Process engineers at oil & gas refineries will find that the rugged ST100 Thermal Mass Flow Meter Series from Fluid Components International (FCI) provides highly accurate, dependable measurement of air and fuel gases to optimise the performance of the boilers utilised by sulfur recovery units (SRUs).

For 140 years Linde has been setting standards in the world of gases and helping to make our world more productive — Gases have made it possible. Whether chemicals, metallurgy, food industry, processing industry or environmental technology, there is barely any sector that can do without the hidden champions from the tank or pressure cylinder. Here, the development of technical gases has been inextricably linked to the achievements of one man — and of the company that bears his name to this day. Since the development of the air separation process, Linde has constantly reinvented itself — and is now developing the solutions for the industries of tomorrow.

Neste and Lyondell Basell jointly announce the first parallel production of bio-based polypropylene and bio-based low-density polyethylene at a commercial scale at the production site in Wesseling, Germany.

The contract involves offering technology license, process design engineering, and operator training services for Ningbo Union King's 1,600 KTA paraxylene plant in Ningbo, China. Mc Dermott will be making use of the Lummus Technology for the facility.

Swagelok has recently announced the release of a new low-temperature seal option. The new seal, a product expansion for the company’s RHPS Series pressure regulators line, is designed to maintain a strong seal in cold climates and applications where significant cooling occurs due to high pressure drop.

API610 process pumps for one of the biggest and most modern refineries in Russia — Delivering pumps for the petrochemical industry is no easy task for suppliers: Not only, that compliance with international standards is required, the used materials have to be handled according to the highest demands. Especially, when materials like titanium are in needed.

With this move, Eastman aims to support the business strategy of the company’s Adhesives Resins business. The firm will invest in its manufacturing sites in The Netherlands and the USA.

The onshore EPC contract comprises the construction of seven cracker furnaces of 1200 KTPA Dual Feed Cracker Units at HPCL’s Bathinda Refinery in Punjab. LTHE intends to make use of its modular fabrication facilities in Gujarat for the fabrication of furnace modules.

The plant will be responsible for manufacturing Lucant, a hydrocarbon-based synthetic fluid which is used mainly as a viscosity modifier. The new investment will enable Mitsui and its strategic partner, Lubrizol Additives Segment to meet the growing demands of the lubricant market.

Gea has developed high-temperature filters with ceramic elements that enable the removal of NOx, dioxins, mercury and VOC through an integrated catalyst matrix. Bis Cat ceramic catalyst filters are chemically inert and corrosion-resistant. This means that for many applications only one single system is required instead of three.