The European Chemical Industry Council (Cefic) has recently issued a statement on the publication of the European Commissions’ Net-Zero Industry Act. The Council is not satisfied with the Act and is calling for a comprehensive industrial policy.

Evonik has started-up a new production plant for gas separation membranes in Austria. With a hefty investment of double-digit million-euros, the plant aims to meet the firm’s goal of increasing its sustainable Next Generation Solutions.

PROCESS Worldwide brings to you the ‘Top 10 plant engineering projects of February 2023’ from all over the world. Right from Europe’s most sustainable cracker securing a funding of 3.5 billion euros to Exxonmobil investing 2-billion-dollars for expanding its Baytown chemical plant in the US, find out all the projects making headlines here.

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Saudi Aramco and Linde Engineering have plans to develop a new ammonia cracking technology which is expected to create new commercial opportunities for them within the global lower-carbon energy supply chain. A demo plant will also be established in Germany to showcase the technology.

Today, Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage (CCUS) facilities around the world have the capacity to capture more than 40 Mt CO2 each year, according to the International Energy Agency. This figure is set to increase as more countries form CCUS-friendly policies in order to establish these green projects with aim to decarbonize its industrial facilities.

Under a MOU signed between both the parties, Thyssenkrupp Uhde and Idesa Industrial Plants Slu (Idip) will work together to develop and fabricate new modular plants for green ammonia projects. Thyssenkrupp Uhde’s ammonia technology will be used for the modular solutions.

Shell has recently reported in its Energy Transition Progress Report 2022 that it has once again met its climate targets and has made progress towards becoming a net-zero emissions energy business by 2050.

LG Chem has plans to develop South Korea’s first super critical pyrolysis plant as well as an aerogel plant in Chungnam. With this investment, the firm aims to work towards the concept of building a plastic circular economy and developing future green materials.

Under the terms of the partnership, Solvay will acquire a Ginkgo laboratory in Massachusetts, USA which will help the company to expand its R&I footprint in the country and also accelerate the development of new sustainable biopolymers.