On a major part of the pump breakdowns in the Chemical Process Industry, the causes are NPSH problems, gas admixtures in the transported fluids, dry running or operating a pump outside the permitted range.

More and more sealless canned motor pumps are being employed for the conveying of liquefied gases. They are distinguished by operational safety, an extremely low level of noise, low life cycle costs and in particular by the high degree of environmental friendliness, alongside their compactness and easy installation. They are a safe alternative to conventional centrifugal pumps and magnetic drive pumps.

Oil and gas producers, processors and shippers need to accurately measure product flowing into and out of their operations. These measurements are critical because they have a direct impact on profitability. Under-measure and you could be giving away valuable product. Over-measure and you may short-change your customers, damaging your reputation. There may also be tax or accounting implications for improper or inaccurate measurement.

Haltermann Carless, HCS Group brand and provider of specialty hydrocarbons has commissioned Neste Jacobs to plan an upgrade and expansion of their production site in Speyer, Germany.

Dow Chemical announced the completion of the construction phase of its new, world-scale ethylene production facility in Freeport, Texas.

Fluor has finished the mechanical construction of The Dow Chemical Company’s new ethylene production facility in Freeport, Texas on schedule.

The Dow Chemical Company announced that the Company’s comprehensive plan to further connect its U.S. operations with cost-advantaged feedstocks from increasing supplies of U.S. shale gas is moving forward, and remains on-track to deliver long-term competitive advantage for many of Dow’s downstream businesses.

China is looking to eliminate its dependency on imported oil and utilize its domestic coal resources. PROCESS conducted an in-depth investigation to find out who stands to gain from the coal-to-chemical projects.

Exxon Mobil Chemical Company, a division of Exxon Mobil Corporation, announced that it is expanding the capacity of its global hydrocarbon fluid assets by more than 250,000 tons per year at its world-scale petrochemical sites in Antwerp, Belgium; Baytown, Texas; and Jurong Island, Singapore.

One man's meat is another mans poison – The US' love affair with shale gas takes its toll on the country's butadiene industry, a new study shows. The country might well be caught up in the dependency of butadiene imports from foreign producers.