Hygiene is an absolute priority for the food industry. The tough hygiene and safety requirements also apply to electrical components used in food processing equipment. It is particularly important for components, e.g. cables, to be resistant to chemicals, aggressive acidic and alkaline industrial cleaning agents as well as other physical and thermal stresses, as they are prone to failure otherwise.

Showa Denko Gas Products has announced the construction of a new plant to produce liquefied carbon dioxide (CO2) gas in Showa Denko’s Oita Petrochemical Complex located in Oita City, Oita Prefecture.

Sumitomo Chemical will license its technology of manufacturing propylene oxide (PO) in connection with a large petrochemical project implemented by PTT Global Chemical Public Company (PTTGC) in Thailand.

Japan — the Country of the Rising Sun? For the petrochemical industry, this is a thing of the past. While China is boasting with huge downstream projects, Japan is discussing plant closures and consolidations. Only cooperations could stop the downward trend, industry insiders believe.

Wacker opens a new, jointly operated, sales office in Chennai India together with Indian Metroark.

A large amount of asset damage and several unplanned process shutdowns can be avoided through control of dust. Most of the organic fine dusts ignite at a temperature below 500OC. Common high-risk zones include filters, silos and cyclones.

You are looking for an equipment which is the ideal choice for continuous scalping of dry or moist materials, even those that tend to ball or agglomerate? This case study features a centrifugal screening device which combines high performance with easy maintenance.

The Linde Gases Division in Germany and Total Raffinerie Mitteldeutschland based in Leuna announced the extension of the existing gas supply contract by a further 15 years.

Mitsui chemicals introduced a plant-derived material for the production of high-refractive index lenses. This is part of the company’s efforts to shift from fossil to biomass resources.

Solvay tests a new fluorine gas production method in Korea. The Belgium based chemical company sees great potentials for fluorine as an economical and ecological alternative to nitrogen trifluoride for the semiconductor industry.