Under the new Guangdong Renewable Energy Trading Rules, BASF has entered into a deal with China Resources Power to purchase renewable electricity for its first plants at the Zhanjiang Verbund site in China.

In the food, bioengineering and pharmaceutical industries, numerous fluids used for different formulations must be precisely dosed. In the process, high hygiene standards and the relevant directives must be adhered to.

In nature, there are microorganisms that produce hydrogen. To do this, they use special enzymes called hydrogenases. An international team of researchers has now studied this process in more detail. The findings are a foundation for the energy-efficient production of hydrogen as a sustainable energy carrier.

The American Chemistry Council (ACC) has revealed that U.S. specialty chemicals market volumes rose 0.7 % in May and are now above the pre-winter storm levels of January.

Explosion protection techniques have been undergoing several refinements as a result of the implementation of legislative requirements and innovative product development. The extended use of explosion protection standards and demands from industry resulted in additional products with improved performance.

Technip was awarded by Kazanorgsintez a contract to provide engineering and procurement of three proprietary SMK grassroots furnaces at Kazan, Republic of Tatarstan, Russia.

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.

Lithium Australia's use of mine waste to produce lithium-ion batteries formed the basis of a recently completed processing evaluation for the company's Sadisdorf lithium/tin project in Saxony, Germany. That evaluation contemplated the production of high-performance cathode powders from mica recovered from tin-mining operations there.

An insightful discussion on accelerating project completion times and reducing costs in the pharmaceutical industry was held at the recently conducted virtual Achema Pulse show. Other interesting topics such as digitally enhanced management processes were also discussed at the session.

American engineering specialists CB&I will work on the expansion of BASF's process plant in Antwerp, Belgium: The company announced today that it has been awarded a contract for the engineering, procurement and construction management for a new butadiene extraction plant at the site.