ECSPP

On 29 October, ChemCologne and Chemiepark Knapsack co-hosted the ECSPP autumn member meeting 2024. After the formal General Assembly in the morning, the hosts treated the members to a very informative programme kicking off with a presentation about the future of the chemical industry in Germany by Malte Kueper of the German Economic Institute, followed by a talk by Raoul Meys of Carbon Minds outlining the ChemCologne region’s transformation to climate neutral chemical production. On behalf of the hosting venue, Pierre Kramer and Sebastian Trunk further zoomed in on the Knapsack park’s latest development, the new Knapsite. A site tour completed a successful meeting that demonstrated the purpose of ECSPP as meeting platform for the chemical sites in Europe in these interesting times.   www.ChemicalParks.eu #chemicalsites #chemicalindustryeurope 

Green hydrogen developer Meld Energy has received approval from the East Riding of Yorkshire Council to construct a £250 million, 100 megawatt green hydrogen production facility at one of our member parks: Saltend in Hull. The project will position the Humber as a centre of excellence for hydrogen, helping facilitate the government’s goals for reducing emissions and increasing hydrogen utilisation. #green #hydrogen #facility #Saltend https://lnkd.in/em3wq895

After years of preparation, construction has officially begun on Circtec's flagship #circular factory in the Chemical cluster Delfzijl. A consortium of European, national, and regional investors has finalized financing for this industrial showcase. Circtec will use an innovative process to transform 200,000 tons of used #tires in Delfzijl into a range of green chemicals and materials. The company aims to reclaim carbon black from used tires and use it to make new tires. New plastics will be made from circular naphtha. The biofuels produced will be used to decarbonize international shipping. #carbonblack #biofuels #decarbonization #circular #naphta https://lnkd.in/gM2T8rCt

Neste has further expanded its capability to supply sustainable aviation fuel to customers in Europe in cooperation with VTTI, a global leader in energy storage and developer of energy infrastructure. Neste commissioned terminal capacity at VTTI’s ETT terminal in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, for the storage and blending of Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel™. #SAF #energy #storage #infrastructure #Rotterdam #Europe #expansion https://lnkd.in/eXq-NPY5

Thanks Kokkola Industrial Park - KIP for your hospitality and and for giving us more insights in your impressive park! In October this year we will see each other again in Cologne.

#BASF plans to expand the global production capacity of its Basoflux® range of paraffin inhibitors at one of our member parks in Tarragona, Spain. This #investment will enable BASF’s Oilfield #Chemicals business to meet the current and future demand of novel paraffin inhibitors for the Oil & Gas industry. Additional assets will create efficiencies and flexibility in the production of newly developed solutions, such as more #sustainable aqueous-based dispersion #paraffin inhibitors and solvent-based products. This #plant #expansion will also enable BASF to act swiftly to on-demand changes in the market. First customer deliveries are expected for the beginning of 2025. https://lnkd.in/ePXpsTJU

LyondellBasell has secured a location for an integrated plastic waste recycling hub south of one of our member parks: Chemiepark Knapsack, Germany. The hub is planned to combine various advanced sorting and recycling operations, helping to address the plastic waste challenge and grow the circular economy. #plastic #waste #recycling #circulareconomy   https://lnkd.in/d42wNZ2y

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 one of our member parks: BASF’s Verbund site in Ludwigshafen, Germany. https://lnkd.in/eFqr9ttS

MadoquaPower2X (MP2X), a Portuguese, Danish, and Dutch international consortium led by the company Madoqua Renewables, renews its ongoing commitment to #Portugal by signing deeds for the surface right to an additional 60 hectares of industrial land for the #green #hydrogen and #ammonia production units in ZILS - Sines Industrial and Logistics Zone. https://lnkd.in/euSmbDSa

BASF has broken ground on the new fermentation plant for biological and biotechnology-based crop protection products in #Ludwigshafen. The #plant is expected to go into operation in the second half of 2025 and will manufacture #biological #fungicides and biological #seed treatment products. https://lnkd.in/dmBbwejt