Rennovia has commissioned, and is operating, all core pilot plant operations for its sugars to 1,6-hexanediol (1,6-HDO) process. The completion of key piloting activities and the development of a 1,6-HDO commercial design package are anticipated by the end of this year.

Expansion projects are a chance but also titanic work: For a German producer of derivatives from milk and whey Derichs cope with high requirements in terms of dust-free system, high hygiene, Atex, batch tracking and gentle powder processing.

Oxea has plans to expand its production capacities in order to meet the growing market demand. Basic engineering work for the project is expected to begin soon and is anticipated to be functional by the second half of 2021.

Fieldbus systems represent the best way to use the knowledge available from intelligent process devices. One example is in reducing the cost of maintaining instrumentation.

Ineos Styrolution has collaborated with Indaver with an aim to recycle polystyrene and create valuable resources. Indaver is also in the process of developing a demo-installation which is expected to have a recycling capacity of 15,000 tonnes per year.

Oil and gas producers, processors and shippers need to accurately measure product flowing into and out of their operations. These measurements are critical because they have a direct impact on profitability. Under-measure and you could be giving away valuable product. Over-measure and you may short-change your customers, damaging your reputation. There may also be tax or accounting implications for improper or inaccurate measurement.

Ineos Styrolution, Trinseo, and Agilyx have collaborated to establish the first of its kind polystyrene chemical recycling plant in Europe. The new commercial scale facility is expected to process up to 50 tonnes-per-day of post-consumer PS feedstock.

In line with the global trend of water-based and environmentally friendly products, Lanxess has launched its new production line for water-based compounds in Nantong, China. With this, the company will be able to supply modern and green compounds under the brand name ‘Pellart’ to its customers in Asia.

Under a strategic partnership signed between Adnoc and Borealis, both the companies have entered into a 6.2-billion-dollar investment agreement to expand its existing Borouge facility by building a fourth Borouge facility (Borouge 4) at the polyolefin manufacturing complex in Ruwais, UAE. The new unit is expected to produce 1.4 million tons of polyethylene per annum, thus taking the company’s annual polyolefin production to 6.4 million tons and making Borouge the world’s largest single-site polyolefin facility.

With governments and companies rooting for the circular economy, innovative technologies such as digital twins will further help to build the circular economy. Market researchers predict that the global economy will reach 10.5 % circularity by 2030 and that the digital twin technology will play a vital role in it.