The UK government grant Ineos an infrastructure loan guarantee worth € 285 million or £ 230 million. This allows Ineos to raise the money necessary to build a new terminal to import and store ethane for Grangemouth as North Sea availability declines.

Metso has agreed to divest certain parts of its industrial rubber conveyor belt manufacturing and related sales and services operations in Northern Europe to Contitech and Lutze Group. The planned divestment is part of Metso’s strategy to develop and simplify its current production capacity in Europe.

PAC and PC based systems drive innovation – Both the systems prove beneficial for customers and the industrial automation sector as a whole.

When handling hazardous substances at certain levels of toxicity (OEB 4-5), isolation is simply a must. Containment is not only required to protect the operator but also to preserve product quality, essential in aseptic environments. Here you can read when flexible solutions are best applied for closed processes and what advantages and disadvantages they have in comparison with fixed systems.

Lean Six Sigma is a methodology used all over the world. It aims to improve efficiency and eliminate waste and activities not valued by the client. Dinnissen is developing process technologies, designs and automation systems specifically for production companies, which uses the concept for mixing powders, granules and granulates...

Carbon black is used for tire manufacturing, as a pigment for plastics, paints and coatings. In the currently released second issue of the Market Study Carbon Black, Ceresana's market researchers forecast a dynamic growth of global demand for Carbon Black. By 2022, its volume is expected to rise to more than 15 million tonnes.

You need a technology that filters highly and low-viscous media or removes pharmaceutical residues in drinking water? You want to know, how to reduce the energy consumption of membrane bioreactors in wastewater treatment? Prior to this year’s Filtech (October 22–24, Wiesbaden/Germany), the largest filtration event worldwide, PROCESS asked manufacturers of filtration technologies.

Arkema wants to expand in high growth regions and extends the adhesives production capacities of its Bostik plant in Bangalore/India.

The development of the petrochemical industry in the Middle East speeds up. Now Shell and Qatar Petroleum agreed to cooperate on a future world scale petrochemical complex in Ras Laffan/Qatar.

FCE Pharma closes the successful first edition of Powtech Arena in Brazil: Cycle of lectures brought to Brazil the expertise of the main world event in the segment of powder and granulates.