Daniele Ferrari, CEO of Versalis (Eni) and President of Plastics Europe was elected President of Cefic, effective immediately, at Cefic’s annual General Assembly.

Celanese has plans to expand its engineered materials compounding capacity at three of its manufacturing facilities in Asia – Nanjing, China; Suzhou, China; and Silvassa, India. The move has been undertaken to support the expected growth of compounded polymers.

Adnoc’s ambitious downstream, industry growth and In County-Value (ICV) program is committed to the UAE’s business growth strategy. In line with this objective, the company is already executing projects worth 11 billion dollars plus (AED 40 billion).

Cryogenic temperatures are extremely demanding for the used equipment — A noble gas as a refrigerant for cryogenic temperatures: Although helium is only be found in very specific applications, light gas is in great demand as a refrigerant in research. However, the low density of the medium does not bode well for the process equipment used. Especially safe sealing becomes a challenge — also and especially for the required compressors.

Under the long-term agreement, Praxair will construct two vacuum pressure swing adsorption plants at the facility and also utilise its proprietary HOB technology for increasing syngas yield from the gasification process.

The Chinese company Guangzhou Tinci Materials Technology (Tinci) has selected Lanxess to produce electrolyte formulations for its lithium-ion batteries. Production will be carried out at Lanxess’ high-tech plant in Leverkusen, Germany.

With MTP (Module Type Package) and NOA (Namur Open Architecture), Namur has launched important game changers in process automation. While the complexity of the topics in the context of the digitization challenges continues to increase, the users need simple solutions. Are sensors the key or the driver for successful digitization? This was discussed under the motto “Field Instruments Supporting Digital Transformation” at the annual users meeting of process automation technology.

Man Energy Solutions has secured the order for four Mega-MPTA trains from Chinese firm Jiangsu Jiatong Energy Co. The trains will be deployed at the company’s PTA production unit in Rudong, Nantong City, Jiangsu province, China.

Johnson Matthey (JM) has been selected to provide its methanol technology to the Haru Oni project, the world’s maiden methanol unit in Patagonia, Chile. The pilot phase of the project is expected to produce around 900,000 liters per year of e-methanol as early as 2022.

Bürkert’s proven Flowave flowmeters are now approved for use in potentially explosive atmospheres. Hygienic measurement without media contacting sensor elements in the tube is thus also possible in Ex zones with flammable solvents such as alcohols, e.g. for the production of pharmaceutical products, spirits, semiconductors and paints.