In September 2020, the Renewable Carbon Initiative (RCI) was founded by eleven prominent companies from six countries under the leadership of the nova-Institute. The initiative aims to support and speed up the transition from fossil carbon to renewable carbon for all organic chemicals and materials.

Wilden has announced the availability of its new Equalizer Surge Dampeners – Integrated SD Series (ISD) bolted metal option, which helps minimize vibration and control pipe hammer to protect the system piping and downstream instrumentation.

Process Systems Enterprise (PSE), a Siemens Business, has announced the full release of Gproms Formulated Products 2.0, the mechanistic model-based environment for integrated digital design of robust formulated products and their manufacturing processes, and related digital process operation.

Designed for demanding hazardous industrial environments, the rugged S88 Specific Ion Sensors and the intelligent X80 Universal Transmitter Analyzer from Electro-Chemical Devices (ECD) are available as Atex and Iecex or FM approved. The solutions provide safe, precise measurement of water-based chemicals for effective process use and effluent treatment prior to re-use or discharge in order to meet water quality standards and regulations.

Creacycle, EPC Engineering & Technologies and Lömi have developed a position paper which is a critical assessment on the topic ‘Material Recycling in a Circular Economy for Plastics’. Together, the companies propose an EU directive specifically for plastic waste.

With an aim to expand its production facility in Singapore via the Singapore Expansion Project, Neste has chosen Emerson to incorporate its automation systems and software in order to ensure efficient production, thus bringing the expanded refinery on-line by 2023.

Mitsubishi Chemical has renamed its global Methyl-methacrylate (MMA) domain to Mitsubishi Chemical Methacrylates. In this background, major regional subsidiaries in the Americas, Asia and Europe have also changed their name.

The newly established joint venture will make use of artificial intelligence, data analytics and many other advanced technologies to automate operations and also create new businesses at Sumitomo Chemical Group.

Major cleaning for an oversized “immersion heater”: This is how heat exchanger cleaning ensures efficiency — When there is no more flow in the tube, it is time for maintenance. But what if apparatus cannot be bored out or mechanically cleaned? Chemical industrial cleaning can help to clear the pipe.

Continuous process to produce powders with freely adjustable properties — Whatever the field — medical engineering, battery technology or special pigments — companies looking to develop new applications for high-performance materials are dependent on new and innovative production technologies. A milestone in the production of customised powders has now been reached in Weimar, Germany.