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Bechtel to conduct engineering study for battery anode production
Bechtel (Reston, Va.) was awarded a contract by Sicona Battery Technologies to perform an engineering study for a U.S. manufacturing plant that will produce the cutting-edge battery anode components needed for electric vehicles. "Bechtel will help Sicona deliver a long-lasting…
Simple And Efficient Solidification Of Base Ingredients For The Cosmetic Industry
The combined value of the global cosmetic, beauty and personal care markets is estimated to be in excess of $500 billion a year, and continues to grow at a rate of around 4% p.a. From shampoo to sun tan oil,…
Técnicas Reunidas begins engineering work on Catalina green-hydrogen project in Spain
Técnicas Reunidas S.A. (TR; Madrid, Spain) has launched the engineering works for a large-scale green hydrogen plant, named Catalina and located in Aragón (Spain). The project consists of the development of an initial 500-MW green-hydrogen plant, expandable to 2 GW.…
Bp launches plans for low-carbon green hydrogen cluster in Spain’s Valencia region
Bp plc (London) launched the green hydrogen cluster of the Valencia region (HyVal) at its Castellón refinery. Led by bp, this public-private collaborative initiative is intended to be based around the phased development of up to 2GW of electrolysis capacity…
CPI Booklist for March 2023
The following is a list of newly published books for March 2023 that are relevant to various sectors of the chemical process industries (CPI). Fundamentals of Risk Management for Process Industry Engineers. By Maureen Hassall and Paul Lant, Elsevier Press,…
Driving change through funding
The U.S. Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA), which was passed into law last August, directs federal funding to a variety of sectors in the forms of grants, loans and tax incentives for corporations, and to a lesser extent to…
This centrifugal sifter addresses labor-shortage costs
The Centri-Sifter M1 (photo) is a centrifugal sifter specially designed to help address the high costs associated with maintenance and recruiting, training and retaining skilled labor. The Centri-Sifter M1 sifts, scalps, de-agglomerates and dewaters granular materials ranging from dry bulk…
A new way to improve valve resiliency against flashing
Flashing occurs when the pressure of a fluid passing through a valve is lower than the same substance’s vapor pressure. This causes the fluid to boil — otherwise known as “flashing.” “By reducing flow capacity and eroding the valve itself,…
Business News: March 2023
Plant Watch Arlanxeo starts up new polybutadiene production line in Brazil February 14, 2023 — Arlanxeo B.V. (Maastricht, the Netherlands; www.arlanxeo.com) opened a new polybutadiene production line in Brazil. The new production line supplements Arlanxeo’s existing production capacity in Brazil…
World’s first 5G smartphone for hazardous areas
The IS540.1 (photo) is said to be the world’s first 5G smartphone for ATEX and IECEx zone 1/21. The intrinsically safe mobile device, which was also developed for use in 5G campus networks, offers extensive deployment scenarios ranging from predictive…