Increased investments in Eastern Europe will provide growth opportunities for compressor manufacturers.

What to do in case of fire? A new Namur recommendation deals with "Risk-based Maintenance of Fire Alarm Systems", defining new maintenance and service concepts for complex fire detection and alarm units.

In February 2019, BASF has founded the new company BASF Digital Solutions located in Madrid, Spain to drive forward the digital transformation of the group and develop innovative IT solutions. The company plans to grow the center to more than 300 digital specialists within the next years.

Texan KBR will provide engineering for a new offshore complex, consisting of two fixed jacket platforms, as well as onshore facilities, for BP. The new rigs in the Azerbaijan sector of the Caspian Sea will provide gas for two gas processing trains with 900 mmscf/d capacity each.

The Lenzing Group has plans to develop a new state-of-the-art wastewater treatment plant at its site in Grimsby, UK. The move is in line with the company’s strategy of reducing wastewater emissions by 2022.

Saipem has recently launched Suiso, a technological solution for the offshore production of green hydrogen and the conversion of oil and gas facilities. The solution will be used for the first time in the Agnes project located in the Adriatic Sea.

Bulkflow Technologies is a world leader in the indirect heating and cooling of powder and bulk solids in many industries worldwide (chemicals, polymers, fertilizers, detergents, minerals, oilseeds, grains, food products, sugar and biosolids). In the last few years, Bulkflow has introduced this technology to the sugar industry, where it has been established as a proven and effective method of cooling sugar crystals before storage and packaging. The Bulkflow system can be installed as either a primary or a secondary cooler, and is readily adaptable to plant retrofits.

Many industrial users are aware that variable-speed pumps, which automatically react to variations in demand, save a substantial amount of energy. It is less well known that pumps with electronic control enhance hygiene and improve process efficiency in the food and pharma industry.

Tomorrow's automation technology starts today. From field device daily routine through the chances of modularization up to data mining. Suspense and excitement continued on the second day of the Namur Annual General Meeting. Here, it was clearly palpable: The modernization tempo that users and operators in the process automation have jointly unleashed has increased significantly.

In order to allow further diversification in the propylene value chain MOL Group announced the investment of more than $ 500 million into its steam crackers in Hungary and Slovakia.