Milkweed, a plant that is toxic to farm animals and other creatures, may be a…

CSIRO Energy Technology (Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia; www.csiro.au) is developing a solar-powered air conditioning…

A photocatalyst that is more active for decomposing volatile organic compounds (VOCs) with visible light…

Last month, GE Oil & Gas (Florence, Italy; www.ge.com/oilandgas) received a contract to supply Eni…

Bioethanol Ethanol from plant and forestry waste and dedicated energy crops could replace approximately one-third…

A process that produces hydrogen from coal with close to 80% energy conversion efficiency, plus…

In the framework of the Impulse project (Integrated Multiscale Process Units with Locally Structured Elements;…

Mitsubishi Chemical Corp. (MCC; Tokyo, Japan; www.m-kagaku.co.jp) has developed a new technology for producing 1,3-butadiene…

A less-expensive way of making the raw materials for carbon anodes (for aluminum smelting) and…

The specialty chemicals Group Altana AG (Wesel, Germany; www.altana.com) has acquired the high-performance additives business…

Invensys Process Systems (IPS; London; www.invensys.com), a global technology, software and consulting firm, today announced…

Siemens Energy Erlangen, Germany; www.siemens.com/energy) has secured an order from Abu Dhabi for construction of…

The Linde Group (Munich, Germany; www.linde.com) has been awarded a long-term contract to supply all…

Alstom (Paris, France; www.power.alstom.com) and The Dow Chemical Co. (Midland, Mich.; www.dow.com) announce the design…

Bayer MaterialScience (Leverkusen, Germany; www.bayermaterialscience.com) is to invest 20 million euros in a new aromatic…

Emerson (St. Louis, Mo.; www.emerson.com) has been awarded an order for the installation of Fisher…

UOP LLC (Des Plaines, Ill.; www.uop.com) and Ensyn Corp. (Wilmington, Del.; www.ensys.com) have launched Envergent…

Air Liquide (Paris, France; www.airliquide.com) will invest around €10 million in Australia in a carbon…

Siemens Energy (Erlangen, Germany; www.siemens.com/energy) will adapt its proprietary process for carbon dioxide capture to…

Bookings by members of the German Large Industrial Plant Manufacturer´s Group (AGAB; Frankfurt; www.vdma.org) rose…

Alstom (Paris, France; www.alstom.com) has been awarded a contract worth around 500 million euros by…

Siemens Energy (Erlangen, Germany; www.siemens.com/energy) is to acquire a 28% stake in the Italian solar…

Malvern Instruments (Malvern, U.K.; www.malvernpanalytical.com/en) has entered into a collaborative agreement with industrial process optimization…

DuPont (Wilmington, Del.; www.dupont.com) expects to nearly triple its annual photovoltaic sales to more than…

In order to secure supply and meet the growing demand for phosphorus pentoxide, Clariant International…

Ineos Technologies Ltd. (Runcorn, U.K.; www.ineostechnologies.com) has licensed its Innovene S Process for the manufacture…

Foster Wheeler AG (Zug, Switzerland; www.fwc.com) announced today that its Houston-headquartered subsidiary, Foster Wheeler USA…

F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd. (Roche; Basel, Switzerland; www.rochemengonline.com) and Genentech, Inc. (San Francisco, Calif.; www.genentech.com)…

Foster Wheeler AG (Zug, Switzerland; www.fwc.com) announced that subsidiaries in its Global Engineering and Construction…

Process Systems Enterprise (PSE; London, England; www.psenterprise.com), providers of the gPROMS advanced process modeling system…

LyondellBasell Industries (Rotterdam, Netherlands; www. Lyondellbasell.com), a partner with SAT &Co. and KMGEP of Kazakhstan…

SolVin (www.solvinpvc.com), a joint venture of Solvay S.A.(Brussels, Belgium; www.solvay.com) and BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany;…

Dow Europe GmbH (Horgen, Switzerland; www.dow.com) announced today the start up of a new Solution…

Hoerbiger Holding AG (Zug, Switzerland; www.hoerbiger.com) has signed a definitive agreement to acquire 100% ownership…

The Dow Chemical Co. (Midland, Mich.; www.dow.com) announced today that the world’s largest commercial-scale propylene…

 Dresser Masoneilan (Houston, Tex.; www.dresser.com), an international leader in the design, manufacture, and support of…

On February 20, global specialty chemicals supplier Cognis GmbH (Monheim am Rhein, Germany; www.cognis.com) signed…

Plant Watch Dow to close LDPE plant in Freeport, Texas February 12, 2009 — Driven…

Protecting process systems from overpressurization is vital throughout the chemical process industries (CPI). Both safety…

Rupture disc devices provide overpressure protection for a variety of storage and process vessels and…

Technical and specialty gases find use in many synthesis processes and a number of unit…

The patented design of this unit improves grinder efficiency The Annihilator (photo) is a twin-shaft,…