Alexander Novak, Minister of Energy of the Russian Federation and His Excellency Dr. Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, UAE Minister of State and Group CEO of the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company met in Abu Dhabi to explore the potential opportunities for collaboration between both the countries.

Total will be inaugurating the digital factory in 2020 with an aim to further enhance its operations and reduce its environmental impact. Around 300 experts will be brought together under this initiative to boost the company’s digital transformation move.

Akzo Nobel Performance Coatings is expanding again in Asia Pacific. Prior to the investment in Singapore and Sunshine, Australia, today the company announced plans to invest €2.5 million to expand its plant in Cikarang, Indonesia.

Under the deal, Kemira will combine its expertise in water treatment with ABB’s integrated automation solutions to enable customers to digitalise their water treatment processes and also improve the efficiency of their operations.

This could change the market: Samson and Krohne set up a joint venture. The 50:50 joint venture is called Focus-On and will initially help a new intelligent process node that integrates valve functions with flow, pressure and temperature measurement to break through the market.

Praxair announced the start-up of a new air separation plant to supply 700 tons per day of nitrogen to Samsung’s display manufacturing complex in Tangjeong, South Korea.

The Filtersense Model PS 10 particulate flow/emission sensor is engineered for harsh processes with high temperatures and high pressures.

BASF reduces Board of Executive Directors from seven to six members BASF has announced that its Board of Executive Directors will be reduced from seven to six members as of January 1, 2020. Board member Sanjeev Gandhi will leave the company at his own request.

Batteries are the key technology for the electromobility of the future. Over the next five years, BASF will be investing a three-digit million euro sum in researching, developing and the production of battery materials. Part of the investment is being channeled into the construction of a production plant for advanced cathode materials.

Fluid Components International (FCI) has launched the new ST100 series of continuous thermal mass flow meters. The devices are able to measure gas mass flow rates, total flow, temperature and pressure depending on the model family.