With fast data communication and high bandwidths, Industrial Ethernet paves the way to Industry 4.0 in the chemical, oil/gas and petrochemical industries. But what about in zone 0, 1 or 2? From A for antenna to W for WLAN: typical problems that can arise with Ethernet installations in hazardous areas and the right solution.

With an aim to reduce methane emissions across all its upstream Oil & Gas sites, Total Energies has implemented a worldwide drone-based emissions detection campaign which will make use of the greenhouse gas quantification technology Ausea (for Airborne Ultralight Spectrometer for Environmental Applications).

With an aim to achieve a 90 % reduction in CO2 emissions, Nutrien is assessing its existing Geismar, Louisiana site in the USA to develop the mega clean ammonia production facility. If approved, the 2-billion-dollar facility is expected to offer an annual production capacity of 1.2 million metric tons of clean ammonia.

BASF has started up a new methane sulfonic acid (MSA) plant at its Verbund site in Ludwigshafen, Germany in the background of growing demand for MSA across the globe. The investment is expected to increase capacity at the site to a total of 50,000 metric tons annually.

The restructuring of Korea Engineering Plastics, a joint venture of Celanese and Mitsubishi Gas Chemical, has successfully been carried out by the owners. Under the new change, the joint venture company will now only focus on manufacturing and supplying high quality polyoxymethylene products to its shareholders who will then market them around the world.

A UAE-based technology firm Voltage Enterprises has made a major breakthrough in discovering a ‘clean gas’ for the global energy sector which is expected to offer an alternative supply to natural gas, is cheap and will also ensure zero CO2 emissions.

Hamilton Bonaduz has launched the Dencytee Arc Sensor, a new generation of in-line total cell density biomass measurement. Equipped with two detectors, the solution combines the advantages of transmission and reflection measurement, thus offering higher measurement resolution.

BP has entered into strategic partnerships with Adnoc and Masdar for its blue hydrogen project, H2Teesside as well as its green hydrogen project, Hygreen Teesside respectively in the UK. Under the contracts, the Gulf firms will acquire stake in both the projects with an aim to develop low carbon hydrogen hubs in the country.

Saur will acquire Veolia's mobile water services business in Europe for 190-million-euros under an agreement signed between both the firms. The deal is a part of the antitrust remedies required by the European Commission.

Atlas Copco’s new GHS 1402-2002 VSD+ series is based on the firm’s existing range of GHS VSD+ variable speed-driven oil-injected screw vacuum pumps. Designed for better performance, optimal oil separation, a smaller footprint and an innovative new controller, the solution proves beneficial for Industry 4.0.