The mega project has been awarded by Adnoc Refining and on completion, is expected to have a capacity of 600,000 barrels of crude oil per day. The project is an integral part of Adnoc’s 45 billion dollar expansionary downstream strategy.

Evonik has commenced an integrated production complex for isophorone and isophorone diamine in Shanghai, China. The company has invested over €100 million in the facilities, which will have an annual output capacity of 50,000 metric tons. Construction in the Shanghai Chemical Industry Park (SCIP) took less than two years. The company primarily plans to use the output of the new plants to serve customers in the coatings and paint, construction, adhesives, and composite industry in Asia.

Use of sand in the water filtration process is a common practice. However, once used, sand cannot be reused or recycled. Additionally, it is a finite resource and is diminishing. Hence, innovative methods like AFM are making headway in the field of water filtration.

How much is actually in there? Level sensors allow you to peek inside closed silos and containers– To learn more about the latest trends and developments, we paid a visit to Magnetrol, a Belgium-based supplier of level controls. For radar can detect airplanes and speeding drivers, but it can do a lot more than that.

The technology will be used at a plant located on the island of Sumatra and under the terms of the agreement; Nouryon will be responsible for marketing any surplus CS2 volumes produced by the plant.

Pharma Congress Production & Technology will be held in Düsseldorf from April 9–10, 2019, and experts from Optima Pharma and Metall+Plastic will be returning once again. This time, the focus is on the bio decontamination processes. As part of a live demonstration, the firms will show how decontamination times can be reduced even further with the new technology known as Deco pulse.

The plant comprises a new carbon monoxide purification train with a capacity to handle more than 13 million cubic feet per day. The facility also leverages proprietary technologies to improve the overall efficiency of the Geismar site.

Clariant launched its new high-performance ethyl benzene dehydrogenation catalyst StyroMax UL3.

High-performance version of Rosemount 3308 GWR Wireless Level Transmitter delivers enhanced accuracy that can be verified without opening the thief hatch, thereby increasing safety.

Process measuring sensors are important tools for process optimization, process monitoring and quality control and must meet many requirements. Measuring accuracy, low maintenance and calibration requirements and robust design, but also easy integration into the plant are important factors to take into account.