Crop Protection

BASF to Expand its Crop Protection Production Capacity in South America

06/11/2013 - BASF plans to invest €50 million to expand its crop protection production capacities in the Guaratinguetá chemical complex, about 170 kilometers from São Paulo, Brazil. Furthermore, a new plant for biological products is scheduled to be opened by August this year in Chile. With these investments, the BASF Crop Protection Unit reinforces its strong commitment to deliver innovation and strengthen its position in continuously growing agricultural markets as Latin America. read...

Butyl Rubber

Lanxess Opens New Modern Butyl Rubber Plant in Singapore

Petrochemical Industry

Linde Strengthens Petrochemical Hub in the U.S.

Refinery

Total Modernises Antwerp Refinery and Petrochemical Plant

Polyethylene

Technip Supplies Polyethylene Train for Canadian Chemical Plant

Plant Engineering/Turnarounds

From Shutdown to Head Start – Taking the Fear out of Turnarounds

05/06/2013 - “No more bets please!” – When all bets have been placed, that’s when you see who has chosen the right strategy. The situation is not different when it comes to large industrial plants. But a turnaround doesn’t have to be a lottery. Strategy makes a plant shutdown a safe bet ... read...

Shale Gas

Talking About a Revolution – Fracking Turns Chemical Industry Upside–Down

Shale Gas

Opportunities and risks for shale gas extraction in the US

Uhde India

Staying on the Growth Path

Shale Gas

The New Gold Rush: Benefits and Risks of the US Shale Gas Boom?

OPC Unified Architecture

OPC UA: 5 Things Everyone Needs To Know

OPC

OPC: The Ins and Outs to What It’s About

OPC Connectivity

Ensuring OPC Connectivity in Mission Critical Applications

OPC Integration

5 Keys to Mastering OPC Integration

OPC Tunnelling

Increases Data Availability for OPC DA, HDA and A&E