BASF recently held a groundbreaking ceremony for its new polyethylene plant at its Zhanjiang Verbund site in China. The facility is expected to have a capacity of 500,000 metric tons of polyethylene every year and is scheduled to start up in 2025.

With an aim to support the growing polymer industry in China, Nouryon intends to expand its capacity of organic peroxide at its Ningbo plant in the country. Organic peroxides can be used to improve the properties of recycled polypropylene.

Emerson has been selected to automate the Golden Triangle Polymers Project, one of the world’s largest ethane crackers. Located in the USA, the mega integrated polymers facility aims to achieve 25 % lower GHG emissions than similar facilities in the region.

A new report on the use of CO2 for chemicals, advanced fuels, polymers, proteins and minerals by nova-Institute – A deep and comprehensive insight into the evolving technologies, trends and the dynamically growing market of CO2 transformation and utilization.

With an investment of 40 million dollars, Polystyvert has plans to develop its first full-scale commercial polystyrene recycling plant in Greater Montreal, Canada. The project is expected to recycle 9,000 tons of post-consumer and post-industrial polystyrene waste every year.

Food packaging is one area where plastic is used in abundance as it keeps food fresh for a longer period of time, is cost effective and flexible in nature. With the plastic menace looming over us, it’s time to switch to more eco-friendly materials which deliver more sustainable food packaging options but what does this mean for packaging machine manufacturers in the food sector? Read on to find out…

Under an agreement signed between Veolia and Lyondell Basell, Veolia will sell its 50 % stake in the joint venture Quality Circular Polymers (QCP) to Lyondell Basell who will then become 100 % owner of the joint venture.

Ineos Olefins & Polymer Europe has entered into a renewable power agreement with Skagerak Energitjenester under which the firm will supply 100 % green energy to Ineos’ Rafnes and Bamble plants in Norway.

The multiple dividing wall column separates multi-substance mixtures in a single equipment item, thus reducing investment and energy costs. So far, this complex device has remained a pipe dream, but that is about to change: The first plant worldwide has been put into operation and should come as close as possible to the thermodynamic optimum.

PROCESS Worldwide brings to you the ‘Top 10 plant engineering projects of May 2023’ from all over the world. Right from Topsoe developing the world’s first industrial scale SOEC electrolyzer facility to Mc Dermott securing a PMC contract for India's first mega-scale MAH plant, find out all the projects making headlines here.