How to reduce contamination from iron fragments, sand, and mineral particles in recycled cooling water — Production downtime tears a hole in manufacturers pockets. Preventing interruptions is therefore a main topic on the agenda of each production manager. Read in this article how the right filtration solution could reduce contamination in recycled cooling water and protect from system shut-downs and production loss.

Turkey is expected to be Europe's next–door emerging market: With its unique position between orient and occident and its focus on progress the country is set for growth. Projects in Turkey's emerging pharmaceutical industry offer great chances but also distinctive challenges – Chemgineering provided qualification and validation support for a Turkish pharmaceutical company in building a new plant for contract manufacturing. Read what two participants from Business and Technology Design experienced there.

Petroleum engineers responsible for enhanced oil recovery (EOR) operations will find the ST100 Series Thermal Flow Meter from Fluid Components International (FCI) provide precision CO2 gas mass flow measurement in a highly reliable and fully Hazex agency approved no-moving parts instrument.

Liquids terminaling and logistics provider Moda Midstream has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the Oxy Ingleside Energy Center and certain crude oil and LPG infrastructure from Occidental Petroleum Corporation.

Once complete, the 2.4 billion dollar project is expected to produce 1 billion pounds of PO and 2.2 billion pounds of TBA annually. With this plant, the firm aims to strengthen its position as a global petrochemical and manufacturing hub.

The planned merger of Praxair and Linde threatens to fail on the demands of the US antitrust body. Apparently, the FTC is demanding further asset sales, which could exceed the self-imposed limit the two companies agreed on. Linde and Praxair set the threshold for divestment of assets at $ 4.3 billion.

Dopla, one of Europe’s major producers of plastic tableware and disposable food containers, has chosen Robuschi vacuum pumps based on screw compressor technology for its thermoforming operations. The new Robox WS 65/2V/3F screw vacuum compressor unit has improved process efficiency while reducing consumption of both power and water.

The benefits of using air-operated double-diaphragm (AODD) pumps are not unheard of. However, figuring out which one in the market best suits your needs might be a cumbersome activity. This article presents the results of headto-head comparisons between the top AODD pumps and the final data acquired during those tests. The results will help illustrate the impact differing ADS technologies have on air consumption, energy use and overall flow rate.

Almatec has recently announced the release of its new C-Series AODD pump. Ideally suited for virtually any pumping application where an oscillating pump can be found, C-Series pumps have been specifically developed to be a cost-effective alternative to similar plastic pumps while retaining the reliable and solid design typical of all Almatec pumps.

The joint venture project is expected to be an integral part of Saudi Aramco’s refining, fuels marketing and chemicals business strategies which will enable it to strengthen its position in the Southeast Asia region.