The growing need for operational excellence in process industries has fuelled the use of optimization solutions such as Distribution Control Systems (DCS) in India. The integrated offerings that include control, safety and power management further boosts market revenues.

Researchers at theTokyo Institute of Technology developed a catalyst promoting the dissociation of the nitrogen bond in ammonia production so that it is no longer the step limiting the rate of the reaction.

Celanese announced the completion of key debottlenecking projects and product transfers at its global manufacturing facilities to support customer demand and project pipeline growth in the company’s engineered materials business.

The joint venture between plant engineering and construction specialist Thyssen Krupp Industrial Solutions and electrochemical technologies supplier De Nora was concluded successfully on April 1st, 2015. It will trade under the name Thyssen Krupp Uhde Chlorine Engineers and is operational with immediate effect.

Adopting international guidelines and maintaining product quality, Sharplex Filters (India) produces complex filtration equipment that offers ease in operations. Now the company has set is sights on new business opportunities: New developments and future markets could become the make or break factor for suppiers of filtration technology...

Owing to their cost and several other advantages, many water industries are fast picking up FRP or GRP pipes replacing traditional metal pipes. As they need no protection against corrosion, they offer apparently maintenance free long service.

To comply with the regulations of the EU merger control review for their Inovyn joint venture, Solvay and Ineos are selling PVC, EDC and VCM plants at five locations to ICIG.

Praxair, an industrial gases company, builds a new 300tons per day air separation plant near Mumbai, India. With this new plant the company aims to profit from the growing demand for industrial gases in the Indian steel and chemical industry.

Fluor will provide project management contractor services for a oil-gas processing and petrochemical complex. The contract was awarded by Socar, the state oil company of the Azerbaijan Republic.

Perstorp doubles the production capacity of its caprolactone production plant at Worrington, England. The company seeks to cater the emerging markets with speciality chemicals.