Exxonmobil has recently made the announcement regarding the hefty investment for expanding its Baytown chemical plant in Texas, USA. The project is expected to maximize the value of increased Permian Basin production.

Neste has plans to establish an algae pilot production plant in Spain to further strengthen its global raw material pool. With the project, the company aims to develop and demonstrate algae cultivation and processing.

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.

Arkema has entered into a long-term agreement with Engie for the supply of 300 GWh of renewable biomethane every year. The move is claimed to be one of the largest private biomethane deals in Europe.

Pharmapack Europe recently announced the winners of the ‘Pharmapack Awards 2023’. The winners showcased revolutionary innovations in novel drug delivery solutions, reusable connected devices as well as unique recyclable packaging solutions.

Safer, faster and more sustainable — Pharmaceutical Packaging must meet certain requirements. The trade fair Interpack will attract experts for packaging materials, filling processes and packaging machines from all over the world.

Lyondell Basell and Kirkbi have invested in APK to become minority shareholders of the firm. APK has developed a unique solvent-based recycling technology which separates different polymers of multi-layer packaging materials and produces recycled materials which can be used for new packaging materials.

Located in Pennsylvania, the project – Shell Polymers Monaca is the first major polyethylene manufacturing complex in the Northeastern United States which is expected to produce 1.6 million tonnes every year.

Qatar Energy and Chevron Phillips Chemical Company have recently undertaken a Final Investment Decision to develop a world-scale integrated polymers facility – the Golden Triangle Polymers Plant in the USA. The 8.5-billion-dollar project will include an ethylene cracker unit and two high-density polyethylene units.

With an aim to establish a global nylon 6,6 production facility at its South Carolina site in the USA, Invista has broken ground for a new nylon polymer facility at the site. The new plant is expected to increase the production volume of polymers at the site.