Bye-bye, naphtha cracker: A new steam cracking process allows petrochemical producers to skip the refining stage in the production of ethylene – with potential cost benefits of hundreds of dollars per ton.

Daikin and Hitachi will start a joint demonstration to digitalize quality control know-how in the reaction process of chemical manufacturing, especially in fluorochemicals, at Daikin Yodogawa Plant (Settsu, Osaka Prefecture).

The new pipeline will be used to transport molten sulphur produced by the firm’s Shah sour gas field. The project will also prove beneficial for future expansion of sulphur production and is expected to be commissioned in 2019.

Air Liquide inaugurated its Paris Innovation Campus. This new Campus includes the company's largest Research & Development Center, a fully renovated 15,000-square-meter facility with 48 laboratories and pilot platforms. From 2019, it will also host a deep-tech start-up accelerator.

Oneok plans to construct additional natural gas liquids (NGL) and natural gas infrastructure. The measures include a new 125,000-barrel per day (bpd) NGL fractionator in Mont Belvieu, Texas, and related infrastructure.

New compact and reliable, mechanically sealed centrifugal pumps give the right solution for liquids containing solid particles. Since there are no metal parts on the liquid side, the pumps are ideal for chemicals transfer and circulation in surface treatment industry.

Novozymeswill deliver enzymes for the Dong Energy's Renescience plant in Northwich in the North West of England. It will be the first full-scale bio plant in the world capable of handling household waste by means of enzymes.

Asahi Kasei has developed an original forward osmosis (FO) membrane system for the high-level concentration of liquids by dehydration without heating or pressurization. The company is currently fabricating small and medium-sized equipment to be loaned to food and pharmaceutical manufacturers for introduction on a trial basis, with commercialization targeted in 2020.

More than 1,140 times, private company fire brigades supported local emergency response team within the TUIS system during 2011. These figures increased by four percent compared to the previous year, states the German chemical industry association VCI.

KBR has been awarded a construction contract by The Chemours Company for the construction of its new Opteon YF facility in Corpus Christi, Texas, USA.