With the incorporation of Haldor Topsoe’s technology, the new methanol facility in Russia is expected to produce 1.6 million tonnes of АА grade methanol annually. The plant is scheduled for completion in 2023.

A serious explosion in a Spanish chemical park in Tarragona killed two people on Tuesday. Eight other people were injured, according to Catalan Interior Minister Miquel Buch.

The two facilities are located at the Eastern China Chemical Park and are expected to supply oxygen and nitrogen to Taixing Jinyan. With a combined production capacity of 29000 Nm3/h, the units will also supply gases to other customers situated in the Taixing Economic Development Zone.

Keeping up with complexity — Bioprocesses are complex — thus, frequent measurement and data-driven real time process management are needed to keep complexity in check. The demand for a PAT that guarantees GMP and includes quality by design calls for specialised on-line sensor solutions. And recent technological developments are up to the task ...

Enterprise Products Partners’ new isobutane dehydrogenation facility in the USA is expected to process 25,000 barrels of butane daily into 1 billion pounds of isobutylene annually. The plant will also enable the company to cater to the growing demand of isobutylene in the market.

Evonik invested millions of Euros in this mega project which was completed on time and within budget. With the new unit, the company plans to increase production and focus on developing innovative specialty chemical products for the silicone and nanotechnologies markets.

The move is in line with Elkem’s strategy of growth and specialisation. With the acquisition of Polysil, the company intends to strengthen its position in the selected specialised silicones market in China.

Italian company Bracco in Torviscosa, located in the Udine Province, has placed an order with GEA for the supply of a falling film evaporator. This plant is a key component in the concentration of liquids and solutions in the manufacturing process of medical contrast media.

Whether cyclone screeners, vacuum weighing systems or automated dosing of micro quantities with the aid of robot technology, during the course of the last 70 years, Azo has written many key chapters in the annals of bulk materials handling. And this is set to continue into the future.

Hermetic-Pumpen was recognised with the “Russian oil and gas industries’ best centrifugal-pump manufacturer for 2013” award during the Nefte Gas Pererabotka conference for Russian refineries. The award was presented recently in Moscow and is the result of an independent survey involving 60 Russian refineries.