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Laying of the foundation stone: Vulcan builds lithium electrolysis plant in Frankfurt Höchst

Start-up company builds a central lithium electrolysis optimisation plant in Frankfurt's Industriepark Höchst

27-Sep-2023 - On Wednesday 20 September, Vulcan, headquartered in Karlsruhe, Germany, solemnly performed the groundbreaking ceremony for the Central Lithium Electrolysis Optimisation Plant (CLEOP) at Frankfurt's Höchst Industrial Park. The plant will convert lithium chloride into lithium hydroxide monohydrate ...

WACKER Expands Specialty Silicone Production in China

27-Sep-2023 - Wacker Chemie AG is expanding its specialty silicone manufacturing capacities in China. A kick-off event at the Zhangjiagang site in Jiangsu Province marks the start of construction of several new production lines, where the globally operating chemical group will manufacture functional silicone ...

Leipzig-based start-up converts CO₂ into green chemicals with patented plasma catalysis

CO₂ recycling as a useful complement to carbon capture and storage

11-Sep-2023 - There is international consensus among climate scientists that further global warming can only be stopped if, in addition to actively reducing CO2 emissions, huge quantities of greenhouse gases can be removed from the atmosphere. This is where the Leipzig-based start-up enaDyne provides an ...

BASF breaks ground on syngas plant at Zhanjiang Verbund site in China

World-scale syngas production facility expected to start up in 2025

05-Sep-2023 - BASF has commenced construction of its syngas plant at the Verbund site in Zhanjiang, China. This world-scale syngas facility, fully integrated into the Verbund site, is scheduled to start up in 2025. BASF will adopt unique process concepts in the syngas plant to reduce carbon emissions compared ...

Strong tiny animals: Swarm transport system carries 40 tons

KIT Spin-Off Facilitates Relocation and Exchange of Production Facilities

18-Aug-2023 - Production machines are getting on in years or have to be replaced due to changed requirements. Due to high weight and often limited space in production facilities, it is very time-consuming to assemble and disassemble or reposition large machines. Often this is still done by hand with the help ...

Digital twin ensures energy optimization

411 megawatt-hours saved: Infraserv Höchst implements successful pilot project at recooling plant

11-Aug-2023 - Drawing knowledge from data - data science can make plants and processes more efficient, economical and sustainable. One example of success is the energy-optimized control of a recooling plant in Industriepark Höchst with the support of a digital twin of the pump control. The plant now saves 411 ...

Green ammonia: thyssenkrupp Uhde signed a contract with Ark Energy for the Han-Ho H2 Hub Feasibility Study

Study to support the development of the Han-Ho H2 Hub Project

11-Aug-2023 - thyssenkrupp Uhde has been engaged by Ark Energy Corporation Pty Ltd on behalf of the Han-Ho H2 Consortium (the ‘Consortium’) to deliver a Feasibility Study to support the development of the Han-Ho H2 Hub Project. The study will involve a comprehensive techno-economic analysis of the ...

Li-Cycle Starts Operations at its First European Lithium-Ion Battery Recycling Facility

Germany Spoke is the largest in Li-Cycle’s portfolio and expected to sustainably process up to 30,000 tonnes of lithium-ion battery material per year

07-Aug-2023 - Li-Cycle Holdings Corp. announced the start of commercial operations at its first Spoke recycling facility in Europe, located in Magdeburg, Germany. The Germany Spoke’s first main processing line has now commenced operations, with the second main line expected to start later in 2023. Each main ...

WACKER Expands HCl Production for the Semiconductor Industry in Burghausen

02-Aug-2023 - Wacker Chemie AG has recently finished expanding its production of hyperpure hydrogen chloride at its Burghausen site in Germany. The facility which was commissioned in mid-July significantly increased overall production. Buyers for the newly added production volumes come from the semiconductor ...

Braskem expands its biopolymer production by 30% following an investment of US$ 87 million

The Brazilian bio-based ethylene facility is now operating at a capacity of 260 thousand tons per year

01-Aug-2023 - In June, Braskem concluded a 30% increase in production capacity of its bio-based ethylene plant, located in the Petrochemical Complex of Triunfo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. The US$ 87 million investment aims to meet the growing global demand for sustainable products. The plant now operates at an ...