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BASF Catalysts expands plant for polypropylene catalysts

BASF Catalysts (Iselin, N.J.; www.basf.catalysts.com) is expanding production at its facility in Tarragona, Spain, which manufactures catalysts used to make polypropylene. Once complete by September 2008, the project will increase capacity by more than 25%, enabling the plant to meet…

Participation Takes a Global Turn at the 2007 Chem Show      

Like today’s chemical process industries (CPI) themselves, the representation of exhibitors at this year’s Chem Show has taken a more global spin. According to Clay Stevens, President of show organizer IEC, 56 international exhibitors from 16 countries are on hand…

Calendar – October

Click here for full pdf version of this article - includes all graphs, charts, tables, and author information   NORTH AMERICA   2007 Chem Show. International Expo Co. (New York, N.Y.). Phone: 203-221-9232; Fax: 203-221-9260; Web: chemshow.com New York, N.Y.…

Mechanical Failure-Rate Data for Low-Demand Applications

Click here for full pdf version of this article - includes all graphs, charts, tables, and author information The use of safety standards, particularly IEC 61508 [1] and IEC 61511 [2], has increased rapidly in the past several years. Along…

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Piping for Process Plants, Part 4: Codes and Fabrication

Click here for full pdf version of this article - includes all graphs, charts, tables, and author information   This fourth in a series of articles* on piping for process plants examines two topics that may, at first, seem to…

Will You be Ready When Disaster Strikes?  

Click here for full pdf version of this article - includes all graphs, charts, tables, and author information   As evidenced in the headlines, terrorist attacks, natural disasters and infrastructure failures can occur without warning, creating catastrophic results for an…

Wonderful wastewater

Click here for full pdf version of this article - includes all graphs, charts, tables, and author information   Wastewater may not be exactly wonderful, but it is certainly fashionable. The global market for industrial water and wastewater equipment is…

Prevent Explosions During Transfer Of Powders Into Flammable Solvents

Click here for full pdf version of this article - includes all graphs, charts, tables, and author information   Explosion prevention must be a primary objective wherever the process of transferring powders into flammable solvents is utilized, irrelevant of the…

Chem Show Preview II (North American edition)

Click here for full pdf version of this article - includes all graphs, charts, tables, and author information   The Chem Show, North America’s largest process equipment and technology exhibition, will return to the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center from…

Honoring a bulk-solids pioneer

Throughout the +100-year history of the chemical engineering profession, there have been numerous examples of a single individual making a breakthrough discovery or contributing a key theory to the field. The awareness of such “single-handed” contributions, however, has certainly diminished…