Cyplus Idesa, a joint venture between German Evonik and Mexican Grupo Idesa, officially opened their sodium cyanide production plant in Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz, Mexico.

Cabot plans to invest more than US$180 million, increasing its carbon black capacity in in China, Indonesia, Brazil and Argentina by the end of 2013, as well as adding capacity at three facilities in Europe.

KBR has been awarded a contract by Mangalore Chemicals and Fertilizers for revamping its ammonia plant at Panambur, Mangalore in India.

Germany’s first municipal waste water treatment plant to use Bio-Cel submerged membrane bioreactor (MBR) modules from Microdyn-Nadir marks the continuing success of this patented technology.

LDT Dosiertechnik has developed a new Dosatron food line proportional pump to its solutions portfolio. Ideal for many food and beverage applications including care and disinfection of piping networks, potable water treatment and odor control; the pump is constructed of FDA-certified materials.

German chemical company BASF invests in a new production plant for emissions catalysts in Poland. Production in Nienburg, Germany, will also be expanded.

Panasonic developed a photocatalytic water purification technology using photocatalysts and the sun’s UV rays to detoxify polluted water at high speeds, creating safe and drinkable water.

For decades, centrifugal pumps were the standard choice for the process industry. Now, advancements in overall efficiency and the ability to handle a wide array of unique chemicals combine to make the air-operated double-diaphragm pump a first choice for chemical processors.

Today a large number of newly approved medications are manufactured using biotechnology. The new production methods being implemented as part of this process, e.g. involving single-use components, also require new process analysis tools. One of these tools, which is used in combination with statistical analysis methods, is NIR spectroscopy.

Mitsui Chemicals shuts down its phenol production plant at Chiba Phenol. The closure follows a period of sales slumps in domestic phenol and deterioration in export profitability due to oversupply from new facilities in Asia, Mitsui officials stated.