The Industrial Park Kleefse Waard (IPKW) in Arnhem, the Netherlands, was once an important production site for cellulose and nitrocellulose. Today, the industrial complex is home to manufacturing companies from various sectors and has become a pioneer in the sustainable production and use of energy. The operating company has set itself the goal of making the IPKW the most environmentally ...

Since the end of 2020 König Brewery has been brewing in a climate-neutral way. It has achieved this by primarily avoiding and reducing emissions. Residual emissions that are currently still technically unavoidable are being compensated for, and the company is constantly working on further optimising its processes at the site. This effort also included the commissioning of a new pressurized ...

Special Refining Company (SRC), located in Zaandam, the Netherlands, is an independent contract refiner dedicated to refining vegetable oils and fats for third-party customers as a service. To meet current and future challenges in food safety, SRC built a new refinery and upgraded their existing one to the latest technology. This gives their clients certainty in terms of yield, quality and ...

An international industrial company operates a test site at one of its locations in Germany to permanently optimise the efficiency of air separators in fluctuating power capacities. Air separators are systems that run on a continuous basis. Energy is used to extract nitrogen, oxygen and noble gases as gaseous or liquid products. The cryogenic process requires gas to be condensed, which in ...

At one of its European sites, a global chemical company operates a plant for the large-scale production of aldehydes and alcohols via oxosynthesis as well as acetic acid esters (acetates). The production facilities are set up to operate almost continuously.

A new boiler plant was integrated by E.ON Power Plants Belgium into the existing steam distribution grid at the Dow Benelux site in Terneuzen. The boiler has dual-fuel capabilities and can be operated on all mixtures of natural gas, hydrogen of up to 45% and the by-product fuel gas of the naphtha crackers. The boiler plant and the necessary components were designed for extreme requirements on ...

Oleon is part of the Avril Group, a manufacturer in the oil and protein sectors. Established in 1950, the company is now one of the biggest manufacturers of oleochemical products based on renewable raw materials such as natural fats and oils. The company offers a wide range of products including fatty acids, glycerin, esters, dimers, technical oils, speciality oleochemicals and biodiesel.