DETECTION One of the simplest leak detectors for thermal fluid is the smoke that shows up when the hot fluid is exposed to air. The amount of smoke depends on the size of the leak, the temperature of the fluid and…
Praxair, Inc. (Danbury, Conn.; www.praxair.com) has started up a hydrogen plant for Repsol, one of the world’s largest producers of hydrocarbon fuels and petrochemicals. The new 12 million-standard-cubic-feet-per-day steam methane reformer (SMR) is located at Repsol’s La Pampilla Refinery in…
Sumitomo Chemical Co. (Tokyo; www.sumitomo-chem.co.jp) has decided to further advance the global development of its polypropylene (PP) compound business by establishing a new marketing base in Mexico and providing manufacturing capabilities in India. These moves represent a significant step forward…
The technology company The Linde Group (Munich; www.linde.com) and the specialty chemicals group Evonik Industries AG (Essen, Germany; www.evonik.com) have intensified their collaboration in the area of membrane-based gas separation within the framework of the groundbreaking ceremony for the expansion…
Strategic Precious Metals Processing (SPMP) has contracted WorleyParsons Oman Engineering, with support from WorleyParsons RSA, to execute the engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCM) for the world’s first world's first major antimony roaster outside of China in decades, designed to…
Fluor Corp. (Irving, Tex.; www.fluor.com) says that that the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) selected Mid-America Conversion Services, LLC (MCS), a joint venture (JV) comprised of Atkins, Fluor and Westinghouse, to operate the depleted uranium hexafluoride (DUF6) conversion facilities at…
In part 1 of this white paper, we reviewed the general advantages of using dry, chemical-resistant diaphragm pumps for process scale-up applications. In part 2, we will delve into the process of configuring the mini-plant in order to realize the…
Rockwell Automation (Milwaukee, Wis.; www.rockwellautomation.com) has acquired leading systems integrator Maverick Technologies to expand domain knowledge and help deliver innovative control and information solutions to customers in industries such as chemical, food and beverage, and oil and gas. The acquisition…
Cambrex Corp. (East Rutherford, N.J.; www.cambrex.com) the leading manufacturer of small molecule innovator and generic Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs), announced the validation and ISO certification of a new pilot plant at its manufacturing and R&D site in Paullo (Milan), Italy.…
The former Electronic Materials business of Air Products (Lehigh Valley, Pa.; www.airproducts.com) is now a separate and independent public company: Versum Materials, Inc. Versum Materials officially spun off from Air Products on October 1, 2016, and has begun operations as…