Chemical Engineering
Proof-Testing Level-Measurement Devices in Storage-Tank Safety Systems
Storage tanks containing hazardous materials require safety instrumented systems (SIS) to prevent overfills. Digital technology in the latest level-measurement devices used in SIS enables remote proof-testing, which provides significant advantages At industrial facilities with tanks containing hazardous, flammable or explosive…
Mitsubishi Gas Chemical to expand meta-xylenediamine capacity in Europe
Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company, Inc. (MGC; Tokyo) has announced the expansion of Meta-xylenediamine (MXDA) production in Europe. MGC is expanding its production capacity of MXDA to meet the market growth in the epoxy, polyamide and isocyanate sector. MGC will be…
Albemarle to acquire lithium-conversion company in China
Albemarle Corporation (Charlotte, N.C.) announced that its subsidiary, Albemarle Lithium UK Limited, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire all of the outstanding equity of Guangxi Tianyuan New Energy Materials Co., Ltd. (Tianyuan), a lithium converter located in Guangxi, China.…
ArcelorMittal to construct DRI plant, electric furnaces in Gent
ArcelorMittal Belgium will reduce CO2 emissions by 3.9 million tons per year by 2030, by building a 2.5 million-ton direct reduced iron (DRI) plant and two electric furnaces at its Gent site, to operate alongside its state-of-the-art blast furnace that…
Hexion to split into two companies
Hexion Holdings Corp. (Columbus, Ohio) announced its plan to separate into two independent companies. The two companies will be Hexion Holdings, composed of the Company’s Adhesives and Versatic Acids and Derivatives product lines, and Hexion Coatings and Composites (US) Inc.…
Nouryon starts production of TBHP and TBA at new plant in Ningbo
Nouryon (Amsterdam, the Netherlands) has started production at a new manufacturing facility located at its site in Ningbo, China, to meet increasing demand in the Asia region for polymers used in the Packaging, Paints and Coatings and Construction end-markets. The…
Axens selected for Byco refinery upgrade project in Pakistan
Axens (Rueil-Malmaison, France) has been selected by Byco (Karachi, Pakistan) to support Byco’s Refinery upgrading Project Phases I, II, III by providing advanced technical solutions in order to achieve Euro V gasoline and diesel specifications in Pakistan. The solution consists…
Toray Plastics (America) launches new polypropylene film line
Toray Plastics (America), Inc. announced that its Torayfan Division’s new, 8.7-meter, five-layer, in-line coating polypropylene film line with automated slitting began producing commercial volumes of packaging and label films. The customized, proprietary equipment is considered by Toray to be one…
Maire Tecnimont wins EPC contract for Lotos Oil refinery expansion
Maire Tecnimont S.p.A. (Milan, Italy) announced that its subsidiary KT – Kinetics Technology S.p.A. has been awarded an EPC Lump Sum-Turn Key (Engineering, Procurement & Construction) contract by LOTOS Oil, concerning the expansion of the Gdansk Refinery aimed at improving its crude processing capability as well…
Huntsman and KPX Chemical form polyurethanes manufacturing JV
KPX Chemical, a leading polyols producer for polyurethanes in Korea, and Huntsman Corp. (The Woodlands, Tex.) announced the establishment of a joint venture (JV) named KPX HUNTSMAN POLYURETHANES AUTOMOTIVE CO., LTD. (KHPUA). The joint venture will create and provide innovative…