CIP–compliant rotary valves are especially required for pneumatic conveying in the food industry. Although the guidelines of EHEDG dictate how the systems should look like, at the end the requirements depend on the selected cleaning method. Read this article, how the implementation of these specifications can function.

With an aim to expand Mitsubishi Gas Chemical’s super-pure hydrogen peroxide business, the company has plans to establish a new production facility which will enable the firm to meet the growing global demand for semiconductors.

A new range of polyethylene grades have been developed by Ineos and Forever Plast which will be used to recycle over 6.5 billion used bottle caps and develop new high-quality caps.

Owing to their cost and several other advantages, many water industries are fast picking up FRP or GRP pipes replacing traditional metal pipes. As they need no protection against corrosion, they offer apparently maintenance free long service.

GEA Wiegand has received two large orders for vacuum systems for the expansion of two Indian refineries. In the refinery sector particularly high emphasis is put on low-energy processes because the margins for the processing of crude oil consumer products are very small. In the inquiry the main focus was put on the total cost of ownership.

Two workers died after suffering burns during a fire at Chelanese’s plant on Jurong Island on February 7. Singapore’s authorities and the chemical company are now investigating the cause of the incident.

Wilden Velocity Series AODD pump offers operational flexibility that allows users to optimise performance, leak protection and operating costs while not compromising reliability.

To comply with the regulations of the EU merger control review for their Inovyn joint venture, Solvay and Ineos are selling PVC, EDC and VCM plants at five locations to ICIG.

The market for high density polyethylene (HDPE) plastics grows – but not all regions profit from this devleopment. While US recovers and Asia booms, Europe's HDPE producers shut down sites.

Bahrain gets down to business: The Gulf-country aims to push its transformation towards a knowledge based economy by establishing a a series of National Occupational Standards (NOS). This is only the latest steps in a series of attempts to assess and improve the performance and skills of the country’s current and future workforce - already the most highly skilled workforce is the region.