AeroBlock (photo) is a standardized air compressor that is designed with integral-gear (IG) compression technology, and its standardized design ensures consistency without the need for specialized parts, which enables faster turnaround and support. AeroBlock compressors achieve flowrates up to 54,000…
The Coriolis RCT1000 line of mass flowmeters (photo) was recently enhanced with the addition of an explosion-proof transmitter with intrinsically safe sensors. The hazardous-location certification opens up an array of new applications for RCT1000 flowmeters, including chemical and petrochemical processing,…
This company’s maintenance services for rotating equipment incorporate both large-scale projects and the manufacture of specific components, as well as the provision of fully integrated services ranging from the design stage through final onsite installation. These services are aimed at…
The 4900 Series of gear pumps (photo) are hydraulically balanced and well-suited for demanding chemical-processing applications. The pump’s performance characteristics include flowrates up to 300 gal/min, viscosities from 0.5 to 1,500,0000 cP, discharge pressures up to 2,000 psi and temperatures…
W.R. Grace & Co. (Columbia, Md.; www.grace.com) recently announced three new technology awards for the Unipol PP (polypropylene) process technology — one in Kuwait and two in China. The company was contracted to license its Unipol PP process to Kuwait…
AkzoNobel (Amsterdam, the Netherlands, www.akzonobel.com) has agreed to acquire the business of V.Powdertech Co., Ltd., the leading manufacturer of powder coatings in Thailand, supplying a range of products for domestic appliances, furniture and general industrial applications, and currently employing more…
LyondellBasell (Rotterdam, the Netherlands; www.lyondellbasell.com) announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to purchase a 50% stake in Quality Circular Polymers (QCP), a high standard plastics recycling company in Sittard-Geleen, Netherlands. Under the terms of the agreement, LyondellBasell will be…
Sumitomo Chemical Corp. (Tokyo; www.sumitomo-chem.co.jp) has begun construction of a new plant in Changzhou City, Jiangsu Province that will produce high-purity chemicals for semiconductor manufacturing. The new facility, located at Sumika Electronic Materials (Changzhou) Co., is Sumitomo’s second high-purity chemicals…
AkzoNobel’s (Amsterdam, the Netherlands; www.akzonobel.com) Specialty Chemicals business has broken ground at its Kvarntorp plant in Sweden as part of a project to expand production capacity for chelated micronutrients, which are used as essential minerals in the agricultural market. The…
Eni S.p.A. (Rome, Italy; www.eni.com) announced the launch of Lotte Versalis Elastomers’ new integrated industrial complex for the production of elastomers in Yeosu, South Korea. Lotte Versalis Elastomers is a 50:50 joint venture between Versalis (Eni) and Lotte Chemical, a…