The EQUATE Group (Al Ahmadi, Kuwait; www.equate.com) has announced the official start-up of the MEGlobal (www.meglobal.biz) Oyster Creek Site’s commercial production of fiber-grade, on-spec monoethylene glycol. The plant has a nameplate capacity of 750,000 metric tons per year (m.t./yr) of…
Arkema (Colombes, France; www.arkema.com) announced the proposed divestment of its Functional Polyolefins business to SK Global Chemical (Seoul, South Korea; eng.skglobalchemical.com), a subsidiary of SK, the major South Korean corporation. With this project, Arkema continues its shift towards specialty chemicals…
Toray Industries, Inc. (Tokyo, Japan; www.toray.com) announced that it has received orders for ROMEMBRA reverse osmosis (RO) membranes for the Shoaibah 3 Extension 2 and Shoaibah 4 Desalination Plants in Saudi Arabia, which will make the site the nation’s largest…
AMG Advanced Metallurgical Group N.V. (Amsterdam, the Netherlands; www.amg-nv.com) and Shell Catalysts & Technologies (www.shell.us) have signed an agreement to form a joint venture (JV) which will be called Shell & AMG Recycling B.V. The joint venture will provide a…
The MC6 (photo) is a high-accuracy field calibrator and communicator that can calibrate process instruments, such as thermocouples, resistance temperature detectors (RTDs), pressure transmitters, temperature transmitters and multivariable transmitters. It offers calibration capabilities for pressure, temperature and various electrical signals.…
FlowCam 8000 is an imaging particle-analysis system that uses flow microscopy to image and analyze subvisible particles with diameters ranging from 1 to 600µm. The system can simultaneously determine particle shape, type and size distribution of all detectable particles in…
The Cora 5X00 series of portable benchtop Raman spectrometers can analyze different kinds of samples with a maximum Raman signal and minimum fluorescence. Users may choose between single- or dual-wavelength instruments. Cora 5X00 equipment can be operated as a standalone…
HL filter bags (photo) have five layers of filter material, each with 4.4 ft 2 of surface area. These bags have a molded-flange or stainless-steel ring to ensure a positive seal with the filter housing. They are constructed with two…
MDx compressed-air motors (photo) enable users to achieve the same delivery capacity with 20% less connection pressure and 4% less air consumption comparable to other products, according to the manufacturer. The 1,000-W air motor optimizes flow control for high power…
The CSF-ABW automatic filter (photo, p. 52) is a two-stage self-cleaning water filter manufactured in one vessel, used for cleaning debris in various water sources. By combining two filtration concepts into a single device, the CSF-ABW saves time and space…