Siemens is further supplementing its process industry digitalization portfolio. Eckard Eberle, CEO Process Automation at Siemens Digital Industries, explains why openness and cross-sectoral standards continue to be essential to this and yet a one-stop-shop brings benefits.

With an aim to expand its functional resin business in China as well as to meet the growing demand in the country, Showa Denko has increased production of vinyl ester resin and synthetic resin emulsion at Shanghai Showa Highpolymer Co’s site in China.

According to the several news agencies, an explosion occurred in a petrochemical complex in Iran. The incident follows a series of different events in the country in recent weeks.

The chemical industry in Europe intends to gain support for an EU Recovery Plan which is in line with the European Green Deal objectives in order to boost Europe’s economy in the background of Covid-19.

Hena 50 and 70 are single-stage, oil-sealed rotary vane pumps which were specially developed for the demanding requirements of mass spectrometer systems. The pumps are capable of achieving pumping speeds between 32 and 59 m³/h, depending on their size and speed of rotation.

The new process is expected to reduce CO2 emissions for ethylene production by 80 per cent. The project is considered as a vital building block for the petrochemical industry in the US and across the globe.

Petrofac’s EPS division in a joint venture with Isker has won an EPCC contract from North Caspian Operating Company for developing new water treating facilities in Atyrau, Kazakhstan. The move is in line with the firm’s goals of securing small greenfield and brownfield EPC projects.

The newly developed Cryoflowskid enables 3 step syntheses for the continuous production of chemical intermediates or active pharmaceutical ingredients in kg quantities per hour.

Anellotech’s unique plastic recycling technology ‘Plas-Tcat’ has the potential to convert single-use plastics directly into basic chemicals. The technology has been funded by R Plus Japan which has been recently established by 12 cross-industry partners within the Japanese plastics supply chain.

The two industrial giants Air Products and Haldor Topsoe have signed a global Alliance Agreement. The companies plan to collaborate in the development of potential projects and the combination of their expertise on large-scale ammonia, methanol and/or dimethyl ether plants to be developed and built globally.