Lummus Technology’s cumene technology has been selected by IOCL for its new 440 KTA unit which is part of a grassroots petrochemical and polymers expansion at its complex in Paradip, India.

The plastics recycling joint venture has been launched in Zhaoqing, Guangdong Province in Southern China. Under this project, mechanical recycling technology will be used to recycle plastic waste and produce new polymers.

The consortium has jointly developed a surface printing mono-material film packaging material technology. The technology complies with the European Union’s Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation which focuses on building a low-carbon and circular global economy.

Cost plays a vital role while developing industrial plants but by opting for a modular plant, capex costs, material costs and even labor costs can be slashed. Also, modular, skid-mounted units are developed in-doors under controlled environments and at speed which helps to save valuable time for industry players.

Kemira has partnered with PA Consulting to develop new renewable barrier coatings for sustainable food packaging. The new technology is based on a biotechnology process that helps the production of new renewable polymers with enzymatic polymerization.

Christoph Kowitz who currently heads Wacker’s Corporate Research Department has been appointed as the President and CEO of Wacker Chemical Corporation in the USA. He will succeed David Wilhoit who is retiring from the firm.

Lyondell Basell will be establishing its integrated plastic waste recycling hub in Knapsack, Germany. The project is expected to be complete in phases and will combine various advanced sorting and recycling operations.

Sabic, Napco and a leading player of the bakery industry in Saudi Arabia Fonte have joined hands and introduced the country’s first ever bread packaging made from fully recycled post-consumer plastic. Sabic’s certified circular polyethylene have been used to package the Oat Arabic Bread.

PROCESS Worldwide brings to you the ‘Top 10 plant engineering projects of April 2024’ from all over the world. Right from the MOL Group inaugurating one of the largest green hydrogen plants in Europe to BASF, Sabic and Linde starting up the world’s first large-scale electrically heated steam cracking furnace, find out all the projects making headlines here.

Whether for the sealing of dams or as a decorative upholstery material for furniture: Plastic films as well as other plastic products from Renolit stand for maximum functionality. To ensure that this remains true in the future, the company continuously optimises its production processes. And it does this by utilising Vega sensors for level, flow and pressure.