Industrial services specialist Voith has just executed a turnaround at Preem's Lysekil refinery in Sweden. The scheduled downtime was also used to exchange a worn-out furnace, which proved to be faulty on initial inspection.

Sartorius was once again a double award winner at the Fisher Scientific European Sales Conference in Karpacz, Poland, retaining the same awards won in 2018, European Excellence and Supplier Best Booth.

Sartorius Stedim Biotech (SSB) and Novasep based in Pompey, France, have entered into a collaboration agreement in the area of chromatography and single-use bioprocessing.

Lanxess ion exchangers are being used for brine purification in chlor-alkali electrolysis in India. The Lewatit MDS TP 208 ion exchanger protects highly sensitive electrolysis membranes and its fine beads enhance the brine treatment process.

LG Chem has entered into a MOU with Veolia R&E to ensure the stable supply of chemically recycled MMA (methyl methacrylate) for producing transparent ABS (high value-added synthetic resin). Under the contract, the companies will also work together for process technology enhancement and R&D to improve the quality of recycled MMA.

Siemens Industry Automation Division has launched Sitrans LR560, the first radar level transmitter operating at 78 GHz frequency. The device is a non-contacting 2-wire FMCW (Frequency Modulated Continuous Wave) radar level measurement transmitter with a measurement range of 100 meters (328 ft).

An initial market analysis on the CAFIPLA project, which is developing a new technology for obtaining biobased chemicals and products from biowaste, has revealed that there is a high potential for four customized biobased products.

The EU’s revised Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC specifies that machine controls should be designed to ensure that they do not present hazards. This requirement is not new — it also appeared in the previous (1998) version of the Directive — but what is new is how this safety is to be achieved. Engineers dealing with mechanical design and plant construction are now caught between two new safety standards, EN ISO 13849 and EN IEC 61508, both of which require quantitative risk analysis.

Covestro and partners from industry and academia are searching for new ways to recover salt and water from industrial wastewater.

The first carbon monitoring site in Russia has opened in the Tyumen Region. The pilot project will be developed in six other regions of the country. The project is considered to be a milestone in the development of the nation’s carbon balance control system.