A new system for cleaning process installations saves valuable raw materials and cleaning agent. Aseptic pigs carry out the work — elaborate and cost-intensive rinsing through of the installation now belongs to the past.

Worley Parsons has been selected to provide engineering, procurement, construction management and fabrication services for Chevron’s Salt Lake Refinery Retrofit Project in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Stora Enso invests € 70 million in a new polyethylene (PE) extrusion coating plant and an automated roll warehouse (ARW) at its Imatra mills in Finland.

Air pollution and greenhouse gases from industry cost Europe between 59 and 189 billion Euro in 2012. This is the conclusion of the report 'Costs of air pollution from European industrial facilities – an updated assessment' released by the European Environment Agency (EEA).

Water is the source of all life. This article explains various technologies to recycle and reuse water / wastewater – with experiences, hints and best practices to further the course of your water treatment – essentially, making this scarce resource go the extra mile...

Praxair has started up a hydrogen facility that will recover by-product streams from The Dow Chemical Company’s Freeport, Texas operations.

Dwyer Instruments has announced the release of additional ranges for the differential pressure transmitter, Series 629 HLP. The Series is ideal for monitoring differential pressure in applications such as: air handlers, heat exchangers, chillers, and hydraulic systems, states Dwyer Instruments.

BP sells the next US refinery: The company has agreed to divest its Texas City facility to Marathon Petroleum for US $ 2.5 Billion. Its the second sale of a BP refinery in the US this year.

With fast increasing commodity prices, it is no longer a viable option for manufacturers to discard a portion of their valuable food cargo, as this practice increases the cost of doing business. Also, avoiding losses due to moisture is important to maintain a food manufacturer’s market image. Thus, in order to address the growing need of the right kind of container desiccants, Süd-Chemie Performance Packaging, a member of Clariant’s Functional Materials Business Unit, has launched a line of patented container desiccants – called ‘Container Dri II’ line.

Process engineers at oil & gas refineries will find that the rugged ST100 Thermal Mass Flow Meter Series from Fluid Components International (FCI) provides highly accurate, dependable measurement of air and fuel gases to optimise the performance of the boilers utilised by sulfur recovery units (SRUs).