Neste Jacobs will perform the EPCM services for an upgrade and expansion of the Haltermann Carless’ production site in Speyer, Germany.

Under a letter of intent signed between Bilfinger and Rock Tech Lithium, both the companies will work together to build Europe’s first lithium hydroxide converter in Guben, Brandenburg, Germany. On completion, the production plant is expected to produce 24,000 metric tons of lithium hydroxide every year which will prove useful for the batteries of around 500,000 electric cars.

Hamilton has recently launched its new software ‘ArcAir Data Modeling’ – AADM – that precisely correlates in-line measurement data from the company’s Incyte Arc sensor with off-line viable cell counts over the complete duration of the run.

Sulzer GTC Technology has recently entered into an agreement with Sibur to provide licensed pyrolysis gasoline processing technologies for the modernisation of a benzene production unit at Sibur’s Kstovo olefins production plant in Russia.

Heidelberg Cement presented its preliminary and unaudited figures for sales volumes, revenue, operating income before depreciation (OIBD) and operating income (OI) for the fourth quarter and full year 2012, together with an Outlook for 2013. Revenue and operating income rose in comparison to the previous year and in line with the outlook given in the 2011 Annual Report.

Specialty chemicals company Lanxess officially inaugurated its new plant in Changzhou, China. The compounding facility produces Durethan- and Pocan-branded high-tech plastics, especially for the automotive sector and the electrical and electronics industry.

As fibre optic connections become more and more often used within the process industry sometimes the connection of cables becomes a difficult task — especially in hazardous areas. Stahl recently introduced a new explosion protected splice cassette for the support of FO networks in areas with explosive gas or dust atmospheres.

Precision bore tubings by Duran feature highly resistant borosilicate glass tubes with tolerances within the micrometer (μm) range. The used borosilicate glass is both chemical and physical resistant.

Nearly two-thirds of refiners plan to increase their investments in digital technologies over the next three to five years, although digital is not one of the top plant investment areas for refiners today, according to new research from Accenture.

The Dow Chemical Company has completed the construction of its "Elite" enhanced polyethylene production facility in Freeport, Texas.