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Axens Group Wins 39th Kirkpatrick Award  

The winner of the 39th Kirpatrick Award is Axens Group Technologies. Pictured here at the award ceremony are (left to right) Charles Cameron, Director, Business Development (Axens); Manual Herrera, Principal Process Engineer (Axens); Nella Veldran, Publisher (CE); Rebekkah Marshall, Editor-in-Chief…

What to See at the Chem Show  (part 3)   

A leading supplier of static sealing products The Flexitallic Group is an international market leader in the manufacture and supply of high-quality, high-value industrial static sealing products. Based on sales and geographic reach, the company says it is the only…

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…

Why Engineers Should Care About Carbon

Almost every chemical company in America is developing a plan to reduce carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas emissions in the coming years. It is something for which all chemical engineers need to prepare. That is one of the key…

A Practical Spin on Fuel Switching for the CPI

With the buzz around rising fuel costs at an all-time high, a large portion of coverage in consumer and trade media, alike, has focused on alternative fuels for transportation. While it is important to consider how such activity will impact…

Advanced Bio-refineries Pose New Challenges to Engineers

By the time the next Chem Show comes around in two years time, the advanced bio-refinery will have moved off the drawing board and become a reality. That’s the prediction of leading bio-refining specialist Greg Bohlmann, of California-based consultancy SRI…

Recognizing Excellence in Fluid Sealing

On Wednesday, in the third biennial event of its kind, the Fluid Sealing Assn. (FSA; Booth 330) will honor Flexitallic LP (Booth 1245) as the Grand Champion of the 2007 Sealing Solutions Award. FSA invites you to join them at…

Wastewater Benefits From Plant Investment Boom

Wastewater may not be a prime source of profits, but it cannot be ignored — and it is certainly fashionable. The global market for industrial water and wastewater equipment is growing at around 20% annually, according to a recent report…

Managing the Chemical Supply Chain in a Global Economy

As economic globalization makes the world a smaller place, U.S.-based businesses must increasingly source, produce and sell material in foreign lands. Without the right strategies for collaboration, visibility and event management, however, this can be bad news for the supply…

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Ni from South Pacific

Lanxess (Leverkusen, Germany; edlinks.chemengonline.com/6900-543) has won a large contract to supply ion-exchange resins to Goro Nickel S.A.S. (Noumé, New Caldedonia), which will use the resins in future mining operations. Goro Nickel will start Ni production at the mine in 2009.…