Field Comm Group FCG (formerly Hart Communication Foundation HCF) has validated Hart 7 compliance and interoperability and issued a „Hart Registered“ certificate for Krohne's H250 M40 flowmeter.

Wood has secured an engineering, procurement, and construction management (EPCM) services contract for expanding and improving Renewable Energy Group’s (REG) renewable diesel biorefinery in Geismar, Louisiana, USA. On completion, the project is expected to produce 340 million gallons of renewable diesel.

BASF is all set to launch its digital solution ‘OASE digilab’ this year. The solution is aimed at further improving the efficiency of the gas treatment process by analyzing the composition of the gas treating agents in real time.

Nova Chemicals and Charter Next Generation have teamed up to scale up the use of post-consumer resin (PCR) in flexible film applications. With this move, the companies aim to support the circular economy and develop more sustainable films for packaging.

Integra 520 V is the fastest of the robotic blister packaging lines made by Marchesini. It is a perfect fit for the new labeller by Neri BLA 525 and the new fast bundler FA 04 by Multipack, which are both built to manage the flow of 500 cartons a minute.

Total, Novatek and other project shareholders have announced the launch of Arctic LNG 2, a major LNG development in Russia. The project is expected to have a production capacity of 19.8 million tonnes per year and will be exporting its first LNG cargo by 2023.

BASF has plans to develop a new hexamethylene diamine (HMD) plant in Chalampé, France which will help to expand the company’s HMD production capacity to 260,000 metric tons every year. The firm is also planning to expand its polyamide 6.6 business in Freiburg, Germany.

Unicyte, the regenerative medicine company with translational programmes aims to use the huge amount to commence clinical trials of its first product candidates in 2020. The capital will also be used to establish the required manufacturing processes.

Lummus Technology has won a contract from Lukoil for a new integrated methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE) and alkylation plant at the company’s refinery in Perm, Russia. Under the terms of the contact, Lummus will license its methyl tertiary butyl ether and alkylation technologies for the project.

Solvay announced that it is further focussing its activities by selling its refrigerant business and pharma propellants in Frankfurt, Germany, to the Japanese Daikin.