The eStart mobile app (photo) is used during project commissioning and startup to digitally gather data and create loop folders to house all relevant instrument data and checksheets. Digital folder creation not only greatly reduces documentation time, but also keeps…
Westex ShieldCXP is a protective fabric (photo) that defends the wearer against hazards from both flames and inadvertent chemical splash, providing laboratory workers with a single-layer protective solution. Interactions with hazardous chemicals and flames are frequent in laboratories, so an…
Linde LLC (Bridgewater, N.J.; www.lindeus.com) announced that it will soon break ground for its new large-scale air separation unit (ASU) in Adel, Georgia. The plant, representing an investment of $40 million, will produce liquid atmospheric gas products essential to hospitals,…
Air Liquide (Paris, France; www.airliquide.com) announced that its subsidiary Seppic recently finalized the acquisition of the Serdex division of Bayer. This acquisition strengthens Seppic’s footprint in natural active ingredients for cosmetics. The global specialty active ingredients for cosmetics represent a market…
Toray Industries, Inc. (Tokyo; www.toray.com) will establish a joint venture (JV) company with Mitsui Sugar Co. for manufacturing cellulosic sugar, a raw material used for producing various biochemical products, from the surplus bagasse generated at sugar mills. The technological demonstration…
VACUUBRAND's modular VAC 24seven pumping systems provide a dry, chemical resistant vacuum source for industrial and process applications. Watch the video below or visit www.vacuubrand-process.com to learn more.
Fluor Corp. (Irving, Tex.; www.fluor.com) announced that it was awarded a contract by Empresa Nacional del Petróleo (ENAP) for the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) of a new process unit at its Biobío refinery in Chile. Fluor booked the undisclosed…
MilliporeSigma (Billerica, Mass.; www.emdgroup.com) announced it has acquired BioControl Systems Inc., a global leader in food safety testing. The acquisition opens growth opportunities for MilliporeSigma in the food and beverage space, particularly in the U.S. Confidentiality has been agreed on…
Technip (Paris, France; www.technip.com) has been awarded by SOCAR GPC a service contract for the ethylene and cryomax technology licenses respectively for a petrochemical complex and for the NGL recovery section of a gas processing plant, which is part of…
The specialty chemicals group Altana AG (Wesel, Germany; www.altana.com) has acquired the Formulated Resins business of Belgian chemical group Solvay S.A. (Brussels; www.solvay.com). The products are sold primarily under the Conap brand name. This business generated sales of approximately $20…