Ineos Styrolution hosted a groundbreaking ceremony for its new 100 KT ASA (acrylonitrile styrene acrylate) plant in Bayport, Texas. The development of the new site is part of a bigger expansion plan for the Americas.

IO-Link is currently the most talked about technology in the presence of growing demand for the communications standard especially in the food & beverage industry. The fieldbus-independent IO-Link technology provides a cost-effective way to digitalize process plants and now Endress+Hauser has also come up with its own comprehensive IO-Link portfolio.

Pharmaceutical projects are becoming increasingly complex. This is a truism. But what does it actually mean for project execution? How should operators, equipment builders, and engineering companies work together to keep everything on schedule even when changes are made? And what competencies does this require from the supplier?

At the turn of the year, the Bilfinger Group's largest business segment, now briefly and succinctly known as Bilfinger Industrial, implements two major changes.

Engineering consultant Uhde India has successfully commissioned a 152 tpd-membrane cell caustic soda conversion project owned by Jayshree Chemicals in Ganjam, Orissa.

TechnipFMC has bagged three frame agreements from Petrobras under which the company will produce more than 500 kms of flexible pipe over the next four years to help Petrobras maximize its oil recovery in the Brazilian deepwater environment.

Nola Oil Terminal has commenced phase one construction of an oil and refined products terminal project on the lower Mississippi River in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, USA which will help to accommodate larger vessels for the purpose of trading crude oil and clean petroleum products. The project will be the first of its kind in the region.

Vega introduces a new radar sensor for continuous measurement of bulk solids. The Vegapuls SR 68 was specially designed for level measurement in silos and bunkers with heights up to 30 meters.

The complete emptying of transport systems is one of the main conditions for efficient and contamination-free processing of powders, grains and granular materials. In particular with the transport of light, fine powders the complete emptying of transport systems is easier said than done.

Under the terms of the contract, Honeywell UOP will provide process technology, engineering design, key equipment, catalysts and adsorbents to the new facility which is expected to have an annual crude processing capacity of 20 million tonnes.