Technip has been awarded by Socar a service contract for the ethylene and cryomax technology licenses respectively for a petrochemical complex and for the NGL recovery section of a gas processing plant.

Evonik plans to expand its production capacities for transparent polyamides of the Trogamid CX brand at the Marl Chemical Park. The company announced that the reason for this was the growing global demand for high-performance polymers.

BASF will increase the production capacity for its Sodium Methylate plant in Guaratinguetá, Brazil. The nameplate capacity will increase by 30 %, from currently 60,000 metric tons to 80,000 metric tons. The new capacity will come onstream in 2020.

When considering a pneumatic conveying system, the simple purchase price is no longer the most important business criterion. Today, and especially in the chemical industry, the analysis of costs and benefits goes far deeper: More important than a supposedly low purchase price are total cost of ownership and overall equipment effectiveness — especially when dealing with the transfer of powders and bulk materials.

The refinery catalyst market is set to grow from its current market value of more than 4 billion dollars to over 5.5 billion dollars by 2025; according to a report by Global Market Insights.

Post the announcement, Solvay's Executive Committee will consist of five members: Ilham Kadri (Chair and CEO), Karim Hajjar (CFO), Vincent De Cuyper, Augusto Di Donfrancesco and Hua Du.

Accurate mixing of raw materials is critical to product quality in many manufacturing processes. Good mixing depends in turn on reliable, accurate feeding and dosing of individual components. A flexible approach pays dividends when choosing conveying and weighing systems.

In line with its goal ‘Higher output with the same quality and safety’, CP Pumpen has launched a new pump size in its established MKP product range of sealless magnetic drive pumps. With this new pump size, it is now possible to transfer hazardous media at higher flow rates using the efficient, rugged and safe magnetic drive pumps from CP.

Great joy in Arnstadt: EPC Engineering & Technologies was able to land a major order from the Taiwanese world market leader Chimei. As a technology licensor, the traditional Thuringian company will implement a new 180-KTPA polycarbonate plant in Zhangzhou, China for its subsidiary Zhangzhou Chimei Chemical.

Fluor Corporation was awarded a contract by Empresa Nacional del Petróleo (Enap) for the engineering, procurement and construction of a new process unit at its Biobío refinery in Chile.