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BASF, Linde, Sabic launch elelectrically heated steam cracking furnace

BASF, Sabic and Linde officially launch demonstration plant for large-scale electrically heated steam cracking furnaces.

17/04/202418/04/2024 Monique Harmsen458

Germany – BASF, SABIC, and Linde have inaugurated the world’s first demonstration plant for large-scale electrically heated steam cracking furnaces. Following three years of development, engineering, and construction work, the regular operation of the demonstration plant is now ready to start at BASF’s Verbund site in Ludwigshafen, Germany. In March 2021, the three companies signed a […]

BASF considers layoffs at Harjavalta precursor battery materials plant

11/04/202411/04/2024 Monique Harmsen275

Finland – The lengthy permitting process with unclear outcomes, leading to an unpredictable timeframe for receiving a final, unappealable permit, forces BASF to consider layoffs for an indefinite period, potentially impacting all employees at the Harjavalta site in Finland. The recent suspension of the immediate enforcement of the environmental permit by the Vaasa Administrative Court […]

First Lithium Chloride produced in Germany

11/04/202411/04/2024 Reinier Grimbergen419

Germany – Vulcan Energy Resources has started production of the first Lithium Chloride (LiCl) product at its Lithium Extraction Optimisation Plant (LEOP) in Landau, Germany. This €40m investment by Vulcan is delivering the first domestically produced lithium product produced in Europe for Europe. The Upper Rhine Valley Brine Field in Europe contains Europe’s largest lithium […]

Electrolysis and CCU scaling to impact

09/04/202410/04/2024 Reinier Grimbergen506

The Netherlands – About 100 people attended the TNO VoltaChem annual event today at the Brightlands Chemelot Campus in Geleen discussing the latest developments in industrial electrification. This year’s event focused on scaling-up water electrolysis and carbon capture and utilization (CCU) value chains. Staying within the 1.5 degrees global heating scenario requires a simultaneous energy- […]

TenneT boosts onshore and offshore networks with new investments

12/03/202412/03/2024 Arnes Biogradlija187

The Netherlands – TenneT, a leading network operator in the Netherlands and Germany, has unveiled plans to ramp up investments in both onshore and offshore networks.

Rockwool’s electrification drive to slash CO2 emissions

29/02/202429/02/2024 Arnes Biogradlija206

The Netherlands – Rockwoolis has embarked on a project to electrify two production lines at its factory in Roermond, the Netherlands.

Covestro will make Antwerp site more sustainable with RWE’s wind energy

21/02/202421/02/2024 Wim Raaijen232

Belgium – Covestro Antwerp and RWE have signed a long-term power purchase agreement (PPA) for the supply of wind energy from the North Sea. The contract runs from 2026 to 2030. It increases the share of renewable energy from 45 to 60 percent of the Antwerp site’s current power requirements.

‘A huge wake-up call for Europe’

15/11/202317/11/2023 Wim Raaijen1131

EIES23 – The urgency for the European chemical industry is greater than ever, says Marco Mensink, director general of Cefic, the organization of the European chemical industry. ‘We must become circular, digital, climate neutral by 2040 and we must also get things in order in various dossiers, such as PFAS and nitrogen.

Port of Kalundborg electrifies cranes and reduces emissions

06/11/202306/11/2023 Arnes Biogradlija418

Denmark – Port of Kalundborg in Denmark has unveiled ambitious plans to electrify all cranes at its deep-water container terminal within the next seven months.

ABB and Altilium partner to automate battery recycling in Europe

04/10/202304/10/2023 Arnes Biogradlija485

United Kingdom – ABB and Altilium, a UK-based clean technology group, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to jointly explore how the integration of automation, electrification, and digital technologies in plants across Europe can support the scaling up of battery materials recycling.

Category: Electrification

BASF, Sabic and Linde officially launch demonstration plant for large-scale electrically heated steam cracking furnaces.

BASF considers layoffs at Harjavalta precursor battery materials plant

First Lithium Chloride produced in Germany

Electrolysis and CCU scaling to impact

TenneT boosts onshore and offshore networks with new investments

Rockwool’s electrification drive to slash CO2 emissions

Covestro will make Antwerp site more sustainable with RWE’s wind energy

‘A huge wake-up call for Europe’

Port of Kalundborg electrifies cranes and reduces emissions

ABB and Altilium partner to automate battery recycling in Europe

‘Phenomenal entities to enhance decarbonization’

‘Who is setting the pace?’

Protein from CO2 and hydrogen

Jan Remeysen (BASF): ‘This is not technology neutral’

‘We cannot afford to lose our industry’

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