Like today’s chemical process industries (CPI) themselves, the representation of exhibitors at this year’s Chem Show has taken a more global spin. According to Clay Stevens, President of show organizer IEC, 56 international exhibitors from 16 countries are on hand…
Almost every chemical company in America is developing a plan to reduce carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas emissions in the coming years. It is something for which all chemical engineers need to prepare. That is one of the key…
With the buzz around rising fuel costs at an all-time high, a large portion of coverage in consumer and trade media, alike, has focused on alternative fuels for transportation. While it is important to consider how such activity will impact…
Agilent Technologies (Santa Clara, Calif.) names William Molnar vice president and general manager of the Stratagene Division. Jo Lennartz is promoted to director of technology by Akzo Nobel (Arnhem, the Netherlands). Banro (Toronto, Canada) appoints Mike Prinsloo chief executive officer.…
For the mainstream media, stories about persons guided by their pocketbooks or hormones instead of ethical principles make fodder for front-page news. Although chemical engineers are not exempt from scandals, a poor ethical decision in the chemical process industries (CPI)…
Genencor, the enzymes division of Danisco A/S (Copenhagen; edlinks.chemengonline.com/6900-544) and DONG Energy (Fredericia, both Denmark) are collaborating to produce second-generation bioethanol. Public subsidies are being sought for establishing a demonstration plant, which will process 4 m.t./h of straw and produce…
The Chemical Business Area of Evonik Industries AG (Essen, Germany; edlinks.chemengonline.com/6900-542) is the new identity of what was formerly known as Degussa. The other two business areas of Evonik Industries are energy and real estate. The German coal-mining operations will…
Lanxess (Leverkusen, Germany; edlinks.chemengonline.com/6900-543) has won a large contract to supply ion-exchange resins to Goro Nickel S.A.S. (Noumé, New Caldedonia), which will use the resins in future mining operations. Goro Nickel will start Ni production at the mine in 2009.…
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Plant Watch Liheng adds largest continuous polymerization capacity for PA6 to China September 25, 2007 — Liheng (Changle) Polyamide Technology Co. has contracted Lurgi Zimmer GmbH to build a polyamide-6 (PA6) plant in the province of Fujian. The plant will…