Marubeni, Peru LNG and Osaka Gas have teamed up to carry out a Pre-Feed study for an e-methane project in Peru. Green hydrogen and CO2 will be used to produce the e-fuel.

Leaders from the process automation industry came together at the recently organized Namur meeting which was once again held as a virtual event this year. MTP, NOA, APL, and robots were the core topics discussed at the meeting. PROCESS has summarized the exciting two-day event.

Plug Power has plans to build a 100 MW green hydrogen plant at the Port of Antwerp-Bruges in Belgium. On completion, the unit is expected to produce up to 12,500 tons per year of liquid and gaseous green hydrogen for the European market.

Covestro has begun production of Naphthylen-Diisocyanate (NDI) for its Vulkollan raw materials at its new plant in Map Ta Phut, Thailand. The project aims at meeting the growing demand for high performance elastomers.

China's fertilizer market and production is currently stable despite the Corona crisis. Total production of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium fertilizers was 53,958 million tons last year, down only slightly by 0.9 per cent year-on-year, according to the database of trade publication Zhongshang Qingbao Wang.

Dustcontrol has plans to showcase its cyclone-based dust extractors and air cleaners at a soon to be held trade show for the food and drink processing, packaging and logistics industries in the UK. Live demo of a stainless-steel industrial vacuum with Hepa-13 filtration will also be exhibited at the fair.

Sabic has collaborated with confectionery major Mars and leading provider of environmental and chemical compliance services Landbell for flexible food packaging. Sabic’s certified circular polypropylene will be used to pack Mars’ Kind snack bar.

With a power rating of 25 MW and a capacity of 75 MWh, Total Energies has developed its largest battery energy storage project in Europe. Located at its Antwerp refinery, the project will help to meet the needs of the European and Belgian high-voltage transmission network.

Claimed to be Stamicarbon’s largest ultra-low energy plant, the project is expected to have a design capacity of 3850 MTPD. The company will also provide PDP, licensing and equipment supply for the project.

A groundbreaking ceremony was recently held by Covestro to develop a new world-scale Aniline Production Facility in Antwerp, Belgium. The project is expected to strengthen the company’s European production network for MDI.