Solvent cementing is an ideal and proven jointing method for numerous applications in industrial pipeline engineering, one example in particular being pipelines used to transport aggressive chemical media. Two examples in the article demonstrate the advantages of this method.

Nova Chemicals and Enerkem have plans to advance the commercialization of its chemical recycling technology by developing a pilot-scale reactor system that converts syngas produced from used, non-recyclable plastics to feedstocks for virgin-grade plastics.

Indian Oil and carbon recycling company Lanzatech have signed a Statement of Intent to construct the world’s first refinery off gas-to-bioethanol production facility in India.

Advansource Biomaterials Corporation has a premium thermoplastic polyurethane elastomer business in the U.S.A. With this move, Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation plans to further expand its product portfolio to TPU technologies. The firm has plans to complete the acquisition in January 2020.

Petrofac has secured numerous new contracts as well as contract extensions under its Engineering and Production Services (EPS) division. The division has won its maiden EPC contract in Malaysia for a new boiler unit at one of Malaysia’s largest fertiliser plants.

Linde has signed a MOU with Baowu Clean Energy under which both the firms will aim to increase the accessibility of hydrogen to industries and improve the acceptance levels of hydrogen mobility solutions across China.

Ineos aims to use recycled plastics from Viridor’s new 84 million dollar post-consumer polymers recycling plant to develop a new range of polymers. The deal will enable the creation of a new circular market for plastics.

Viewed in terms of energy cost of ownership over their entire service lives, compressors, air blowers and vacuum generators cost much more to run than they do to purchase and install. Which is why many manufacturers will be using this year’s Comvac, the leading trade fair for compressed air and vacuum technology, to highlight the energy efficiency of their systems.

Thyssenkrupp Polysius has won a contract from PT Holcim Indonesia Tbk., Jakarta, to build a second cement plant near the town of Tuban on the northern coast of the island of Java. The contract is worth around 250 million US dollars and the plant is scheduled to start production in 2015.

At Fi Europe 2019 in Paris, Glatt Ingenieurtechnik will present effective methods for enhanced product design with natural ingredients for sports nutrition, dietary supplements and beverage applications.