KBR has been awarded an ammonia plant revamp contract by Rashtriya Chemicals & Fertilizers (RCF).

Yara announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire the Vale Cubatão Fertilizantes complex in Brazil from Vale for $ 255 million.

During the “Factory Acceptance Test” (FAT) often expansions and adaptations are required which cost time and money. Now a new type concept for plant operating and construction companies forms the basis for even more efficient engineering, greater standardization and safety.

Rapsol was forced to declare force majeure on ethylene and butadiene supply, due to an unforeseen technical issue at its Cracker in Tarragona/Spain.

From shipyards to life-sciences: Automation manufacturers benefit from Korea’s industrial transition – Since the 1960s, Korea has seen an unparalleled transition from an agricultural country to one of Asia’s technology trailblazers. The technological edge secured the “land of the morning calm” a place among the world’s leading shipuilders, cars and electronics manufacturers and plant engineering specialists. After the shipping crisis and the declining crude price, Korea’s multinationals have set their sighths of life-sciences and process engineering. To promote the transition from shipyards to lab-floor, process understanding and state of the art technology are becoming the key enablers.

... the answers are unequivocal. Reliability is the top priority in the process industry.

Shell has announced that it will exit the Lake Charles LNG project due to the prevailing market conditions and now Energy Transfer will be the project developer. The project is a 50/50 venture by Shell and Energy Transfer to transform the latter’s existing import terminal to an LNG export facility.

Due to their high fineness and throughput hammer mills are enormously popular. But if production calls for explosion-safe processing in a cleanroom special technical Know-how must be assured.

Emerson and Quantum Reservoir Impact (QRI) have recently announced that they have teamed up to develop and market next-generation applications for artificial intelligence (AI)-based analytics and decision-making tools customised for oil and gas exploration and production (E&P).

The color, smell and taste — what would cuisine be without spices? Presumably bland. But how could producers extend the shelf-life without compromising the magic of spices? Ava has found a way.