The Board of Directors of ABB (Zurich, Switzerland; www.abb.com) announced that its CEO Ulrich Spiesshofer will step down from his role, which he has held since 2013. The Chairman of the Board, Peter Voser, will become interim CEO in addition…
LyondellBasell (Rotterdam, the Netherlands; www.lyondellbasell.com) announced that PetroChina will use the LyondellBasell Hostalen “Advanced Cascade Process” (Hostalen ACP) technology to produce 1,100,000 metric tons per year (m.t./yr) of high-density polyethylene (HDPE) capacity. Licensor selection has been done by China HuanQiu…
Innovative strength is the most important competencies of Buss-SMS-Canzler GmbH's (Düren, Germany; www.sms-vt.com). This spirit does not remain stuck in the past, but continues to advance and break new grounds allowing it to celebrate this great anniversary in 2019. On…
Pressure swing adsorption technology is well known for H2 purification applications, but the technique can also be used for other gas-separation processes in petroleum refining facilities Pressure swing adsorption (PSA) is a well-established process for the separation and purification of…
Petrofac Ltd. (St. Helier, U.K.; www.petrofac.com) announced that Emirates Global Aluminum’s (EGA) Al Taweelah alumina refinery has started up, a major milestone for EGA and for industry in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). This is the first alumina refinery in…
Showa Denko Gas Products Co., Ltd. (SGP), a consolidated subsidiary of Showa Denko (SDK; Tokyo; www.sdk.co.jp), has established a new plant to produce liquefied carbon dioxide (CO2) in its Oita Plant located in the premise of SDK’s Oita Petrochemical Complex,…
A leading producer of chlor-alkali products on the Indian market benefits from the improved efficiency of its chlor-alkali electrolysis by applying the new Lewatit MDS TP 208 as ion exchange resin from Lanxess AG (Leverkusen, Germany; www.lanxess.com). The finely dispersed…
Qatargas Operating Company Ltd. (Qatargas; Doha, Qatar), acting on behalf of Qatar Petroleum, and BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany; www.basf.com) have signed a technology license agreement for the North Field Expansion Project in Qatar. Under the agreement, BASF is providing two…
Housings for the Harshest Processes Abrasive solids and high temperatures are tough on pH sensors. Retractable housings allow sensor extraction from the processes for cleaning, calibration or exchange – without process interruption. InTrac® 781 / 784 retractable housings are specially…
TEC Project Services Corp. (TPS), a domestic subsidiary of Toyo Engineering Corp. (Chiba, Japan; www.toyo-eng.com) was awarded a propylene splitter project from Maruzen Petrochemical Co., Ltd. to produce a high-grade product at Chiba Plant. TPS is in charge of detailed…