To update their fertilizer production in Alexandria, Egypt, the Abu Qir Fertilizers and Chemical Industries Company (AFC) assigned the revamping of their existing plants to Uhde Services. In cooperation with Honeywell Process Solutions as supplier for control systems and physical-layer-specialist Turck, Uhde Services converted the complex to Foundation Fieldbus, including detailed diagnostic functions for a comprehensive asset management system.

In a case of fire, what actually happens inside a safety cabinet? How long will it last? And what is special about a Type 90 Safety Cabinet in accordance with DIN EN 14470-1? What endurance test findings reveal?

Jacobs Engineering works on the second phase of Ino Chem’s soda ash and calcium chloride manufacturing complex in Yanbu Industrial City, Saudi Arabia. The American specialists will provide project management consultancy and development service for the project.

At a Monday afternoon press conference, Awraam Zapounidis, sales director, Manufacturing at GE Intelligent Platforms introduced the company’s Asset Performance Management (APM) solution for the chemical process industries. GE’s APM solutions improve asset health by providing early detection of emerging equipment failures at chemical production facilities, paving the way for a new level of quality in predictive maintenance of critical assets.

The Nexring family of random column packing retains mechanical strength while exhibiting a lower pressure drop compared to standard packings, according to developer Sulzer, who is featuring the newly introduced product at its stand.

The plant is the company’s maiden automotive coatings manufacturing facility in ASEAN. The project has been set up to meet the growing market demand in the region.

Chinese petrochemical giant Sinopec starts up its 800,000 tons/year ethylene production at Wuhan, PR China. The facility is the core asset of a new petrochemical complex at Wuhan...

Just because titanium has a reputation as a highly corrosion-resistant material does not mean it is better than nickel alloys in every application, said Dr. Helena Alves of materials supplier VDM metals (Hall 11.0, Stand E51). Alves was co-chairing a congress session Wednesday on the use of nickel alloys, titanium and zirconium.

At yesterday morning’s press breakfast, Alfa Laval introduced a number of innovations that the company is exhibiting under the motto, “Make it Happen.” “If you want a product that guarantees more up time, Alfa Laval makes it happen,” said Sammy Hulpian, vice president of the process technology division. This mantra was repeated many times, whether you want to increase the energy efficiency of your process, reduce the waste produced, conserve water and more.

There are some substances you take no chances with — and one of these is phenol. When heated above 54 °C it becomes a viscous liquid that is highly toxic and hazardous. Therefore the SI Group was looking for safety phenol-handling applications.