With an organizational realignment, BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany; www.basf.com) is creating the conditions for greater customer proximity, increased competitiveness and more profitable growth. BASF is streamlining its administration, sharpening the roles of services and regions and simplifying procedures and processes.…
Siemens Water Solutions (Rothschild, Wisc.; www.siemens.com) has successfully installed and started up a Zimpro wet-air oxidation (WAO) system at a global petrochemical company’s olefins plant in the Southern U.S. The order, received in November 2017, is the second Zimpro WAO…
Evonik Industries AG (Essen, Germany; www.evonik.com) has started up on schedule its new plant complex in Antwerp, Belgium for production of fumed silica. With this, the specialty chemicals company can now serve the high demand for fumed silicas marketed under…
The Lenzing Group (Lenzing, Austria; www.lenzing.com) is substantially increasing its production of lyocell fibers to meet the strong demand for these products and further strengthening its position as an industry leader in specialty fibers. Over the next years, it plans…
SNC-Lavalin’s (Montreal, Canada; www.snclavalin.com) Spinionic solutions prominently feature SpinChem AB (Umeå, Sweden; www.spinchem.com) patented Rotating Bed Reactor (RBR) technology which, adapted and applied to the nuclear field, provides an innovative and cost-effective alternative to fixed column ion-exchange plants. The RBR…
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Engine & Turbocharger, Ltd. (MHIET; www.mhiet.co.jp), a Group company of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI; Tokyo, Japan; www.mhi.com), has developed a “Triple Hybrid” stand-alone power-supply system that combines renewable energy, such as solar power, with a reciprocating…
On June 21, Dow (Midland, Mich.; www.dow.com) held a groundbreaking ceremony for a new high-value silicone resin plant to be located at the company’s manufacturing site in Zhangjiagang, Jiangsu, China. The new facility will significantly expand Dow’s global high-value silicone…
Asahi Kasei Honorary Fellow Dr. Akira Yoshino has received the European Inventor Award 2019 by the European Patent Office (EPO) in the category of Non-EPO countries for his invention and refinement of the lithium-ion battery. The award ceremony was held…
Italian company Bracco in Torviscosa, located in the Udine Province, has placed an order with GEA (Düsseldorf, Germany; www.gea.com) for the supply of a falling film evaporator (diagram). This plant is a key component in the concentration of liquids and…
BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany; www.basf.com) and Sichuan Lutianhua Co., Ltd. (Lutianhua; China; www.sclth.com) today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to co-develop a pilot production plant, that will significantly reduce carbon emissions and increase energy efficiency in producing dimethyl ether…