South Korea's Lotte Chemical will invest 253 billion won ($ 215.82 million) to increase the ethylene production capacity at its southwestern Yeosu plant by 2018, Reuters reports.

“The Masters of the Columns” was our title three years ago, when PROCESS visited the firm Iludest/i-Fischer and subsequently outlined their work. Now these masters are once again attracting attention by presenting a new phase equilibrium device.

For nearly 20 years, Sharplex Filters (India) has been fulfilling the need of filters for various industrial verticals, such as chemical, pharmaceutical, F&B and so on. Their vast experience in the field helps them offer customised solutions to the buyers. Satish V. Khadke, Sharplex’ Managing Director, gives an insight into the emerging market potential and recent technological developments.

Achema is set to be lit up with a veritable fireworks of innovations, as Vega, the German measurement specialists from the Black Forest, have timed it just right for the biggest event in the processing industry calendar to introduce their plics plus instrument concept, an upgrade on plics which has been simplifying the world of measurement technology since 2003.

India’s diversity is one that is very well-known. Even the food habits of its people vary from region to region. For this reason, it is very interesting to see how the food and beverage sector will take on these distinct challenges. Additionally, small towns around rural areas have become the center of activity. Here’s more on how this sector will change over the coming years.

Side-channel pumps are the ideal choice in applications where self-priming, gas and vapor handling, low NPSH and low noise emissions are major design criteria.

Who would not want to save energy to offset the impact of rising energy and raw material prices? The experts at Bayer Technology Services have developed a systematic methodology called the Energy Efficiency Check which helps users increase system energy efficiency.

BASF announced today that it has signed a purchase agreement to acquire the styrene catalysts business of CRI/Criterion, a wholly owned subsidiary of Shell based in Houston, Texas. Financial details of the transaction are not being disclosed.

The European 'Atex' Directives 94/9/EC and 999/92/EC exhibit a lack of differentiation between explosive gas mixtures and explosive dust clouds. Consequently, some very substantial differences between gases/vapours and dusts have either been neglected or addressed inadequately.

At north American pharmaceutical manufacturer Gilead Sciences, accurate control of pH is critical to good crystallization and high yield. But aggressive chemicals used in the company’s processes, including hydrobromic acid, quickly wrecked on-line pH sensors – sometimes as often as several times per batch.