Akzo Nobel Specialty Chemicals, DSM, Google and Philips have started receiving power from the Bouwdokken wind farm in the Netherlands. The companies established an energy purchasing consortium that enabled construction of two Dutch wind farm projects.

The catalytic off-gas treatment is for Shandong Qilu Plasticizers’ phthalic anhydride plant in China. Clariant’s Envicat VOC catalyst is capable of eliminating up to 99 % of VOCs and carbon monoxide.

Wacker is expanding its existing silicone production at its Amtala site near Kolkata with a new hydrosilylation plant for manufacturing functional silicone fluids. The plant has an annual capacity of over 6,000 metric tons.

With the rising demand of MOS-Hige magnesium oxysulfate whisker in Asia, the new plant is expected to have an annual production capacity of 1,500 tonnes.

The industrial and technology group Thyssen Krupp is strengthening its plant technology capabilities in France by merging the formerly separate entities Polysius and KH Mineral to become ThyssenKrupp Industrial Solutions (France). Read about the strategic objectives ...

Total has been awarded participating interests for the new Umm Shaif & Nasr concession and Lower Zakum concession by the Supreme Petroleum Council of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi and Adnoc w.e.f March 9, 2018. The deal is expected to bring the company a production of 80,000 barrels of oil per day in 2018.

Eta Bio, one of the largest agricultural businesses in Bulgaria, will utilise the technology in its new full-scale commercial plant for the production of cellulosic ethanol in the region. The license agreement is Clariant’s fourth deal for the sunliquid technology.

Several key positions have been changed to strengthen the company’s ability to deliver on its strategy of meeting global challenges with value-creating business opportunities.

The energy-efficient amine gas treatment technology Oase sulfexx is expected to assist petroleum refiners and gas processors meet regulatory requirements of the future, reduce operating costs and increase capacity. The technology is capable of selectively removing hydrogen sulfide, while minimising co-absorption of CO2 from gas streams.

United Electric Controls has recently announced that its Vanguard Wireless Hart Gas Detector is now Hart Registered. This registration ensures that all Wireless Hart users will be able to add Vanguard device drivers the next time they update their device descriptor (DD) libraries. It also assures users that they can add Vanguard systems to existing Wireless Hart networks, seamlessly and securely.