BASF has successfully completed the carve-out of its mobile emissions catalysts and precious metal services businesses and established the BASF Environmental Catalyst and Metal Solutions entity in the USA.

Air Products will develop a new industrial gas complex on BOO basis and supply hydrogen, nitrogen and steam to Indian Oil Corporation’s Barauni Refinery in Bihar, India. The project will help the Indian firm to expand its current production capacity of Euro-VI or BS-VI compliant gasoline and diesel at the site.

Donadon SDD, an Italian manufacturer of bursting discs, holders, bursting indicators and explosion relief plates, is now allowed to mark its products with the UKCA marking. The UKCA marking is a new certification required for products sold in Great Britain (England, Scotland, and Wales) after the country's departure from the European Union. It replaces the CE marking that was previously used for products sold in the EU.

Henkel Korea has completed work on its Songdo Plant, a production facility for electronics solutions in Korea. The project is expected to become the firm’s production hub in the Asia-Pacific region for high-impact electronics solutions.

Adnoc Refining is expected to complete the first phase of its Waste Heat Recovery project at the General Utilities Plant in Ruwais, Abu Dhabi, UAE. The 600-million-dollar project will recycle waste heat generated from the plant, thus increasing power production and thermal efficiency of the facility by around 30 % with no additional emissions.

PROCESS Worldwide brings to you the ‘Top 10 plant engineering projects of December 2022’ from all over the world. Right from developing Europe’s largest green hydrogen hub to Sulzer offering technologies for the world’s first commercial scale e-methanol plant, find out all the projects making headlines here.

With an aim to remain competitiveness in today’s rapidly changing economic and geopolitical environment especially in Europe, OQ Chemicals has decided to realign its organization and reduce its workforce in Germany.

The requirements for pumps are clear: A safe, efficient and reliable performance — An yet, corrosive media provides a tough challenge for the versatile machines. Can engineers only choose between wear and energy loss? Lined magnetic drive pumps could change the way we handle fluidics.

Italian chemical company Sabo acquired Evonik’s two TAA production sites in Marl, Germany and Liaoyang, China, as of January 1, 2023. Around 250 employees have been transfered to new owner.

Brightmark RNG has successfully delivered the first renewable natural gas from its Larson Project in Okeechobee County, Florida. The firm aims to establish an extensive network of projects across the U.S. to produce dairy RNG for lower carbon intensity transportation fuel.