Green ammonia is gradually becoming popular within the industry due to its outstanding benefits such as the production of zero-carbon fertilizers and fuel. It is also an excellent energy storage medium and carrier of hydrogen which makes it more attractive to industry players. Many big-ticket projects with a dedicated focus on producing green ammonia have been announced worldwide in recent years and with time it’s only going to increase as more and more industrial firms join the net-zero objective.

In the background of rising global demand for bio-based and biodegradable surfactants, BASF has plans to expand its alkyl polyglucosides production capacity at two of its sites in Bangpakong, Thailand, and Cincinnati, Ohio. With this move, the company aims to strengthen its presence in Asia-Pacific and North America.

Under the terms of the agreement, BASF will purchase 0.8 mtpa of LNG from Cheniere Marketing. The long-term LNG Sale and Purchase Agreement will extend through 2043.

Big automotive manufacturers are winding down their output of vehicles with internal combustion engines (ICEs) and turning to e-mobility. What does this mean for battery producers in the process industries? We look at market trends, challenges and opportunities for process industry companies and their partners.

Técnicas Reunidas has bagged a contract for project management, engineering, procurement and construction management and supervision services for Ineos’ mega ethylene facility in Europe. Claimed to be a milestone project in the European chemical sector, the plant will be built in the Belgian port of Antwerp and will have a production capacity of 1.5 million tons annually.

The French start-up firm Ostium has partnered with Solvay to carry out mechanical recycling of single-use surgical instruments molded in glass-fiber reinforced Ixef polyacrylamide. The move aims to develop a circular ecosystem as well as reduce the carbon footprint of these instruments.

Lanxess has plans to source sustainable raw materials from Covestro, which have a significantly reduced carbon footprint, to produce key basic chemicals at its Lower Rhine sites in Germany. The partnership will result in reducing CO2 emissions by up to 120,000 tons per year at the site.

China's energy sector and the country's petrochemical industry are preparing for a future with less fossil fuel. The ‘development of non-fossil energy’ should be a priority from now on, according to a recently published white paper by the Chinese Government, the main points of which PROCESS (China) summarizes in an analysis.

Encina has made a revolutionary move by producing high purity aromatics entirely from end-of-life mixed plastics. The company aims to manufacture ISCC+ circular chemicals by making use of 450,000 tons of mixed plastic streams from landfills.

Linde and SLB’s partnership aim to speed up decarbonization solutions in the industrial and energy sectors. With this collaboration, the partners will focus on CCUS projects in hydrogen, ammonia, natural gas sectors.