The gas-to-liquids (GTL) process offers a promising option for producing valuable liquid fuels from gas resources that would otherwise be wasted. These include associated gas (the gas produced along with oil, which is now frequently disposed of by flaring or…
To address the needs for the fast-growing photovoltaic (PV) market, DuPont (Wilmington, Del.; www.dupont.com) opened the Meyrin Photovoltaic Application Laboratory at its European Technical Center – adding new capabilities to this leading R&D hub by developing next-generation products. Over 50…
Pöyry Plc. (Helsinki; www.poyry.com) has been awarded an engineering contract by SAICA Containerboard UK Ltd. for one of the world’s most advanced recycled paper mills to be built at Partington Wharfside, near Manchester, U.K. The value of Pöyry’s assignment is…
Brain AG (Zwingenberg; www.brain-biotech.de) Bayer Schering Pharma AG (Bergkamen, both Germany; www.bayerscheringpharma.de) are cooperating in the field of production process optimization of steroid compounds. The goal of the collaboration is the energy-efficient and thus sustainable fermentative production of steroid compounds…
Bayer MaterialScience (BMS; Leverkusen, Germany; www.bayermaterialscience.com) has opened a new pilot facility for the manufacture of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) at Chempark Leverkusen. The company has invested some €22 million in the planning, development and construction of the facility, which is…
This article describes an algorithm that end users can use to develop a program on a personal computer to assess the technical and economic feasibility of installing a variable frequency drive (VFD) on centrifugal pumps. This simple algorithm serves a…
Plant Watch Outotec to deliver precious-metals plant in China January 25, 2010 — Outotec Oy (Espoo, Finland; http://www.outotec.com) has signed a contract with Baiyin Non Ferrous Group for the design and delivery of a new precious metals plant in Gansu…
Green Löebbert Rabie McElhattan Douglas Bently Green joins Black & Veatch’s global water business (St. Louis, Mo.) as client accounts project director. Mustang (Houston) promotes Mike Dear to CFO. Borealis AG (Vienna) appoints Gerd Löebbert executive vice-president for base chemicals.…
NORTH AMERICA Pittcon 2010. Pittsburgh Conference on Analytical Chemistry & Applied Spectroscopy (Pittsburgh, Pa.). Phone: 412-825-3220; Web: pittcon.org Orlando, Fla. Feb. 28–March 5 Biopharmaceutical Development & Production Week (“Five Conferences In One”). IBC Life Sciences (Westborough, Mass.). Phone: 800-858-4881; Web:…
AkzoNobel N.V. (Amsterdam, the Netherlands; www.akzonobel.com) is investing almost €10 million to further boost the innovative power of the U.K. site where performance coatings that now protect many of the world’s iconic structures and ships were first developed. A fire…