Eurochem has opened a new ammonia production plant in Kingisepp, Russia. The plant has the largest single-train production capacity in Europe, at 1 million tonnes per year.

Valmet has started up its new Pretreatment BioTrac pilot facility at its Fiber Technology Center in Sundsvall, Sweden. The company intends to strengthen its R&D capabilities in the biomass pretreatment segment and also support new market demands for bioenergy, biofuels, and biochemicals with the establishment of the new unit.

Peter Voser, member of the Board of Director at Roche Holding will be stepping down by the end of June 2019. The company has also announced changes to its Corporate Executive Committee.

Software does not only bring ease in operations but also add safety and cost efficiency and help in time management. Siemens’ Comos software is the good examples of this, which brings value addition along with the plant automation – form integrated engineering to integrated operations...

The main demand drivers behind this market scenario are the strong demand from Asian countries and further development of the international gas trade, according to the international Energy Agency (IEA).

Ingleside Ethylene, the 50/50 joint venture between Oxychem and Mexichem, announced that its ethylene cracker in Ingleside has begun operations on schedule and on budget.

Houston-based Enterprise Products Operating has chosen Honeywell UOP’s C4 Oleflex technology to produce 425,000 metric tons per year of isobutylene.

Jiangsu Sailboat Petrochemical Company started its UOP Advanced Methanol-to-Olefins (MTO) unit during a 10-day test to confirm successful operation.

Ineos intends to develop electrolysis projects across Europe in order to produce green hydrogen. The first facilities are expected to come up in Norway, Germany, and Belgium while investments are also being planned in the UK and France. The hefty investment is claimed to be Europe’s largest in electrolysis projects.

A new, especially efficient distillation system helps to cut the energy bill of a Japanese methyl ethyl ketone (MEK) production in half. The new two stage distillation column marks the world’s first practical use of a revolutionary concept that as long haunted researchers. We took a closer look at the technology behind the energy wonder.