Solvay along with its partners L’Oréal and Ultimaker have launched the additive manufacturing (AM) competition wherein students, engineers and manufacturers from across the globe can send in their innovative design for a 3D-printed real application.

Located at Shell’s Energy and Chemicals Park Rheinland, near Cologne in Germany, the mega project is part of the Refhyne European consortium which will utilize the PEM technology to produce green hydrogen.

Indorama Ventures Xylenes & PTA has recently launched a new Purified 2,6-Naphthalene Dicarboxylic Acid (PNDA) production facility in Decatur, Alabama, U.S. With the development of this plant, the company has become the largest PNDA producer in the world.

The unique design of Promix Solutions’ P1 cooling mixer prevents product degradation deriving from long residence times and avoids deposits or temperature peaks in the temperature control process.

With the Dreyclean LT high-performance cleaning granulates, Dreychem has developed a mechanically acting cleaning granulate that is able, even without any abrasive ingredients in the recipe, to eliminate particularly stubborn incrustations and other deposits very effectively.

There is currently a lot of interest in renewable and green chemistry, bio-based chemistry, CO2 Capture and Utilisation and chemical recycling. Refineries and verbund sites of large-scale chemicals are under considerable pressure; the biofuel industry is looking for new markets in chemistry and start-ups are looking for investors.

Coperion is supplying an extrusion system to Ghent University in Belgium for comprehensive research and development tasks in chemical recycling of mixed plastic waste. The company designed this laboratory system, built upon a ZSK 18 Megalab twin screw extruder, especially for chemical recycling of post-consumer waste within a throughput range of 1-10 kg per hour.

Evonik has partnered with Stanford University to develop a mRNA drug transport technology which aims to deliver mRNA to different tissues and organs in the human body.

New executives take the helm at Exxon Mobil, Eastman, Huntsman, Nova Chemicals, and other major players in the process industry. PROCESS worldwide summarizes the latest management news for you.

Siemens Energy and Continuous Composites have developed a high-performance material – thermoset Glass Fiber Reinforced Polymer (GFRP) for power generators. Continuous Composites’ Continuous Fiber 3D Printing (CF3D) technology has been demonstrated for Siemens Energy’s generator components.