Arkema has plans to incorporate a new purification technology at its Carling production site in France by 2026 with an aim to decarbonize its acrylics production and enhance the site’s operational efficiency.

With an aim to accelerate the decarbonization of concrete and the construction industry, Sulzer and Blue Planet plan to continue developing its innovative carbon capture and storage technology. The unique mineralization process permanently stores carbon emissions captured from heavy industries in aggregate form which can then be used to produce carbon-negative concrete.

Senseye’s predictive maintenance solution for industrial firms is capable of reducing unplanned machine downtimes by up to 50 % and increasing maintenance staff productivity by up to 30 %. With this acquisition, Siemens plans to expand its portfolio for digital enterprises services and provide highly flexible solutions to its customers.

Glatt focused on hygienic design competence, efficient processes and occupational health and safety at the recently held Powtech exhibition in Nuremberg, Germany.

Adnoc has awarded a critical equipment contract to Baker Hughes for its low-carbon LNG project which is located in Al Ruwais Industrial City, Al Dhafrah, Abu Dhabi. The Ruwais LNG plant is claimed to be the first LNG project in the Middle East and North Africa region to run on clean power.

A new Iludest distillation plant extends the limits of what is possible and enables the extremely pure separation of bitumen fractions in a packed distillation column. In this way the process engineers from Waldbüttelbrunn defy the thermodynamic limits of the ASTM Standards D2892 and D5236, and bring two seemingly incompatible requirements under one hat.

Sumitomo Chemical has plans to produce ultra-fine alumina products by utilizing its unique production technology. The move is expected to create new markets through technological innovations in inorganic materials.

Hengli Petrochemical started up the world's largest stand-alone pure terephthalic acid (PTA) production plant at the end of June. According to PROCESS China, the new PTA-5 plant has an annual capacity of 2.5 million tons and is ready to be the third new plant to be started up in China this year.

Under an agreement signed between Sulzer and JTC Corporation, the Switzerland-based firm will develop a new R&D center for its separation technology solutions in Singapore. Sulzer aims to carry out its research activities on chemical separation processes for circular operations at the center.

The startup firm is a producer of non-petroleum-based leather alternative for car interiors. By investing in NFW, Asahi Kasei aims to support global automotive OEMs to reduce the environmental burden of automobiles.