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During my youth, as a mass- and heat-transfer R&D manager,…These scavengers of water pollutants have a magnetic attraction
A process that uses magnetic nanoparticles, coated with a reactive… Improved corrosion control in refinery steam systems
GE Power & Water (Trevose, Pa.; www.ge.com) has introduced a… 
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New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO; Kawasaki City;…
A salty way to scrub CO2
Ammonia is a promising candidate for scrubbing carbon dioxide from…A bio-butadiene plant is planned
On the heels of its successful scaleup of bio-butanol, Cobalt… Nanowires improve the properties of metal composites
Freestanding nanowires exhibit ultrahigh elastic-strain limits (of up to 7%)… 
A biotech process that might benefit sharks
Squalane, an emollient used in cosmetics, will be the first…A gas turbine with low NOx emissions
NEDO and Hitachi Ltd. (Tokyo, www.hitachi.com) have developed a new… July Chementator Briefs
ODC for Cl2 production Last month, ThyssenKrupp Uhde GmbH… Bio-butanol scaleup moves ahead with trials
In April development tests, Cobalt Technologies (Cobalt; Mountain View, Calif;… 
Burner technology enables reduced NOx with short flame length
To comply with increasingly stringent regulations for NOx emissions, operators…Lewa-Nikkiso acquires Geveke
Nikkiso Co. (Tokyo, Japan) the manufacturer of fluid control technologies,… Florida project produces U.S’s first cellulosic ethanol at commercial scale
The U.S. Energy Department (DOE; Washington, D.C.; www.energy.gov) today recognized… Fluor selected for Cerro Verde mine-expansion project in Peru
Fluor Corp. (Irving, Tex.; www.fluor.com) announced today that it was… Innovnano scales up nanostructured powders
Innovnano (Coimbra, Portugal; www.innovnano-materials.com), a manufacturer of high-performance ceramic powders,… BASF to build a new plant for high-performance Ultramid in China
BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany; www.basf.com) is building a new Ultramid… Eurochem to establish JV in China
EuroChem (Moscow, Russia; www.eurochem.ru), Russia’s largest mineral fertilizer producer and… Altana to acquire rheology modifier business from Rockwood
The specialty chemicals group Altana (Wesel, Germany; www.altana.com) has signed… Air Liquide invests an additional €50 million in the Antwerp basin
Air Liquide (Paris, France; www.airliquide.com) has signed a long-term contract… Evonik to expand silica capacity in Thailand
Evonik Industries AG (Essen, Germany; www.evonik.com) is now significantly expanding… Foster Wheeler establishes new JV E&C company in China
Foster Wheeler AG (Zug, Switzerland, www.fwc.com) announced today that a… Praxair expands hydrogen supply with Gulf Coast startup
Praxair, Inc. (Danbury, Conn.; www.praxair.com) today announced the startup of… Siemens and Midrex to build direct-reduction plant for voestalpine in Texas
Siemens Industry Inc., USA (www.siemens.com/metals), and consortium partner Midrex Technologies,… DuPont opens probiotics facility in China
DuPont (Wilmington, Del.; www.dupont.com) has launched production at its probiotic… KBR to supply ROSE Technology for Total’s Antwerp refinery
KBR (Houston; www.kbr.com) today announced that it has been selected… Haldor Topsøe licensing technology to Russia’s largest ammonia plant
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) and Sojitz Corp. of Japan… Teijin to build new meta-aramid fiber plant in Thailand
Teijin Ltd. (Tokyo, Japan; www.teijin.co.jp) has developed a new type… CNOOC selects Ineos Technologies’ process for a new project in Huizhou
Ineos Technologies (Rolle, Switzerland; www.ineos.com) has licensed its Innovene S… New contracts for Marie Tecnimont
Maire Tecnimont S.p.A. (Milan, Italy; www.marietecnimont.it) announces that several contracts… Sasol integrated GTL and ethane-cracker complex contract to WorleyParsons
WorleyParsons Ltd. (North Sydney, Australia; www.worleyparsons.com) has been awarded a… Microchannel F-T reactor technology chosen for a proposed BTL project in Oregon
The Fischer-Tropsch (F-T) microchannel-reactor technology developed by the Oxford Catalysts… Sadara Chemical opts for intra-logistics from the Haver Group
Together with its Westphalia-based parent company Haver & Boecker (www.haverboecker.com)… SK Chemicals orders first continuous PPS-production plant from Uhde Inventa-Fischer
The plant engineering company Uhde Inventa-Fischer (Domat/Ems, Switzerland; www.uhde-inventa-fischer.com) has… BASF to increase global capacities for BDO and PolyTHF
BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany; www.basf.com) will increase its global capacities… Air Liquide starts up world’s largest helium unit in Qatar
Air Liquide (Paris, France; www.airliquide.com) recently started up the world’s… Praxair enters into industrial gas JV with Kuibyshevazot
Praxair, Inc. (Danbury, Conn.; www.praxair.com) has entered into a definitive… Technip awarded contract for two hydrogen reformers in Venezuela
Technip (Paris, France; www.technip.com) was awarded by the Hyundai-Wison consortium… 
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On May 9, atmospheric carbon dioxide levels surpassed 400 ppm…Linde to build large ammonia plant in Russia, and more business news
Plant Watch Uhde Inventa-Fischer to build commercial-scale Nofia plant June… Borealis acquires GPN and majority of Rosier European market
Borealis AG (Vienna, Austria; www.borealisgroup.com) says it has fully acquired… Solvay boosts vanillin production capacity with new facility in China
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A process that uses magnetic nanoparticles, coated with a reactive…
GE Power & Water (Trevose, Pa.; www.ge.com) has introduced a…
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Freestanding nanowires exhibit ultrahigh elastic-strain limits (of up to 7%)…
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Fluor Corp. (Irving, Tex.; www.fluor.com) announced today that it was…
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Foster Wheeler AG (Zug, Switzerland, www.fwc.com) announced today that a…
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The Fischer-Tropsch (F-T) microchannel-reactor technology developed by the Oxford Catalysts…
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