Peter Voser, member of the Board of Director at Roche Holding will be stepping down by the end of June 2019. The company has also announced changes to its Corporate Executive Committee.

Software does not only bring ease in operations but also add safety and cost efficiency and help in time management. Siemens’ Comos software is the good examples of this, which brings value addition along with the plant automation – form integrated engineering to integrated operations...

The main demand drivers behind this market scenario are the strong demand from Asian countries and further development of the international gas trade, according to the international Energy Agency (IEA).

Ingleside Ethylene, the 50/50 joint venture between Oxychem and Mexichem, announced that its ethylene cracker in Ingleside has begun operations on schedule and on budget.

Houston-based Enterprise Products Operating has chosen Honeywell UOP’s C4 Oleflex technology to produce 425,000 metric tons per year of isobutylene.

Jiangsu Sailboat Petrochemical Company started its UOP Advanced Methanol-to-Olefins (MTO) unit during a 10-day test to confirm successful operation.

A new, especially efficient distillation system helps to cut the energy bill of a Japanese methyl ethyl ketone (MEK) production in half. The new two stage distillation column marks the world’s first practical use of a revolutionary concept that as long haunted researchers. We took a closer look at the technology behind the energy wonder.

Device integration and life cycle management are the talk of the town these days, but not always in a positive sense. The keyword is compatibility. To guarantee the investment security of FDT (Field Device Tool) technology demanded by users, the associated device drivers or DTMs (Device Type Managers) must be both upward and downward compatible. Vega is showing that it works.

With this move, Eastman aims to support the business strategy of the company’s Adhesives Resins business. The firm will invest in its manufacturing sites in The Netherlands and the USA.

The plant which is capable of converting renewable electricity into green hydrogen can be scaled up from 20MWs to 60 MWs. The move will enable the facility to convert 9,000 tonnes of green hydrogen per year and meet the demand for sustainable aviation fuel.