Thyssen Krupp Industrial Solutions, the plant engineering and construction specialist of the Thyssen Krupp Group, has won a contract from the Southern Peru Copper Corporation to supply a primary crushing and overland conveying system for the Cuajone Copper Mine in Peru. We know all the Details of the contract.

Akzo Nobel Specialty Chemicals, DSM, Google and Philips have started receiving power from the Bouwdokken wind farm in the Netherlands. The companies established an energy purchasing consortium that enabled construction of two Dutch wind farm projects.

Graphene is making the transition from research journals to commercial applications. This article discusses a new class of nano-material and their commercialization in wide ranging applications.

Quo vadis process automation? — Every 18 months, the processor performance of a chip doubles. This statistical observation, which is described with Moore’s Law, also promotes the developments in the sensor and measurement technology at a fast pace. The following statement should fuel the necessary discussion regarding the future of process automation for users and suppliers.

In a joint research project called Rheticus, Evonik and Siemens are working on electrolysis and fermentation processes that use electricity from renewable sources and bacteria to convert carbon dioxide (CO2) into specialty chemicals.

Pluss Polymers, a polymers research and manufacturing company involved in the field of specialty polymeric additives and phase change materials for thermal energy storage, is starting a new manufacturing unit at Bawal in October 2013.

Yokogawa Middle East & Africa has received an order from the state-owned Egyptian Natural Gas Company (Gasco) to supply a gas pipeline management and control system.

Following the start of a demonstration project in Herten, Germany, in April 2018, Asahi Kasei launched an alkaline-water electrolysis demonstration project in Soma, Fukushima, Japan. The new project aims at the development of a large-scale production system for green hydrogen by using power input from renewable energy sources.

Yokogawa Germany will present automation solutions for digital transformation at Achema. The company will focus on all key aspects of automated processing plants in the chemical and pharmaceutical industries. Yokogawa will also showcase solutions for ‘modular automation’ at its ZVEI partner Stand as well as its own portfolio of transmitters at the shared Profibus exhibition space.

Safe, secure and sustainable – The ideal production process ticks all these boxes. With rising energy prices and an increasing awareness of environmental and personal safety, this year's Process Management Academy in Antwerp focused on 'Excellence in Safety and Sustainability'. Nearly 120 participants discussed cyber security, process safety, brand protection and energy management.