The plant comprises a new carbon monoxide purification train with a capacity to handle more than 13 million cubic feet per day. The facility also leverages proprietary technologies to improve the overall efficiency of the Geismar site.

High-performance version of Rosemount 3308 GWR Wireless Level Transmitter delivers enhanced accuracy that can be verified without opening the thief hatch, thereby increasing safety.

It could have been the world’s biggest takeover in pharmaceuticals ever: Pfizer has placed a € 85 million bid for Astra Zeneca. But it seems that the Brits met Pfizer’s advances with a rebuff.

BASF has launched the commercial production of LFP (lithium iron phosphate) cathode materials in Weimar, Germany. The chemicals giant is operating a 3,000 metric ton (MT) per year plant in Weimar, leveraging LFP precursors produced at the BASF headquarters site in Ludwigshafen, Germany.

Clear View is a complete connected plant service that leverages the power of continuous upload of data to offer plant owners improved asset utilisation, energy savings, and less unplanned downtime. The first Clear View service has been developed to optimise ammonia production in fertiliser plants.

Mitsui Chemicals have announced the completion of construction of its electrolyte solution production facilities, which have been built at Nagoya Works to accommodate growing domestic demand for lithium-ion battery-use electrolyte solution.

The company will build, own and operate the steam methane reformer which is expected to start up in 2021. The plant is also expected to have a capacity in excess of 170 million standard cubic feet per day of high-purity hydrogen.

Herding Filtertechnik is known for its safe and innovative solutions in industrial filtration technology. For instance, the Herding Sinter-Plate Filter is proven in the chemical and pharmaceutical industries. However, the requirements of interfaces for the operating personnel are becoming more complex.

Handling demanding media just got easier: A new pump technology expands the range of applications — A technology that till now was only available for the continuous operation with expensive process pumps makes its debut on the mass market: A new double hose-diaphragm pump provides in-built compressor and bypass flow control for pressure ranges up to 16 bar.

With the addition of the new plant, the company aims to expand its production capacity by up to 450,000 tonnes per year along the Gulf Coast. Construction work on the project is expected to commence in 2019.