Vacuum tray dryer with the fast washing system for cleaning of all internal parts — Producers demand for their batch process best results, safety, ergonomics and flexibility. To secure this Italian expert for vacuum drying has equipped its vacuum tray dryer with a fast washing system and some other important innovations.

One of the basic mantras when handling flammable liquids is to avoid free falling and splash filling at all costs. Dangerous electrostatic charges could otherwise cause an explosion with devastating effects. But how substantiated are these concerns? Recent experiments in Sweden and France came up with surprising results.

Technip is going to buy Zimmers Technology Business from Air Liquide Global E&C Solutions. This step will strengthen Group’s position as a technology provider to the petrochemicals industries.

The modern laboratory environment is shaped by the same trends that affect most areas of today’s life: Flexibility, digitalization, communication — combined with the never-changing requirements for a lab such as safety, robustness, and cleanliness. In our article you will read more about the changes in hardware and software over the years and what the future of the laboratory might look like.

CPhI has highlighted that continuous processing, PAT (Process Analytical Technology), and PAC (Process Analytical Chemistry) are now being combined in the pharma industry order to produce better-quality products at a lower cost. This new manufacturing strategy has gained speed owing to government’s efforts to ‘reshore’ manufacturing. CPhI’s recent annual report has also predicted that China and the USA will lead the pharma market in innovations by 2030 in the backdrop of mass personalized therapeutics, cobots, AI, and automation delivering process improvements.

The unit is a part of Gulf Coast Growth Ventures’ plan to construct a new chemical complex near Texas. On completion, the complex is expected to include a 1.8 MTPA ethane steam cracker, a 1.1 MTPA monoethylene glycol unit, and the polyethylene unit.

The drive of end-users towards efficient raw-material sourcing leads to a growing number of often worldwide spread sources with varying material characteristics. Yet, new boilers, kilns or blast furnaces require a feed material quality of even increased consistency to achieve high process efficiency and product quality.

Francesco Stanzani has specialized in Industrial Technology at the Ktema Centre in Bologna, Italy and prior to his new role, he was appointed as the Managing Director of TMG UK – the English division of the Marchesini Group.

Nuberg EPC has won two contracts from Ethiopia’s International Company for Chemical Industry and Chemical Industry Corporation – Awash Melkassa Chemical Factory and International Company for Chemical Industry (ICCI), Egypt respectively for developing sulphuric acid plants. The company will utilize its advanced Sulphuric Acid technology - Double Contact Double Absorption for both the projects.

Gail (India) has selected Lummus Technology’s Catofin process and Clariant’s catalysts for India’s first PDH plant. Located in Usar, Maharashtra, the 1.2-billion-dollar project will produce 500 kiloton per annum of propane dehydrogenation and will also be integrated with a downstream polypropylene facility.