, Mexico.

Kellas Midstream has begun Feed work on the H2northeast hydrogen project in Teesside, USA. For the project, the firm has partnered with Johnson Matthey as well as Worley and Johnson Matthey’s LCH technology will be used to produce low carbon hydrogen at the site.

Repsol has started up its 2.5 MW electrolyzer at its Petronor industrial center in Biscay, Spain which is expected to produce 350 tons per year of renewable hydrogen for industrial use.

Under a MOU signed between the Cabinda Gulf Oil Company, a subsidiary of Chevron, and the Government of Angola, both the parties will aim to explore potential lower carbon business opportunities in the African region.

The feasibility study has been awarded by Man Energy Solutions and the study is expected to investigate the full integration of Aker Carbon Capture’s standardized and modularized Just Catch 100 unit into a full power-to-fuel solution.

Topsoe’s new ereact technology is claimed to be a groundbreaking technology for the production of low carbon hydrogen. Under the terms of the agreement, Aramco and Topsoe will develop a demonstration plant at the Shaybah Natural Gas Liquids recovery unit in Saudi Arabia.

Takasago Hydrogen Park, the world's first integrated hydrogen validation facility has entered full-scale operation at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries’ Takasago Machinery Works in Japan. The facility has begun producing electrolysis hydrogen at the site.

Thyssenkrupp Nucera and Neste have plans to incorporate a 120-MW water electrolyzer into Neste’s Porvoo refinery in Finland. Both the parties have entered into an agreement to reserve production capacities for the electrolyzer at the site.