Metso has entered into a 2-year life-cycle contract with Ideal Development for Manufacturing Industries for its new phosphate beneficiation plant at the Eshidiya Mine, south of Jordan.

PROCESS Worldwide brings to you the ‘Top 10 plant engineering projects of October 2024’ from all over the world. Right from Thyssenkrupp being awarded a feed contract for one of the largest carbon capture projects in Europe to BASF securing funding for the world’s largest industrial heat pump for CO2-free steam generation, find out all the projects making headlines here.

A groundbreaking ceremony was recently held by Henkel to establish a new adhesive manufacturing facility in China. With a hefty investment of 120 million euros, the new plant is expected to increase the firm’s production capacity of adhesive products in the country.

Everyone wants hydrogen - but isn't it dangerous? After all, the gas is non-toxic but highly flammable and a high level of safety awareness is key to safe operation that protects the environment, personnel and infrastructure - so it's high time to take a look at what needs to be considered when handling hydrogen in pipeline and infrastructure projects, for example. What technology is needed to detect the colorless H2 flames? How do hydrogen leaks become visible? And what concrete steps can be taken today?

Distillation is an important process for industrial process plants and can be segregated into seven main types – Simple, Fractional, Vacuum, Steam, Air-Sensitive, Zone and Short Path distillation. PROCESS Worldwide explains the core definition of distillation as well as elaborates on each of the different types of distillation used by industry players in great detail. Read on to know more…

Siemens is driving digital transformation: a new business unit pools key software areas contributing to digitalization of the process industry. Bart Moors, Head of the new unit and Head of Portfolio Management Dr. Uschi Mitsching are focusing on comprehensive support for customers and their plants across the entire lifecycle, regardless of where they join the digitalization journey.

Edwards Vacuum has introduced oil-free EDP 80 - 400 vacuum pumps for the chemical industry. Based on the non-contacting reverse claw technology, this pump ensures a uniform vacuum with high efficiency and low operating costs.

Leybold has introduced Clawvac CP B, a new model to its existing Clawvac dry claw vacuum pump series. The vacuum pump can be used across the food processing, materials handling and environmental industries.

Metso has plans to acquire Jindex, an Australian company specializing in valves and process flow control. With this move, the company aims to strengthen its slurry handling offering.

This year, Pfeiffer Vacuum will focus on vacuum generation in potentially explosive environments and on the evacuation of explosive gases at Achema 2024. For this, it will showcase its Okta Atex Roots pumps and Hiscroll Atex scroll pumps.