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China's Petrochemical Industry Relies on Cheap Ethane from the USA

Ethylene from ethane, obtained through steam cracking, is the latest boom sector in China's petrochemical industry. Construction of no less than three new large-scale plants was completed just before the start of the New Year, PROCESS (China) reports. While the vast majority of ethylene in China is still produced in petroleum refineries from naphtha, a number of investors are now turning to cheap ethane, mainly from shale gas deposits in the US.

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The Joker of Radar Level Measurement: Whether liquids or bulk solids — a new radar sensor for all applications ushers in a new era of level measurement. (©Yurii Klymko - stock.adobe.com; Vega)
New Radar Sensor for all Applications

The Joker of Radar Level Measurement

Why do you only need to remember one radar level sensor from now on? Whether you’re dealing with liquid or bulk material, whether at 6 GHz, 26 GHz or 80 GHz — in future, one radar sensor will cover all applications. It couldn’t be simpler, promise the radar experts at Vega, who have one thing in mind above all: better processes for the user.

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