Plate heat exchangers are mainly designed for a specific purpose such as heating, cooling, evaporation or condensation.

Praxair will double the capacity of its Memphis, Tennessee, air separation complex to produce oxygen and nitrogen in order to supply Nucor Corporation and Valero Energy Corporation.

Researchers from the Federal Institute of Technology Zurich have developed a new process to produce polylactic acid (PLA) from glycerol, a waste by-product in the production of biodiesel.

Enterprise Products Partners is to extend its ethylene pipeline and logistics system further into South Texas. The Baymark ethylene pipeline will originate in the Bayport area of southeast Harris County and extend approximately 145 km to Markham. The pipeline is scheduled to begin service in the fourth quarter of 2020.

In order to meet the fast growing global market demand for its innovative chelating agent, BASF will build a new Trilon M (methylglycinediacetic acid) world scale plant at Evonik’s Theodore, Alabama site.

JGC Group's wholly-owned subsidiary, JGC America, has been awarded a basic engineering services contract by Odfjell Terminals for the possible development of an ethylene export terminal at its facility in Seabrook, Texas.

BASF and Sinopec commenced production at the second propionic acid plant at the Verbund site in Nanjing, China. The new plant has an annual production capacity of 30,000 metric tons of propionic acid.

Praxair has signed a 15-year agreement to supply Celanese Corporation with carbon monoxide, as well as oxygen and nitrogen, in the U.S. Gulf Coast.

LDT Dosiertechnik has developed a new Dosatron food line proportional pump to its solutions portfolio. Ideal for many food and beverage applications including care and disinfection of piping networks, potable water treatment and odor control; the pump is constructed of FDA-certified materials.

For decades, centrifugal pumps were the standard choice for the process industry. Now, advancements in overall efficiency and the ability to handle a wide array of unique chemicals combine to make the air-operated double-diaphragm pump a first choice for chemical processors.