The cause of the UK’s high-profile Buncefield oil storage depot explosion in 2005? Overflow during remote filling of a storage tank. Disasters like this led to process industries adopting strict safety and environmental regulations, which you are likely quite familiar with. But some problems in the life of a plant manager aren’t always severe enough to reach international news headlines. However, even overfilling a tank with a fairly benign material can cause major headaches for a company.

With the intention of accelerating Mitsubishi Chemical’s efforts towards the establishment of a circular economy, the new department will be developed from April 1, 2020 which will suggest sustainable solutions across all its business platforms.

Japan’s New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organisation (Nedo) has selected a consortium for developing the world’s most advanced technology for industrial para-xylene production from CO2. The Group has been selected as contractors for this project.

Saudi Aramco Energy Ventures has invested in US-based Seeq Corporation which specialises in IIOT advanced analytics software. The software is capable of boosting production in process manufacturing industries such as oil and gas, pharma, chemicals, and so on.

Ceresana has introduced a new report on the global market for linear low-density polyethylene. The report reveals that the Asia-Pacific region is the largest consumer of LLDPE across the globe.

Post the capacity expansion, Advanced Biochemical (Thailand) Co. is expected to produce 120,000 mt/year of bio-based epichlorohydrin at its Map Ta Phut facility in Thailand. The Industrial Estate Authority of Thailand approved this expansion.

The world of bulk material handling seems easy at first glance: moving, filling, delivering. The art of dealing with a variety of different materials, however, lies in the details, such as the docking and undocking of containers at weighing stations. In the process, cross-contaminations and the release of dusts can occur. Azo Clean Dock prevents this problem. Its latest generation can do even more: it “thinks” for itself.

BASF and Domo Chemicals have successfully completed the acquisition of Solvay’s Performance Polyamides business. Under the agreement, Domo Chemicals has acquired Solvay's performance polyamides production sites in France while BASF has acquired all the Performance Polyamides activities of Solvay except those acquired by Domo Chemicals.

The new ‘In Focus Online Platform’ currently offers an online lube optimisation model which optimises product mix, maximises operational value and evaluates feed flexibility. It also comprises of a unit monitoring tool which identifies and analyzes potential operational concerns.

Wacker dropped a bombshell: The group has announced initial targets for its "Shaping the Future" efficiency program. According to this program, the company intends to save $ 270 million annually by reducing material costs and the scope of services provided internally and by streamlining its organization. As part of this program, the group will cut more than 1000 jobs by the end of 2022.