Lonza announced the launch of Ibex Solutions which couples flexibility in facility-build-out with tailored business models. Construction began in June with a formal groundbreaking ceremony expected in the second half of 2017.

Neste aims to scale up processing capabilities for liquefied waste plastic at its Porvoo refinery in Finland. The development will enable the company to meet its goal of processing over 1 million tons of waste plastic annually.

Elaborate and complex process valve systems often feature extensive pipeworks and a big footprint. Now, valve specialist Gemü aims to reduce the space requirements for process plant with new multi–port valve blocks made of stainless steel.

In Europe, Trinseo aims to offer 30 % recycled content for polystyrene packaging by 2025. To achieve this objective, the company intends to set up a huge facility for large-scale polystyrene recycling.

Eastman has entered into exclusive negotiations with Port-Jérôme-sur-Seine for developing the mega plant project in Normandy, France. The project, which was announced earlier at the beginning of the year, is expected to recycle approximately 160,000 tons of hard-to-recycle polyester waste annually.

Mc Dermott has secured an order to build two 500,000-gallon double-wall liquid hydrogen spheres for Plug Power's new green hydrogen production facility in Genesee County, New York, USA. On completion, the project is expected to produce 45 metric tons of green liquid hydrogen daily, thus making it the largest green hydrogen facility in North America.

PROCESS Worldwide brings to you the ‘Top 10 plant engineering projects of March 2022’ from all over the world. Right from Exxon Mobil constructing one of the world’s largest CCS projects in USA to an Aramco JV establishing a mega refinery and petrochemical complex in China, find out all the projects making headlines here.

Mitsui Chemicals has begun demonstration testing for a material recycling project aimed at cutting down on plastic waste. The company is focusing these efforts on flexible packaging materials, which are commonly used in food packaging.

Dream Production is a new approach to making stuff that dreams are made of (at least if you are a chemist): Industry and scientists are working together on a project to produce chemical feedstock from CO2 which is extracted from power station flue gas emissions. The underlying reaction is revolutionary, but there is uncertainty surrounding the economic viability of the process. It remains to be seen whether this time the vision is more than just a dream.

Lead-acid battery production: Optimized formation and fast production change with process concentration measurement — A reliable inline sulfuric acid concentration measurement ensures the quality of the formation process and the final H2SO4 concentration in the battery. It also reduces the shutdown time during production change at the filling station.