Clariant Refinery Services has opened a new state-of-the-art crude and fuel oil laboratory that will focus on applications for transport and storage. Based in Bradford, United Kingdom, this global center will address multiple challenges experienced by refineries, storage terminals, pipeline providers, and logistic companies all around the world.

The Residue Oil Conversion Complex project will be carried out at the Preem refinery in Lysekil, Sweden. The project is expected to be complete in the fourth quarter of 2020.

Nestlé has signed a contract with Allergan for the purchase of the gastrointestinal drug Zenpep. The company's objective is to expand its Medical Nutrition business and complement its portfolio of therapeutic products.

The Bolivian Yacimientos Petroliferos Fiscales Bolivianos (YPFB) fertilizer plant project built by Samsung Engineering celebrated the 'Plant Completion Ceremony' on September 14, 2017.

The explosion at Wacker's plant in Charleston on September 7 was caused by a technical defect prompting a leak of hydrogen which subsequently caught fire, thereby severely damaging a small, but important facility of the production plant.

How to find the best cleaning nozzle for the job? One can always try it out — or save the hassle by using state-of-the-art simulation tools. It’s the optimal arrangement of the nozzles inside the tank that lays the foundations for reliable cleaning results. A new simulation software helps customers to find the most suitable nozzle system for the cleaning task at hand. Furthermore, it identifies potential weak points during the development phase and explores potentials for optimizing existing systems, thus avoiding planning errors, reducing downtimes, and ensuring more efficiency and process reliability.

Kaneka Eurogentec announced that the site expansion in Belgium would allow the GMP production of kg-scale plasmid DNA and recombinant protein intended for clinical phases and commercialization.

Coal and lignite are the principal fuels used in many power plants world wide. Although their characteristics appear to be almost same, some differences do exist which set them apart totally. Variations in boiler design also present many challenges and system design has to take care of these issues.

Metaline Series 700 self-processable elastic liquid coating system for solving wear and repair problems on site combines the quality features of wear-resistant elastomeric coatings with a simple and cost-effective cartridge spray processing for self-application. The system has also proved its efficiency for use with conveyor belts.

Sabic has announced the construction of the semi-commercial plant in the firm’s Geleen campus in The Netherlands. The facility is expected to be operational by 2021 and will begin by offering materials to the company’s downstream collaborators.