85 years is a long time, especially in the process industry. Italvacuum was founded in 1939 as a manufacturer of vacuum pumps for the chemical industry. Later, the company expanded its portfolio with a complete range of industrial vacuum dryers, and today is a household name in vacuum drying.

Total Energies and its partners, Equinor and Shell, have decided to begin phase 2 of the Northern Lights development post a final investment decision. The development of this phase is expected to increase the project transport and storage capacity from 1.5 million to more than 5 million tons of CO2 per year from 2028.

Accelerating the renewable energy transition is no longer a choice, industries will have to pick up pace and significantly adopt clean as well as sustainable solutions in the coming years in order to reach net zero emissions by 2050 or all of us could potentially be staring at doomsday.

PROCESS Worldwide brings to you the ‘Top 10 plant engineering projects of October 2024’ from all over the world. Right from Thyssenkrupp being awarded a feed contract for one of the largest carbon capture projects in Europe to BASF securing funding for the world’s largest industrial heat pump for CO2-free steam generation, find out all the projects making headlines here.

The German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action has approved funding to BASF for developing the world’s largest industrial heat pump for CO2-free steam generation at its Ludwigshafen site in Germany. The heat pump is expected to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by up to 98 % at the site.

Metso has entered into a 2-year life-cycle contract with Ideal Development for Manufacturing Industries for its new phosphate beneficiation plant at the Eshidiya Mine, south of Jordan.

PROCESS Worldwide brings to you the ‘Top 10 plant engineering projects of March 2025’ from all over the world. Right from ABB and Charbone Hydrogen collaborating for green hydrogen production units to Aramco launching Saudi’s first CO2 direct air capture test unit, find out all the projects making headlines here.

Distillation is an important process for industrial process plants and can be segregated into seven main types – Simple, Fractional, Vacuum, Steam, Air-Sensitive, Zone and Short Path distillation. PROCESS Worldwide explains the core definition of distillation as well as elaborates on each of the different types of distillation used by industry players in great detail. Read on to know more…

Everyone wants hydrogen - but isn't it dangerous? After all, the gas is non-toxic but highly flammable and a high level of safety awareness is key to safe operation that protects the environment, personnel and infrastructure - so it's high time to take a look at what needs to be considered when handling hydrogen in pipeline and infrastructure projects, for example. What technology is needed to detect the colorless H2 flames? How do hydrogen leaks become visible? And what concrete steps can be taken today?

Edwards Vacuum has introduced oil-free EDP 80 - 400 vacuum pumps for the chemical industry. Based on the non-contacting reverse claw technology, this pump ensures a uniform vacuum with high efficiency and low operating costs.