Air Products is in the process to acquire Shell’s Coal Gasification Technology business along with its patent portfolio for Liquids Gasification. The two companies have also formed a strategic alliance in the Liquids Gasification field and intend to offer a range of solutions to the market.

SPX Cavitation Technology for beverage processing – A report on how the latest hydrodynamic cavitation technology enhances resource efficiency in processing and helps in maintaining the quality of beverages.

There are very few genuine new developments in the valve world, new ideas are mostly developed along a theme, however, one completely new concept in valve design is the Rotary Gate Valve (RGV) developed by Weir Valves & Controls UK – a part of the Weir Power & Industrial Division in the UK.

Grundfos has introduced full range of New Stainless Steel End Suction [NB/NK] pumps, especially suited for the process, automotive and pharmaceutical industries.

ThyssenKrupp Uhde and the Mongolian government reach agreement on coal-to-liquids plant and heat recovery coke making plant in Mongolia

Lignin is one of the main components of woody plant parts. Embedded in the plant cell wall, the complex organic matter gives the wood its compressive and breaking strength. So far, lignin is mainly available as by-product in paper and pulp production and contaminated with sulfur. Researchers at the Technical University of Hamburg-Harburg now succeeded in recovering ultrapure lignin from residual wood.

SP Olefins, a subsidiary of SP Chemicals, one of the largest ion-membrane chlor-alkali and aniline producers in China, is constructing the first gas cracking ethylene plant in China. Technip entered into a contract to support the construction of the Greenfield grassroots gas cracker with a capacity of 650,000 t/a in Taixing, Jiangsu Province.

US petrochemical specialists CB&I will work on the capacity expansion of an ethylene steam cracker plant in Lousiana. The US $300 million contract covers engineering and technology licenses, speakers explained.

Following the new age concept of Gandhian engineering, which basically means “getting more from less for more”, Kirloskar Brothers, imbibe the concept of sustainability in every aspect of manufacturing. Here’s a look at their state-of-the-art Kondhapuri plant, situated near Pune that designs and develops products from less material, less cost, less time and less environmental pollution

Modular engineering with future proof flexibility  — Unprecedented flexibility in engineering with safe installation in shorter timeframes. Modular engineering could bring a construction kit for 'plug and produce' process plants — and thus fits right into the portfolio of an engineering specialist that focuses on a functional turnkey approach. It nevertheless might require engineers to think outside the box...