With a new MDI technology, Covestro aims to improve efficiency and environmental protection. Everyone is talking about sustainability — including the chemical industry. With the quartet of regenerative energies, alternative raw materials, recycling solutions and CO2-saving technologies, Covestro wants to become a front runner. A completely new MDI technology should also help.

Topsoe has been selected by Ascension Clean Energy as a technology provider for its industrial-scale low carbon ammonia project in in Louisiana, USA. The project will be using Topsoe’s autothermal reforming technology and is expected to produce 7.2 million metric tons of clean ammonia every year.

Plug Power has secured three 5 MW electrolyzer projects with Ardagh Glass Limmared, Hydro Havrand, and the Apex Group. With this, it will be the first-ever use of industrial-scale green hydrogen in glass manufacturing, aluminum recycling, and steel manufacturing processes.

By signing three agreements with a total value equivalent to around seven billion dollars, Inoes aims to establish itself on the Chinese market. The deals signed with Sinopec generate a total annual capacity of seven million metric tons and generate sales of around ten billion dollars.

Under the new project Marengo, the 200 MW plant is expected to initially produce 180,000 tonnes of renewable ammonia every year for customers in the European Union and has the potential to decarbonize the industry and transport sectors.

For process automation specialist Endress+Hauser, the Field Xpert SMT70 plant asset management tablet has become an indispensable mobile workstation for customer applications. The hardware basis for this intelligent mobile device is provided by the Pad-Ex 01 from Pepperl+Fuchs brand Ecom Instruments, an intrinsically safe Windows tablet for industrial use. Thanks to the combination of this hardware and the cloud-based IIoT ecosystem Netilion, Endress+Hauser was able to master a tricky diagnostic task at a customer company and resolve previously inexplicable plant downtimes.

The future of process plant communication will be triggered by one key technology: Ethernet-APL. This end-to-end Ethernet solution will enable the free flow of information to and from the field and finally unleash the full potential of the visions behind Industry 4.0.

Ineos has successfully completed a 50-50 joint venture with Sinopec. Under the newly established company, the Tianjin Nangang Ethylene Project which is currently under construction in China by Sinopec will be developed.

Borealis has plans to utilize its Borcycle M technology in the development of a unique, first-of-its-kind commercial-scale advanced mechanical recycling plant in Schwechat, Austria. The plant is expected to produce over 60 kilo tonnes of circular solutions and compounds annually and will commence operations in 2025.

Shimadzu will be participating at the analytica trade show which is expected to be held in Munich, Germany. The company’s motto for the fair is ‘Faster. Higher. Further.’ and it plans to showcase numerous new products as well as comprehensive solutions and services for the industry.