This paper investigates the technical and economical feasibility of several concepts for a 30 % capacity increase of an old ammonia plant. It shows an interesting way to overcome the limitations in the two most critical plant units: Reforming capacity is increased by a newly added autothermal reformer, while capacity is added to the ammonia synthesis by the Uhde Dual Pressure Process.

Today’s modern water and wastewater treatment plants are employing advanced technologies, reverse osmosis for instance, to provide clean potable water across India. These technologies call for accurate information and precise flow control throughout the plant, which is difficult to achieve by manual operation. This has resulted in the increased use of electric actuators to operate valves installed throughout the plant, right from intake stage to the pumping station for distribution.

Phosagro has commissioned a phosphate-potash fertilizer production line with a capacity of 100,000 tonnes/year and a warehouse with 1,500 tonnes capacity,

Liaoning Bora Petrochemical has selected Lyondell Basell’s polypropylene (PP) and polyethylene (PE) technologies for three new plants in its new petrochemical complex in Panjin, Liaoning Province, China.

China’s pharmaceutical industry wants to increase its GMP and production expertise drastically. This is also reflected by the record number of participants at the 9th Vogel Pharmaceutical Engineering International Forum (VPEIF) organized by PROCESS PharmaTEC China. More than 570 participants met in mid-June during the expert meeting at the industrial city of Changzhou.

Teaming up for China: Together, BASF, Huntsman, Shanghai Hua Yi Group, Shanghai Chlor-Alkali Chemical and Sinopec kicked off the construction of a new 240,000 tons MDI plant at Caojing, China. The facilities will complement existing lines of Shanghai Lianheng Isocyanate at the site, giving it a total 480,000 tons per year capacity.

More than 500 guests celebrated 150 years of industrial production at Akzo Nobel's site in Hilden, Germany. On the occasion, the company announced plans to increase the current number of employees from 330 to 450 people.

A German chemicals group planning a major investment in Central Europe is certainly something out of the ordinary. But a company that spends several hundred million Euros in ramping up capacities in a seemingly saturated market must have something in mind. Just like the polymer specialists Lanxess, who, since 2004, have invested over 300 million euros in its Belgian flagship site in Antwerp. What is the story behind these? On the 50-year anniversary of caprolactam production on the banks of the river Scheldt, the Cologne-based company lets us have a look behind the scenes…

With an annual production capacity of 50,000 KL, the new Cikarang plant will expand the supply of lubricants due to the increasing demand for high-performance lubricants in Indonesia. The new unit is the firm’s second lubricant manufacturing facility in the country.

Total’s Multiphysics Exploration Technology Integrated System (Metis) will use autonomous drones and a ground vehicle to collect 3D seismic data throughout Abu Dhabi in the UAE as Adnoc expands its search for new oil and gas resources.