A snapshot of the emerging trends in the global chemical industry – With multiple emerging regions now steering the course of the global chemicals industry, their internal dynamics will likely determine how the industry shapes up in the near future.

Efficient solutions for sticky problems: Handling adhesives can be quite a nuisance. Pumping a product that is gluey and pasty but must not leak under any circumstances is a challenge for a plant's equipment. Air–operated double diaphragm pumps can help to overcome these issues, as a European adhesives–specialist found out.

Packo Pumps in Belgium and Daniatech in Denmark have bundled their expertise in pump manufacturing and mixing and have set a new standard in high-shear pumps. The patented rotor-stator design was optimized with CFD and gives the pump an unrivalled efficiency.

Production machines for ready-made sauces, dips and mayonnaise are required to finely and thoroughly, yet gently, mix and emulsify components, while also ensuring uniform quality and economic operation. Since the requirements are very high, the machinery used should be efficient enough to fulfill them. Against this backdrop, IKA has developed the new SPP production system, which completes all steps without the use of any additional devices.

A chemical pump must meet a variety of standards. Against the background of these standards, it seems very difficult to generate additional value for the customer that is not already explicitly covered in the standards’ scope. Nevertheless, designing a new chemical pump opens up new opportunities if expertise concerning application and experience in the field is taken as the basis for improvements.

Emerson Process Management has introduced the CSI 3000 Machinery Health Monitor, a compact protection system for a wide range of machinery such as pumps, compressors, centrifuges, blowers and generators.

Oerlikon Leybold Vacuum has launched its Vacuum Online Shop, the all-new online store for vacuum technological products and accessories. After running the Vacuum Shop in the US successfully, the Online Store is now open and ready for operation in twelve additional countries in six languages to shop for products and after sales services.

Oneok plans to invest approximately $ 2.3 billion between now and 2020 to expand the infrastructure for NGL and Natural Gas in the US. The strategic projects complement the recently announced Elk Creek pipeline, increasing Oneok's ability to deliver NGLs from the Rocky Mountain region to growing markets in the Gulf Coast.

Kirloskar Brothers (KBL) today handed over its technological marvel to the first-of-its-kind 500MWe Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor (PFBR) project in India underway by Bharatiya Nabhikiya Vidyut Nigam Limited (BHAVINI).

For the production of cosmetics and pharmaceutical products as well as for the processing of foodstuff, a special thoroughness and cleanliness must be ensured to consumers. For this reason, particularly high demands are placed for equipment which is used in these branches.