Industrial gases supplier Airgas plans a new liquid hydrogen plant in Calvert City, Kentuckyy/USA. The facility with a nameplate capacity of ten tons/day shall supply industries from power generation; metal production, glass, chemicals and food products as well as hydrogen-powered fuel cells.

Lyondell Basell announced Shandong Yuhuang Shengshi Chemical has selected the the company's Hostalen ACP polyethylene process technology for a 200 kta high density polyethylene (HDPE) unit.

The newspaper Times of India reports that Tata Chemicals has received a shutdown notice by India's Central Pollution Control Board on March 11, to shut down its fertilizer plant in Haldia for violating liquid waste discharge rules.

It is becoming increasingly important for the biopharmaceutical industry to reduce production costs. The development of the new sterilizing-grade filter, Sartopore Platinum, therefore focused on three main factors; filtration efficacy, process safety and cost effectiveness. The result was a filter cartridge featuring performance specifications that helped optimize processes and filter handling. This article describes the new technologies implemented in these filter cartridges and the added value users will experience when using it.

Engineering partner Fluor has begun the construction works for a new delayed coker unit at Exxon Mobil's refinery in Antwerp, Begium. The recent expansion of the Belgian refinery is among other investments totaling more than US $ 2 billion over the last decade at the facility.

Reuters reports that Sinopec Corp is planning to increase its investment in fine chemicals at its Maoming-Zhanjiang refining base in southern China.

BASF announced plans to expand production capabilities at its Chattanooga plant to strengthen the company´s position as a supplier of emulsion polymers for the paper, paperboard and carpet industries in North America.

Increased research in weed control is urgently required now to address the severe agricultural problems of today and tomorrow. This was a fundamental consensus among all participants of a two-day symposium in Frankfurt and Monheim organized by Bayer Cropscience...

Fluor announced that its global alliance framework agreement with Yara Belgium, European producer of ammonia and nitrate fertilizer, has been extended by three years and expanded to provide engineering, procurement and construction management services to support the client's global operations.

During a field test at H.C. Starck in Goslar, Germany, the new Sitrans FC430 Coriolis flowmeter demonstrated exceptional stability and reliability in measuring the concentration of tungsten metal. Other benefits of particular interest to H.C. Starck included the meter’s multi-parameter measurement capability and its modular design, which facilitates easy operation and servicing.