Against the backdrop of the restructuring of its refining capacities, mineral oil companies are often anticipating a mammoth task: the complete dismantling of a production site. The fact that a sustainable and economically viable concept for a site conversion can be successfully implemented is exemplified by the dismantling of the Ingolstadt Refinery — a pioneering project

A specialty chemicals manufacturer uses a simple, yet effective rainwater harvesting system at its Mysore factory in India.

Xylem has won a significant contract to supply its Flygt brand submersible pumps and monitoring and control technology as part of a project to upgrade Europe’s largest (and the world’s second largest) wastewater treatment plant located near Paris, France.

Process engineers in search of a flow measurement solution to support accurate, safe and economical nitrogen tank blanketing operations will find the ST Series Family of Flow Meters from Fluid Components International (FCI) provides a wide range of choices designed to accommodate various tank and line sizes.

Air-operated double-diaphragm (AODD) pumps are well suited for for the loading, unloading and transfer of resins, solvents and additives in Paint & Coatings manufacturing applications. Pumps specialist Wilden now launches the Advanced Series Metal AODD pumps, that can generate up to 20.7 bar of pressure (300 psi).

Collaborating with Tata Power, Kirloskar Brothers has installed the world’s largest circulating water pumping system at the company’s Mundra UMPP (Ultra Modern Power Plant). A mammoth 10.5 million litres of water is circulated with the help of KBL’s 10 Concrete Volute Pump sets every minute.

Corrosive and abrasive, hot and aggressive — such are the character traits of the gas liquor to be handled in a pressurised coal gasification plant. The pumps used, though, parry the attack with their intelligent design and high-quality materials.

Aseptic filling processes for pharmaceutical liquids, lyophilised and biotech products must comply with strict hygienic conditions. The Macofar VF liquid fillers offer sterility assurance by their unique slim design. Manual interventions are restricted to a minimum during production. Product safety and ergonomic criteria are at the focus of this technology.

China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation (Sinopec) has chosen Siemens Water Technologies to provide a system for wastewater treatment at its refinery in Anqing in the Anhui Province of China.

KSB in India has launched Amarex N, a new cost-efficient low-weight pump set which is compact enough to be installed in narrow sumps and tanks. The pump is designed for handling all types of waste water in municipal, industrial and commercial applications.