VarioPur (photo) is a new product range that includes three high-performance materials based on thermoplastic polyurethanes (TPU/AU). Both abrasion and extrusion resistance are at least five times higher than those of the traditional material, NBR (nitrile butyl rubber). The three…
The new fillpac bag placer (photo) enables efficient bag filling for materials from the construction, cement, mineral and chemical industries. With its standardized modular design, the fillpac provides numerous setup options. For instance, users can set it up at any…
The new HART Multiplexer System (photo) offers the possibility to drastically reduce the number of multiplexer modules, while maintaining the ability to control up to 7,936 channels. Through the integration of multiplexing units in the Termination Board (TB-D5001-HRT), this system…
Royal Dutch Shell (The Hague, the Netherlands; www.shell.com), through its subsidiary Shell International Exploration and Production B.V., and SBI BioEnergy Inc. (Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; www.sbibioenergy.com) have reached an agreement granting Shell exclusive development and licensing rights for SBI’s biofuel technology.…
Ingevity Corp. (North Charleston, S.C.; www.ingevity.com) announced that it will build a new activated-carbon extrusion plant in Changshu, China, to meet growing global demand for pelletized carbon products primarily for use in gasoline vapor emission control systems in cars, trucks,…
Kemira Oyj (Helsinki, Finland; www.kemira.com) has successfully started up production in its new strength resin plant located in Estella, Spain. The high-efficiency and premium-strength resins produced at the plant are used in tissue, laminate, specialty and packaging, as well as…
Indian refinery company HPCL-Mittal Energy Ltd (HMEL) has chosen Haldor Topsoe A/S’s (Lyngby, Denmark; www.topsoe.com) diesel hydrotreater unit and hydrogen generation facilities to meet their upgrading requirements. The revamped refinery in Bathinda, Punjab will meet the BS VI (equivalent to…
Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. (Tokyo, Japan; www.shinetsu.co.jp) will double the production capacity of Shin-Etsu Magnetic Materials Vietnam Co. (SMMV), its Group company located in Vietnam’s Hai Phong Province that manufactures rare-earth magnets. At present, SMMV’s rare-earth magnet production capacity is 1,100…
CB&I (The Woodlands, Tex.; www.cbi.com) announced it has been awarded a technology contract by Shurtan Gas Chemical Complex LLC (SGCC) for a grassroots ethylene complex to be built in southern Uzbekistan. The scope of work includes the license and basic…
Air Liquide Engineering & Construction (www.engineering-airliquide.com) has been selected to supply two hydrogen production steam methane reformer (SMR) units to Dangote Group, the largest manufacturing conglomerate in West Africa. The SMR units will be core to a new hydrogen generation…