At the end of last year, a Chinese isocyanate manufacturer awarded SGL Group another contract for a recovery system for the reprocessing and use of hydrogen chloride (HCI). The order value is in the mid single-digit million euro range.

Fittings, faucets, drives and apps: Whetting the appetite for Achema 2018 at last year’s Diam. Not only did industrial fittings fair Diam record an exhibitor record of over 2000 experts, it also set new trends with the DDM seal fair. Fact is: manufacturers are getting fit for the digital age.

For many industries that produce, process, or handle bulk solids, the screw heat exchanger is a well-known piece of equipment for heating, drying and cooling. With the same working principle as a conventional screw conveyor, however, most screw heat exchangers rely on the flowability of the bulk solid for good mixing and to keep their heat transfer surfaces clean. As a result, these standard screw heat exchangers cannot be used for sticky, pasty or adhesive materials or slurries.

Evonik Industries has started up new production plants for C4-based products in the Marl Chemical Park in Germany. First time the company make use of a new process, which utilizes special material streams from refineries for production of C4 chemicals.

The digital EE871 probe from E+E Elektronik measures CO2 concentrations up to 50,000 ppm. The compact probe is now available with a special filter cap which ensures high accuracy and long-term stability in H2O2 contaminated environment such as the pharmaceutical and biotech industries.

BASF expects peak sales of approximately $ 4.3 billion for products in its crop protection pipeline by 2027. The company announced that product candidates from all indications had reached advanced development phases and global registration was proceeding for key technologies.

A chemical pump must meet a variety of standards. Against the background of these standards, it seems very difficult to generate additional value for the customer that is not already explicitly covered in the standards’ scope. Nevertheless, designing a new chemical pump opens up new opportunities if expertise concerning application and experience in the field is taken as the basis for improvements.

Aveva has combined with Schneider Electric’s industrial software business to drive digital transformation across the asset and operational life cycle for capital-intensive industries.

Many companies in the industrial ecosystem fail to take the necessary steps to minimize their security risks. In an effort to accelerate commissioning time, many companies do not even take advantage of a product’s built-in security features. Know more about best practices to secure the plant against cyber risks.

Bertrand Bodson, Steffen Lang and Shannon Klinger have been appointed to the Executive Committee of Novartis (ECN).