Sulzer advanced separation technology will enable end-of-life plastics recycling at Indaver’s first plastic depolymerisation plant under construction in Antwerp, Belgium. The new Plastics2Chemicals (P2C) plant will drive polymer circularity by using Sulzer separation technology to reclaim and purify 30,000 tonnes of plastic waste per year. The resulting pure chemical... [Read More]

Neste and ILLIG have entered into a strategic partnership to advance the use of more sustainable solutions in the production of thermoformed plastic packaging through demonstration cases. The partners combine Neste’s expertise in providing renewable and recycled materials for polymers production and ILLIG’s expertise in manufacturing thermoforming systems to create... [Read More]

Topsoe and CIP have signed an agreement under which Topsoe will deliver its leading SynCOR™ technology to produce blue ammonia at the facility to be built on the US Gulf Coast. Blue ammonia is ammonia (NH3) that is produced from blue hydrogen. To produce blue hydrogen, natural gas and steam are reformed into two production streams of pure hydrogen (H2) and pure CO2... [Read More]

CPC Pumps International has extended its product range by launching its new BB5 pump. Applications for CPC centrifugal pumps are traditionally in the wider refining and petrochemical industries. The addition of the BB5 is timely primarily because one of its major applications will be in helping to sustainably lower environmental impacts. It will be used in carbon... [Read More]

Sulzer acquires stake in Fuenix Ecogy and completes portfolio for plastic waste reduction Sulzer has signed an agreement with circular technology company Fuenix Ecogy to acquire a strategic stake in its plastic upcycling business. The partnership will drive the development, commercialisation and adoption of advanced, fully integrated solutions for plastic waste processing.... [Read More]

NextChem and its subsidiary MyRechemical have signed an agreement with Dimeta to explore new opportunities to develop plants to produce renewable and recycled carbon dimethyl ether (DME) from waste. The product can be blended with conventional LPG thus helping to reduce its carbon footprint with no change to LPG appliances or infrastructure. Dimeta is a Dutch joint... [Read More]

LyondellBasell and Nexus Circular have signed a long-term contract to supply 24,000 tpy of recycled feedstock. The material will be produced at Nexus Circular's new advanced recycling facility, which will begin construction this year. The new facility will convert mixed plastic waste, which mostly ends up in landfills or incineration, into recycled feedstock. LyondellBasell... [Read More]

Hydratight has completed its largest bag stop line plugging at a chemical production facility in Germany. The 56 inch (diameter) main water-cooling line plugging operation was a quicker and more cost-effective approach than traditional mechanical line plugging. Modifications to a water-cooling line during scheduled plant shutdown meant the line needed to be temporarily... [Read More]

Nexus Circular has signed a long-term commercial agreement with Chevron Phillips Chemical (CPChem) for the supply of a significant volume annually of circular liquid feedstocks from a new advanced recycling facility. This long-term contractual commitment further strengthens CPChem’s relationship with Nexus for advanced recycled plastic feedstocks to produce Marlex... [Read More]

Renewable energy firm Casa dos Ventos and Comerc Eficiência have signed a partnership with the TransHydrogen Alliance (THA) to create new supply chains for the energy transition of European countries. The agreement is to enable the export of green ammonia produced in the Industrial and Port Complex of Pecém (CIPP), in Ceará. The plant is to be built on a 60-hectare... [Read More]

Repsol has taken another step forward in its commitment to the circular economy as the cornerstone of its transformation to become a company with zero-net emissions by 2050. The company will install a new recycled plastics production line (Reciclex range) with a capacity to manufacture 25,000 tons per year at its Puertollano Industrial Complex. The new unit, which will... [Read More]

Veolia Water Technologies & Solutions will collaborate with OLI Systems, a leader in water chemistry-based process simulation and electrolyte thermodynamics, to optimise operating performance in the refining and petrochemical industries. This will be done through the use of OLI's innovative cloud platform that delivers actionable insights to operations teams. OLI's understanding... [Read More]

Argent Energy, a leading European manufacturer of biofuels in the UK and the Netherlands, has commenced groundworks for construction of a glycerine refinery in the Port of Amsterdam. The facility is expected produce 50,000 tons of refined glycerine per year. With this construction, the company is expanding its portfolio of sustainable products and will be entering the... [Read More]

Petrochemical projects will constitute the majority of the upcoming oil and gas projects that are expected to commence operations in Saudi Arabia during the period 2023 to 2027. This accounts for around 61% of the total projects GlobalData, a data and analytics company, revealed. Their report, Middle East Oil and Gas Projects Analytics and Forecast by Project Type, Sector,... [Read More]

Phillips 66 has received International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC) PLUS certification for its Sweeny Refinery in Texas to process oil made from waste plastics into new feedstocks. “Phillips 66 is committed to keeping plastics out of the environment and driving toward a more circular economy where plastics packaging is reused, recycled or recovered,”... [Read More]

Nuberg EPC has announced that it has been awarded a 550 TPD sulphuric acid plant project. The project is owned by Spolana, a leading chemical manufacturer located on the Elbe riverbank in Neratovice, Czech Republic. Spolana is one of the largest chemical manufacturing companies in the country, the only manufacturer of PVC and caprolactam, also produces ammonium sulphate... [Read More]