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August 2013
COMMENTARY
The greening of China
The AchemAsia exhibition and conferences (www.achemasia.de) are a pretty good…
‘Evil’ chemicals
I was at the local Panera Bread. I almost screamed.…Modified PU foam shows promise as sponge for soaking up oil spills
Scientists from the Chinese Academy of Sciences (Beijing; www.cas.ac.cn) have… Electromagnetic separation technology applied to aquaculture
Technology originally developed for harvesting oil from algae has now… Inorganic membranes show promise to halve energy consumption in distillation
Japanese researchers from the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development… Linde to help commercialize an oil-from-algae process
Sapphire Energy, Inc. (San Diego, Calif.; www.sapphireenergy.com) and The Linde… A solid way to eliminate contaminants from wastewater
CSIRO Minerals Down Under Flagship (Perth, Western Australia; www.csiro.au/MDU) has… Desalination sans membranes
Researchers from the University of Texas at Austin (www.utexas.edu) and… 
Commercialization is set for a biomass-to-gasoline process
A process that is expected to produce high-octane gasoline from…Thin-film deposition
Last month, Southwest Research Institute (SWRI; San Antonio, Tex.; www.swri.org)… Ethylene in FCC off-gas is upgraded to motor fuels
A typical fluid catalytic cracking unit (FCC) generates about 200… August Chementator Briefs
Anti-hydrolysis agent Teijin Ltd. (Tokyo, Japan; www.teijin.co.jp) has developed… This FCC process shown to enhance olefins production
JX Nippon Oil & Energy Corp. (JX_NOE; Tokyo, Japan; www.noe.jx-group.co.jp)… Reduce air consumption from AODD pumps with this technology
New technology developed for air-operated, double-diaphragm (AODD) pumps can reduce… BUSINESS NEWS
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Outotec to supply technology for upgrading Cu smelter in Utah
Outotec Oyj (Espoo, Finland; www.outotec.com) will supply the latest flash-smelting… JGC joins power-and-steam supply business in Saudi Arabia
JGC Corp. (Yokohama, Japan; www.jgc.co.jp) announced today that, together with… Costello and Zeton sign MoU for modular construction
R.C. Costello & Assoc., Inc. (Redondo Beach, Calif.; www.rccostello.com) and… Jacobs receives contract from CMPC for chlorine-dioxide plant in Brazil
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (Pasadena, Calif.; www.jacobs.com) was awarded a… Outotec wins orders from ETI Alüminyum in Turkey
Outotec Oyj (Espoo, Finland; www.outotec.com) has received orders from ETI… Azomures selects Stamicarbon technology for urea-plant revamp
Stamicarbon B.V. (Sittard, The Netherlands; www.stamicarbon.com), the Licensing and IP… Clariant and Lummus Novolen Technology to develop, commercialize new polypropylene catalysts
Clariant (Muttenz, Switzerland; www.clariant.com) today announced that its Business Unit… Linde to build world’s largest CO2 purification and liquefaction plant
The technology company —The Linde Group (Munich, Germany; www.linde.com) has… Technip and Sasol form alliance for GTL facilities
Technip (Paris, France; www.technip.com) and Sasol (Johannesburg, South Africa; www.sasol.com)… JGC receives contract for lube-oil blending facility in Indonesia
JGC Indonesia, a wholly-owned subsidiary of JGC Corp. (Yokohama, Japan;… Outotec to modernize Pasar copper smelter in the Philippines
Outotec Oyj (Espoo, Finland; www.outotec.com) has been awarded a contract… Praxair to expand Kirtland nitrogen facility
Praxair, Inc. (Danbury, Conn.; www.praxair.com) announced today that it has… Black & Veatch and Kiewit complete first stage of Jordan Cove LNG facility
Black & Veatch (Overland Park, Kan.; www.bv.com) and Kiewit (Omaha, Neb.;… Technip awarded contract by NCRA for a H2 plant in Kansas
Technip (Paris, France; www.technip.com), in consortium with its construction partner… Siemens delivers wet-air-oxidation system to treat wastewater in Indonesia
Siemens Energy (www.siemens.com) has received a contract from Indonesia to… GranBio and Rhodia sign partnership deal in renewable chemicals
GranBio (São Paulo; www.granbio.com.br), a Brazilian biotechnology company, and Rhodia,… Clariant and Tasnee establish masterbatches JV in Saudi Arabia
Clariant (Muttenz, Switzerland; www.clariant.com) and Tasnee (www.tasnee.com), one of the… Edwards to acquire Gamma Vacuum
Edwards Group Ltd. (Crawley, U.K.; www.edwardsvacuum.com), a leading manufacturer of… One of the world’s largest ammonia plants to be built in Saudi Arabia
The Saudi Arabian Mining Company (Ma’aden) will be utilizing ammonia… Endress+Hauser expands flowmeter production in China
