Praxair has acquired and will operate a 300-ton-per-day carbon dioxide (CO2) purification and liquefaction plant from PureCO2, LP.

Neste, Mitsui Chemicals and Toyota Tsusho have collaborated to start first production of renewable plastics from 100 % bio-based hydrocarbons in Japan. Mitsui Chemicals will use 100 % bio-based hydrocarbons produced by Neste to replace a part of the fossil feedstock at its crackers within Osaka Works in Japan.

The pharma company Merck & Co. and France’s Total have signed a major renewable corporate power purchase agreement. Under the terms of the agreement, 90 GWh of clean energy will be produced annually by Total’s 45 MW solar power project located in Spain.

Under an agreement signed between Shell Petroleum and Malampaya Energy XP, Shell has agreed to sell its stake in Shell Philippines Exploration (SPEX) in the Philippines to Malampaya Energy XP, a subsidiary of Udenna Corporation.

Designed for process flexibility, the Alfa Laval Twin Screw Pump is built on a robust, reliable platform that meets stringent hygienic standards. It is capable of handling both product transfer and Cleaning-in-Place (CIP).

In fermentation processes, gases and liquids must be metered or controlled as precisely and repeatedly as possible over a broad flow range. Bürkert offers a wide range of products for this purpose and will be giving a live presentation at Achema Pulse to show how intelligent fluidic and sensor solutions contribute to safe results.

Pepperl+Fuchs has introduced an advanced Bebco EPS purge and pressurization system, designed for Class I or II/Div. 2 and Zone 2/22 locations. This innovative and compact manual or automatic system delivers all the features needed for reliable hazardous location protection within a small, streamlined solution.

Shell Nederland Raffinaderij marked the start-up of a new aromatics unit at the large Pernis refinery in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.

Emirates National Oil Company (ENOC) has ambitious plans for its Jebel Ali refinery: The Oil company plans to double the facilities output with the help of a megasized three stages expansion program.

Linde Malaysia, a subsidiary of The Linde Group, has established a joint venture company with Petronas Gas Berhad (PGB) to build a state-of-the-art industrial air gas facility.