Air Liquide has given up its minority stake of 19 % in Hydrogenics Corporation, a fuel cell and hydrogen production technologies provider, to Cummins who owns 81 % of the company.

Achema, the international trade fair for process industries is expected to be held from June 10 – 14, 2024 in Frankfurt, Germany. The main highlights of this edition are five ‘Innovation Themes’ and a special show on hydrogen.

Under the terms of the agreement, VNG along with Uniper will build a 30 MW electrolyzer to produce green hydrogen which will then be supplied to Total’s Leuna refinery in Germany. The move is expected to reduce the site's annual CO2 emissions by up to 80,000 tons by 2030.

The consortium has decided to separate their joint diphenylmethane diisocyanate production in Caojing, China. With this move, the companies will independently operate two MDI plants at the Caojing site.

Under the new project Marengo, the 200 MW plant is expected to initially produce 180,000 tonnes of renewable ammonia every year for customers in the European Union and has the potential to decarbonize the industry and transport sectors.

Flowserve Corporation’s Valtek Valdisk butterfly valve has successfully completed a million-cycle endurance test and is also licensor-approved for use in pressure swing adsorption applications.

Thyssenkrupp Nucera will supply the standardized 20 MW ‘scalum’ electrolysis modules to a North American project to produce green hydrogen. The reserved production capacity for the electrolyzers is in the high multi-hundred-megawatt range.

Cepsa has plans to develop the world’s first production plant for renewable isopropanol in Huelva, Spain, thus making it the most environmentally friendly facility of its kind across the globe. The new plant will require an investment of 75 million euros and is expected to be operational in 2025.

Under the terms of the collaboration, KBR will offer its customers the option of integrating Air Liquide’s Autothermal Reforming technology for the production of low-carbon ammonia on a large-scale.

Yara Clean Ammonia will supply clean ammonia to Cepsa’s customers in Rotterdam and Central Europe, thus developing the first clean hydrogen maritime corridor between the ports of Algeciras and Rotterdam. The project aims at decarbonizing the European industry as well as maritime transport.