Uhde India (UIPL) has successfully achieved Mechanical Completion of Matix Fertilisers’ 2 x 5,000 MT Ammonia storage tanks and associated system in Panagarh, West Bengal.

In order to fully utilize the energy potential of waste heat, Tata Steel is now commencing the implementation of an Energy Nest Thermal Energy Storage (TES) demo project as a ‘lighthouse initiative’.

Energy, food and medicine – our modern society wood not be possible without the discoveries and inventions of the chemical age. But what are the most important chemical inventions ever? IChemE asked professionals for their favourites - and here are the winners...

The Dow Chemical Company announced that the Company’s comprehensive plan to further connect its U.S. operations with cost-advantaged feedstocks from increasing supplies of U.S. shale gas is moving forward, and remains on-track to deliver long-term competitive advantage for many of Dow’s downstream businesses.

Deregulation of diesel prices is one of the big decisions taken by the government for the Indian oil & gas industry. It has various benefits for the public as well as private sector petroleum refiners. However, looking at the larger picture, it will also show positive results for the Indian economy as a whole.

Craft Health makes use of ViscoTec’s print head vipro-Head in its 3D printers to develop additively manufactured nutraceuticals and pharmaceuticals. The print head is accurate as well as precise for manufacturing personalized tablets and also complies with FDA regulations.

Alfa Laval’s new PlusClean cleaning nozzle offers unprecedented 100 % tank cleaning coverage, up to 80 % savings in water and cleaning media costs, and no product contamination. Paired with a top-mounted tank cleaning device and installed flush with the tank wall or bottom, the new solution raises productivity and lowers total cost of ownership.

Nouryon has undertaken this move after completing a major expansion project at its site in China. Its plant can now produce up to 38,000 tonnes per year of Dicumyl Peroxide. The project is expected to meet the growing demand for DCP within the region as well as around the globe.

The wholly owned subsidiary of Dupont, Mecs, has been chosen to supply the sulfuric acid production technology for two new plants belonging to Corporación Nacional del Cobre de Chile (Codelco), the world’s largest copper producer.

Through its new ‘Competence Centre Modularisation’ (CCM), Linde intends to offer modular design concepts for large industrial plants. The company is showcasing this new approach at the Gastech trade show from 4 to 7 April in Tokyo, Japan.