Plastic IBCs (intermediate bulk containers) from Schütz can now carry TDI (toluene diisocyanate), thanks to a barrier coating of EVOH (ethylene vinyl alcohol) copolymer.

Haldor Topsøe plans to profit from the current demand for catalysts: The company recently opened a large extension of its catalyst plant plant in Frederikssund, Denmark. Especially refineries and petrochemical plants, but also ammonia facilities drive the global demand for catalysts, the firm believes.

Sometimes, what it takes to get the job done is highly specialised equipment. Nevertheless, quite often universal all-rounder units with their high flexibility have a lead: By combining process steps like sterilizing, crystallizing, calcining, coating or reacting substances, modern paddle dryers can be used in a variety of applications.

LSB plans nitric acid and nitric acid concentrator plants in El Dorado, Arkansas, USA. The plant operator has already selected Leidos to construction management services for around US $ 82.7 million.

Valuable chemicals in waste aqueous streams often go down the drain as treatment of effluent has always been considered a cost. However, with the advent of new technologies today, it is possible to cost-effectively recover chemicals from effluents in a pure form that can be recycled to reap huge gains.

The explosion at Wacker's plant in Charleston on September 7 was caused by a technical defect prompting a leak of hydrogen which subsequently caught fire, thereby severely damaging a small, but important facility of the production plant.

How to find the best cleaning nozzle for the job? One can always try it out — or save the hassle by using state-of-the-art simulation tools. It’s the optimal arrangement of the nozzles inside the tank that lays the foundations for reliable cleaning results. A new simulation software helps customers to find the most suitable nozzle system for the cleaning task at hand. Furthermore, it identifies potential weak points during the development phase and explores potentials for optimizing existing systems, thus avoiding planning errors, reducing downtimes, and ensuring more efficiency and process reliability.

Coal and lignite are the principal fuels used in many power plants world wide. Although their characteristics appear to be almost same, some differences do exist which set them apart totally. Variations in boiler design also present many challenges and system design has to take care of these issues.

Succinity, the joint venture between Corbion Purac and BASF for the production and commercialization of biobased succinic acid, has announced the successful start-up of its first commercial production facility.

New materials for new markets: Lanxess strengthens its Asian presence by establishing local research and development facilities. The German company has recently opened a new facility for the devlopment of plastics and polymers in Honk Kong...