Exxon Mobil has made a final investment decision on a multi-billion dollar expansion of its integrated manufacturing complex in Singapore to convert fuel oil and other bottom-of-the-barrel crude products into higher-value lube base stocks and distillates.

What’s happening in terms of vacuum pumps? PROCESS has tracked down the current trends and latest developments. And one thing’s for sure: Producing “empty spaces” is and remains attractive.

There is a wide selection of heat transfer oils out there to choose from, and each product has its own specific properties. But how do you find the right one for your particular application? A few key criteria will help you make the best choice.

Around three years ago Coperion Waeschle launched the Bulk-X-Change bulk materials heat exchanger for the indirect cooling and heating of bulk materials. Its main success has been in the plastics industry, but as this article shows, it is equally suitable for many other bulk solids heat transfer applications, e.g. sugar.

The sophisticated design of Hameln Pharma’s new sterile production facility is based on a well thought-out strategy. PROCESS was on site to have a look around.

Siemens introduces its Sitrans FC430, currently the world’s most compact Coriolis flow measurement solution, in India. The device, suitable for applications in the chemical and pharmaceutical industry, offers high accuracy, low pressure loss and increased flexibility, the manufacturer states.

Will tomorrow's machine fitter be an IT expert?–In the near future, members of the maintenance team will be expected to be as proficient in handling data and smart phones as they are with wrenches and welding torches. But what needs to be done to turn the vision of Maintenance 4.0 into a viable concept? PROCESS took a closer look at the next industrial revolution.

Nouryon announced that it would start construction in May on a project to further increase capacity for chloromethanes at its site in Frankfurt, Germany. The expansion is expected to be completed in 2020.

The biogas plant in Hammel near Aarhus can now consider its latest tank as the biggest glycerin tank in Denmark. It contains 4.500 cu m glycerin in a fully insulated digester made from long lasting stainless steel.

Invista shared its views on the future growth of the nylon 6,6 value chain and also updated the audience on the company’s important Adiponitrile investments at the Wood Mackenzie American Nylon Conference that was recently held in Atlanta.