The new platform – recichain has been introduced in British Columbia, Canada with an aim to enhance the circularity of plastics in the supply chain. Sorting, traceability and transparency of plastics throughout the value chain will also be improved via this platform.

A report by Brandessence Market Research titled ‘Industrial Catalyst Market’ predicts the global industrial catalyst market to be valued at 24.44 billion dollars by 2025. The report highlights that the Asia Pacific region will dominate the overall market across the globe.

Engineering specialists Foster Wheller supply a retrofit-selective catalytic reduction (SCR) system for a coal fired power plant in Naantali, Finland. SCRs are used in the exhaust cleaning for therml power genertion.

When mixing sticky bulk solids, residues can be quite a challenge. They pose the threat of cross contamination or product impurities. Since rinsing mixer and screw with water and liquid cleaning agents bring unwanted moisture into the machine, dry cleaning methods can be an attrcative alternative. But also this approach poses several challenges – in a short interview with PROCESS Worldwide, Hendrik Freije, application engineer of Hosokawa Micron’s Food & Pharma team, talks about the Do’s and Dont’s of dry cleaning.

The new air separation unit has been initiated due to a long term agreement signed between Linde and Meglobal. Under the deal, Linde will supply oxygen and nitrogen for Meglobal’s EG manufacturing process at its Oyster Creek unit.

Sappi is proceeding with a pilot-scale plant for low-cost Cellulose NanoFibrils production. The plant will test the manufacturing of dry re-dispersible Cellulose NanoFibrils (CNF) and determine options for commercial production

Residues of bulk solids in mixers can be quite a nuisance if one device is used for several products. While rinsing mixer and screw with water is an easy approach to cleaning, it has certain disadvantages, most obvious the presence of moisture within the device. But also dry cleaning poses its challenges – several aspects have to be considered when laying out a dry cleaning procedure for powder mixers.

One of the key highlights of the report states that the production of natural gas from OECD countries increased by 5.2 % as compared to October 2019. Also, the gross consumption of natural gas increased by 0.5 % in October 2019 on a year-on year basis.

Expanded digital twin portfolio accelerates workforce upskilling to improve operator response time while reducing risk.

Explosion-proof mobile computers for strategic maintenance and live video conferencing systems not only improve work flow and asset management, they also increase the availability and flexibility of systems and optimise processes. Read here about the opportunities presented by maintenance based on Wi-Fi networks in hazardous areas.