Technology for manufacturing bursting disc is not new. However Rembe has developed a new technology of manufacturing that enables bursting discs to offer more safety than before.

The next generation: Bayer brings a TDI production with a new gasphase TDI phosgene reaction on stream. The company has invested some € 250 million at its chemical park in Dormagen, where the new technology replaces an aging conventional TDI site.

Oerlikon Leybold Vacuum wins another steel degassing order: Jailaxmi Casting & Alloys, an Indian steel producer, was convinced by the innovative systems and redundant components.

The engineering team at a coal-fired electric power plant utilizing ammonia (NH3) for nitrous oxide (NOx) removal by its pollution control system installed the ST100 Series Thermal Flow Meter from Fluid Components International (FCI) based on its superior repeatability in measuring NH3 under harsh operating conditions.

With an aim to build on its existing research co-operations with leading universities in China, Clariant has sponsored the National Catalysis Achievement Award till 2025 at the National Congress on Catalysis of China. This year, the award for outstanding R&D achievement in the catalysis field in China was received by Youchang Xie, Professor of Physical Chemistry at Beijing’s Peking University.

The debottlenecking process has led to an increase in the capacity of Diethylhydroxylamine by 15 to 20 % at the St. Gabriel unit in Los Angeles. Deha is used primarily in water treatment and in the production of various polymers.

Solvay has inaugurated during an official ribbon-cutting ceremony at its Collonges-au-Mont-d’Or site in France its highly dispersible silica capacity production expansion and its modernized R&D facility. More information on the site you will read here.

Industrial gases supplier Airgas plans a new liquid hydrogen plant in Calvert City, Kentuckyy/USA. The facility with a nameplate capacity of ten tons/day shall supply industries from power generation; metal production, glass, chemicals and food products as well as hydrogen-powered fuel cells.

Turck has recently introduced a fully comprehensive M12 Power portfolio in K, L, S and T codings. The range includes field wireable male connectors, receptacles and junctions as well as M12-to-7/8” adapter cables. The company is also offering its M12 Power technology in its robust I/O and RFID block modules as well as power supply units with IP67 protection.

Adnoc and OCI have plans to form a joint venture under which Adnoc will combine its fertilizer business, Adnoc Fertilizers, into OCI’s Middle East and North Africa (Mena) nitrogen fertilizer platform. With a production capacity of 5 million tonnes of urea and 1.5 million tonnes of sellable ammonia, the JV is expected to be the largest producer in the Mena region.