From specialized processes that require system-pressurization pumps, to very flexible flow regimes, to most delicate pumping of fluids/products produced: This article shows that the diaphragm pump is no longer in the fringes of processing but at the heart of the operation to deliver the highest quality product at the greatest yield as efficiently as possible.

There is no room for compromise when it comes to safety. Companies are required to act, especially when the risk of an explosion looms. It is in this scenario that IEP Technologies introduces a wide range of protection systems for dust explosions in industrial plants.

Dr. Kurt Bock succeeds Dr. Jürgen Hambrecht and has been selected as the new chairman of the Supervisory Board of BASF. Earlier, he had also been elected to the Supervisory Board as a shareholder representative.

Capable of producing 400,000-tonnes per year, the Shanghai-based adiponitrile facility is expected to cater to the growing demand of nylon 6,6 chemical intermediates in China and the Asia Pacific region. ADN production at the plant is scheduled to start in 2022.

The Red Line of Mei Valvole offers a wide range of products that intended especially for marine and petrochemical sector, Oil&Gas industry and for general industrial plants. The Line includes Swing Check Valves, Spring Check Valves, Double Check Valves, Disc Check Valves, Counterweight Check Valves, Wafer and Lug Butterfly Valves.

Facilities with safety instrumented systems can now take advantage of the new SIL 2/3 functional safety certification of Emerson’s Rosemount 8800 Vortex flow meters, per IEC 61508. This will help mitigate risk, enhance plant safety, and protect personnel.

MFC 400 signal converter is now available with the Profinet I/O option. Hereby, all Krohne Optimass x400 Coriolis mass flowmeters (compact and field versions) can be equipped with Industrial Ethernet communication, complementing the existing Hart 7, Foundation Fieldbus, Profibus and DP as well as Modbus communication options.

Tosoh is a major producer of bromine in Asia and aims to maintain a stable supply in order to meet the growing demand in the region. By expanding its bromine production capacity, the firm intends to strengthen its business.

Ube Industries had recently held a ceremony to commemorate the launch of Lotte Ube Synthetic Rubber, a joint venture for the manufacturing of butadiene rubber (BR) based in the Tanjung Langsat industrial park in Johor, Malaysia.

At the end of last year, a Chinese isocyanate manufacturer awarded SGL Group another contract for a recovery system for the reprocessing and use of hydrogen chloride (HCI). The order value is in the mid single-digit million euro range.