HAZOP data management should be treated as a systemic process-safety issue, as it can be a significant and invisible source of inefficiency. This article describes the principles required to create HAZOP records that can stand on their own over time…
Last month, members of the Society of Chemical Manufacturers & Affiliates (SOCMA; Arlington, Va.; www.socma.org) gathered in Nashville, Tenn. for the annual SOCMA Show event. At the event, between talk of tariffs, ongoing economic and geopolitical uncertainty, the proliferation of…
DuPont (Wilmington, Del.) announced the commissioning of a new multi-tech water treatment plant in Baringo, Kenya, serving the rural community of Kampi Ya Samaki with its first reliable source of clean and healthy drinking water. Delivered through its long-running partnership…
Topsoe A/S (Lyngby, Denmark) has signed a FEED agreement for Hynfra’s green ammonia project located in the port of Aqaba, Jordan. The FEED is the detailed engineering and design of the plant and Topsoe’s ammonia synthesis technology will be part…
Because the pros and cons of any blender vary greatly by application, this chart rates seven popular blenders against 22 material and equipment requirements, enabling the specifier to narrow blender selection according to: Blend uniformity Cycle times Cleanability Batch…
Case study showing efficiency of the LMT200 in replacing multiple transmitters for level measurement Specific challenges exist when using a high-pressure reactor vessel in a refinery’s gas oil hydrotreater unit. The tank is very long and hence the level measurement…
Ketjen Corp., a leader in catalyst and specialty chemicals innovation, and Saudi Aramco Technologies Company (SATC), a subsidiary of Aramco, have entered into a Joint Development Agreement (JDA) to co-develop, test, and deploy next-generation Fluid Catalytic Cracking (FCC) catalysts and…
Air Liquide S.A. (Paris) unveils the successful construction of its new Advanced Materials manufacturing plant in Taichung City, Taiwan. Already present in this key innovative market with 54 facilities dedicated to the semiconductor industry in Taiwan, this is the first…
Cambrex (East Rutherford, N.J.), a leading global contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO), announced the completion of initial engineering studies for its new, large-scale active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) manufacturing plant in Charles City, Iowa. This milestone marks significant progress toward…
BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany) announced the official inauguration of its newly built, world-scale Verbund site in Zhanjiang, Guangdong Province in southern China. Covering an area of around four square kilometers, it is more than a major BASF project in the…