Solutions competence for fluid engineering challenges — The company Bürkert Fluid Control Systems has kept media, processes and ideas flowing for over 70 years. How do they do that? By never losing sight of the requirements of plant operators and starting to find new approaches where others run out of ideas.

A record figure of 9633 trade visitors and 311 exhibitors met for the seventh edition of Ifat India 2019. The show ended on October 18, 2019 at the Bombay Exhibition Centre (BEC) in Mumbai. At the top of the agenda of the environmental technology fair was the question of how technology and innovation can lead the change towards achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

Raven Petroleum plans to use specialised technologies by combining cogeneration, natural gas and base-load renewable power to process Texas crude. The project is expected to benefit the region’s economy and generate jobs for the locals.

Clariant has inaugurated the waste water treatment plant at the zero liquid discharge site, Bonthapally in India. The plant is expected to treat 300 kilolitres of waste water per day.

Air Liquide has entered into an agreement with Methanex Corporation to supply oxygen, nitrogen and utilities to its upcoming methanol plant expansion project in Louisiana. With an aim to serve Methanex and its other customers in Geismar and Baton Rouge, the company has plans to make the heavy investment in the region.

Dow and UPM Biofuels have teamed up to produce plastics from a bio-based renewable feedstock for the packaging industry. With this move, Dow plans to address the growing demand for renewable plastics across the globe.

The Hydrogen Manufacturing Unit (HMU) will be built on the Tabangao refinery in Batangas, Philippines. The move follows a long term contract signed between Air Liquide Philippines and Pilipinas Shell for supplying hydrogen to Shell’s Tabangao refinery.

With an aim to support silver-based formaldehyde plants in China, Clariant Catalysts has entered into a partnership with Wuxi Xiyuan for sustainable off-gas treatment. The innovative solution is based on Clariant Envicat VOC catalysts and Wuxi Xiyuan technology.

While food lovers immediately think of cherry gateau and the regional ham, measurement and control engineers all around the world associate the Black Forest with level and pressure measurement. With close regional ties to its site in Schiltach right in the heart of the Black Forest, Vega has been focusing on these two measuring methods for decades and is regarded an innovation driver in the field. Radar measurement technology in particular has made a major contribution to the success of the company.

Sumitomo Chemical has plans to strengthen the competitiveness of its feed additive methionine business by shutting down operations at one of its aged and less efficient plants and at the same time also plans to renew its production plans in other plants.