Pressure gauges that operate without transfer fluid are particularly popular wherever media of particularly high quality are processed or where pollution of the medium would cause substantial health hazards. A diaphragm pressure gauge specially designed for hygienic processes is Baumer's new DP100.

Ammonia vaporisation changes the state of ammonia from a liquid to a gas. Vaporised ammonia is important for use in industrial refrigeration and in pollution abatement technology, such as selective catalytic reduction (SCR) systems used to neutralise nitrogen oxides from large electric utility and industrial boilers.

Continuous tablet coating is now part of the Modcos continuous production line — Following the introduction of the continuous Glatt Modcos system, Glatt is working together with partner Driam to close a gap in the production process by incorporating continuous tablet coating. Like Modcos, the continuous Driaconti-T system enables complete traceability of every tablet as well as precise and reproducible setting of the retention time in the process.

Mannheim-based Rhein Chemie, a wholly owned subsidiary of specialty chemicals company Lanxess and partner of the rubber, lubricant and plastics industry, is celebrating its 125th anniversary this year.

India will soon receive a tremendous boost in textile and fibre production, with Reliance Industries (RIL) commencing the expansion of its polyester manufacturing chain.

Sabic and affiliates of ExxonMobil Chemical announced that Front-End Engineering Design contracts were awarded and that all components are in FEED phase for the proposed new elastomers project at the AL-Jubail petrochemical plant of their joint venture company Kemya.

Dow recently announce that its new world-scale Pololefin elastomers plant in Thailand is targeted to begin commercial operation after a successful startup on the first of June 2011.

Boosted by political support, the German biogas energy economy accounts for roughly one quarter of the total global installed capacity. Analysts of Global data expect this trend to continue, as the power generation from biogas in the country is projected to reach 28,265 GWh in 2025.

Ineos Olefins Belgium’s Project One aims to construct Europe’s most sustainable ethane cracker project in Antwerp, Belgium. The project is expected to have the lowest carbon footprint in the region and will comply with some of the strictest environmental regulations in the world.

Nouryon will double capacity at its surfactants plant in Stenungsund, Sweden. The $ 13.3-million expansion and upgrade project includes the installation of a new reactor and is expected to be completed by the first quarter of 2021.