Akzo Nobel's Specialty Chemicals business is investing more than € 4 million (approx. $ 4.72 million) to increase production capacity in Sweden for its Levasil CC-branded product line of patented surface modified colloidal silica.

The global chemical company Oxea has entered into a cooperation with a German partner to produce dioctyl terephthalate (DOTP), a general purpose non-ortho-phthalate plasticizer, in Europe.

In the fast-paced pharmaceutical market, automation is an important trend more so because the pharmaceutical industry is highly regulated as public health safety is of primary importance. The article takes a look at how automation technologies in the pharma sector help enhance the productivity of companies thereby increasing the safety quotient among the users.

Research into the cause of fires involving toluene has always unearthed one certain fact, which is that devastating results are inevitable if there is an electrostatic charge. But why does the chemical ignite so quickly?

Evonik Industries is presenting new Sepuran hollow fibers for efficient, energy-saving separation of gas mixtures.

Thick and dirty process fluids can clog heat exchangers and cause costly downtime in a variety of industry sectors. Alfa Laval has engineered a family of heat exchangers that can help. Designed specifically for handling media with coarse particles, fibers and solids, the Wide Gap100 gasketed plate heat exchanger from Alfa Laval reduces complications due to fouling by using wide distances between plates and highly turbulent flow.

The Kneader Reactor from List offers a pathway to process intensification in both living- and free-radical polymerization. Process intensification is an approach to process and plant design that can minimize costs, increase flexibility and deliver higher yields.

GEA Heat Exchangers delivers components worth € 40 million for a liquefied natural gas (LNG) at the Siberian peninsula of Yamal: The order includes 400 air-cooled heat exchangers for a three-line liquefied gas plant, currently build by Technip and JGC.

The TS4000H Intelligent Toxic Gas Detector from General Monitors is now IECEx approved. It offers protection against a wide range of hazardous industrial gases and is able to safeguard against oxygen deficiency.

An underperforming dust collector is often the result of very high dust loading, ineffective cleaning, or a combination of the two. Left unchecked, these problems can result in unplanned downtime and increased operating costs. So, while this is not necessarily an exhaustive rollout of potential issues, listed below you will find a handy checklist of measures you and your staff can take to avoid costly shutdowns and frequent filter changes.