Since 2003 when Bayer Technology Services has set up an independent legal entity evolving from the Bayer Group, the company was growing fast in the China market. Seven years later, on the occasion of this year’s AchemAsia, PROCESS spoke with Dr. Martin Franke, the new Managing Director of Bayer Technology and Engineering (Shanghai) — BTES in short — about the latest strategy.

1-Hexene is an important element that is used to produce high-strength polyethylene. The addition of the 1-Hexene unit is expected to expand alpha olefins production which is marketed under the brand name Alpha Plus.

On a major part of the pump breakdowns in the Chemical Process Industry, the causes are NPSH problems, gas admixtures in the transported fluids, dry running or operating a pump outside the permitted range.

Since the company was founded in 1959, the clear objective of Vega Grieshaber has been the development of innovative and pioneering products for challenging measurements of level, point level and pressure. Particularly in the area of radar sensor technology for level measurements, almost the entire process engineering world looks to the company from the Black Forest for solutions.

Solvay has reached an agreement to sell its cellulose acetate tow business, Acetow, to private equity funds managed by Blackstone. The transaction is based on an enterprise value of about € 1 billion.

There is an obvious necessity to have safety and process control processes in place to prevent hazardous situations in specialty chemical industries. These systems, however, are expensive and need to be upgraded depending on industry standards. This article takes a look at the current trend of integrating these technologies onto one platform, to ensure efficiency and cost savings.

Rotary vacuum dryer/pulverizer fitted with electric lump–breakers–Italvacuum’s Criox system is a multi–product rotary vacuum dryer/pulverizer that completely removes solvents from wet products leaving a filter or centrifuge. It is a versatile technology that is equally suitable for intermediates, fine chemicals, active pharmaceutical ingredients, sterile materials and injectable products. It safely handles materials that are temperature–sensitive, delicate, with varying degrees of fineness, unstable, photosensitive, or chemically reactive.

For years, Siemens has been the number one trendsetter and driving force behind digitization. The technology giant has created a dedicated digital ecosystem that covers every aspect of the value creation chain: from design and planning through production and operation to maintenance and service. At its heart is the so-called “digital twin”, which enables a seamless exchange of information via integrated data models.

Sartorius has always had an intuitive understanding of the needs of the industry. Whether through in-house developments or intelligent acquisitions and external cooperations, the company from Göttingen has made its mark on the laboratory technology industry and bioprocess engineering and shapes the industries it works in through innovative technologies.

Be it individual valves or entire valve islands, revolutionary flow meters or flexible platforms for networking — Bürkert Fluid Control Systems has been keeping media, processes and ideas flowing for over 70 years. How do they do that? At the company's headquarters in Ingelfingen, Germany, one is certain that the key to success is to make sure to never lose sight of the requirements of plant operators …