When the going gets tough, the tough get going: Wilden's air-operated double-diaphragm pump (AODD) pumps of the ATEX-rated Advanced Series safely contain and transfer even the most hazardous solvents, including trichlorethane, trichloroethylene, methylene chloride, methyl chloride, carbon tetrachloride and chloroform.

To produce refinery chemicals and speciality chemicals for Middle Eastern customers, ART cooperates closely with the Kuwait Catalyst Company.

India’s chemical industry is registering commendable growth. Same is the case with Uhde India. The company is not only growing in India but also outside the country. Dr Benno Lueke, Vice Chairman and Managing Director Uhde India is looking at a bright future.

Ineos and Sinopec YPC have signed the joint venture agreement and articles of association forming a 50/50 joint venture company to be based in Nanjing/China. The joint venture is set to build the largest phenol acetone plant in China, due to complete at the end of 2016.

American constructions chemicals company Grace opens an Indian factory - just the latest in a row of recent investments on the emerging markets.

Solvent cementing is an ideal and proven jointing method for numerous applications in industrial pipeline engineering, one example in particular being pipelines used to transport aggressive chemical media. Two examples in the article demonstrate the advantages of this method.

Viewed in terms of energy cost of ownership over their entire service lives, compressors, air blowers and vacuum generators cost much more to run than they do to purchase and install. Which is why many manufacturers will be using this year’s Comvac, the leading trade fair for compressed air and vacuum technology, to highlight the energy efficiency of their systems.

Lonza has acquired Micro-Macinazione, a contract manufacturer providing micronization of active ingredients for the pharmaceutical and fine chemical industries.

Molten salt for heating and cooling up to 550 °C offers high-temperature systems with a unique working temperature range. A tasty solution: A leading manufacturer of Constant temperature equipment and systems introduces liquid salt into the world of temperature control. The advantages: unique working temperature range up to 550 °C and high operational safety for seamless production processes.

In times of flexible production and small batch sizes, the chemical and pharmaceutical industries are using modular construction. Also Bilfinger CEO Tom Blades wishes to grow further with pharmaceutical projects and pre-assembled systems and is investing in new production capacity for this purpose. Can a plant from the modular system reverse the fortunes of the foundering maintenance specialists?