Endress+Hauser (Reinach BL, Switzerland; www.endress.com) is manufacturing more and more… ItN Nanovation receives two big orders from Saudi Arabia
Nanostart AG’s ItN Nanovation AG (Saarbrücken, Germany; www.itn-nanovation.de) has bindingly… Altana acquires specialty coatings business from Henkel
The specialty chemicals group Altana (Wesel, Germany; www.altana.com) has acquired… SNC-Lavalin awarded contract for MEG Energy’s Christina Lake project
SNC-Lavalin Inc. (Montreal, Quebec, Canada; www.snclavalin.com) has been awarded a… Jacobs receives contract from Nexen Energy
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (Pasadena, Calif.; www.jacobs.com) has received a… Dow and Johnson Matthey Davy Technologies License LP Oxo Technology to PetroChina
Johnson Matthey Davy Technologies (JM Davy; London, U.K. www.davyprotech.com) and… Rive Technology raises $20 million in Series D Financing
Rive Technology (Princeton, N.J.; www.rivetechnology.com), a provider of innovative materials-based… Messer continues to grow in China
Messer (Bad Soden/Frankfurt, Germany; www.messergroup.com), the largest owner-managed industrial gas… 
Bio-Based Chemicals Gain Market Acceptance
As an industry sector, bio-based chemicals have seen significant expansion…CNOOC selects Ineos Technologies process, and more business news
Plant Watch Sasol awards integrated complex contract to WorleyParsons July… TECHNICAL & PRACTICAL
Methanol-to-Propylene Technology
Propylene has been established as an important part of the…
Ten Things You May Not Know About Liquid Mixing Scaleup
The scaleup of liquid mixing systems does not have to…
Absorber Optimization: Employing Process Simulation Software
Raw materials and energy represent two of the largest expenses…
Pinch Analysis for Production Planning in Manufacturing Industries
Manufacturers face seasonal supply-and-demand variations in their production cycle due…Detection and Prevention of DP:DPO Fluid Leaks
The management of process plants requires understanding and applying the…
The greening of ChinaThe AchemAsia exhibition and conferences (www.achemasia.de) are a pretty good…
‘Evil’ chemicalsI was at the local Panera Bread. I almost screamed.…
Scientists from the Chinese Academy of Sciences (Beijing; www.cas.ac.cn) have…
Technology originally developed for harvesting oil from algae has now…
Japanese researchers from the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development…
Sapphire Energy, Inc. (San Diego, Calif.; www.sapphireenergy.com) and The Linde…
CSIRO Minerals Down Under Flagship (Perth, Western Australia; www.csiro.au/MDU) has…
Researchers from the University of Texas at Austin (www.utexas.edu) and…
Commercialization is set for a biomass-to-gasoline processA process that is expected to produce high-octane gasoline from…
Last month, Southwest Research Institute (SWRI; San Antonio, Tex.; www.swri.org)…
A typical fluid catalytic cracking unit (FCC) generates about 200…
Anti-hydrolysis agent Teijin Ltd. (Tokyo, Japan; www.teijin.co.jp) has developed…
JX Nippon Oil & Energy Corp. (JX_NOE; Tokyo, Japan; www.noe.jx-group.co.jp)…
New technology developed for air-operated, double-diaphragm (AODD) pumps can reduce…
Outotec Oyj (Espoo, Finland; www.outotec.com) will supply the latest flash-smelting…
JGC Corp. (Yokohama, Japan; www.jgc.co.jp) announced today that, together with…
R.C. Costello & Assoc., Inc. (Redondo Beach, Calif.; www.rccostello.com) and…
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (Pasadena, Calif.; www.jacobs.com) was awarded a…
Outotec Oyj (Espoo, Finland; www.outotec.com) has received orders from ETI…
Stamicarbon B.V. (Sittard, The Netherlands; www.stamicarbon.com), the Licensing and IP…
Clariant (Muttenz, Switzerland; www.clariant.com) today announced that its Business Unit…
The technology company —The Linde Group (Munich, Germany; www.linde.com) has…
Technip (Paris, France; www.technip.com) and Sasol (Johannesburg, South Africa; www.sasol.com)…
JGC Indonesia, a wholly-owned subsidiary of JGC Corp. (Yokohama, Japan;…
Outotec Oyj (Espoo, Finland; www.outotec.com) has been awarded a contract…
Praxair, Inc. (Danbury, Conn.; www.praxair.com) announced today that it has…
Black & Veatch (Overland Park, Kan.; www.bv.com) and Kiewit (Omaha, Neb.;…
Technip (Paris, France; www.technip.com), in consortium with its construction partner…
Siemens Energy (www.siemens.com) has received a contract from Indonesia to…
GranBio (São Paulo; www.granbio.com.br), a Brazilian biotechnology company, and Rhodia,…
Clariant (Muttenz, Switzerland; www.clariant.com) and Tasnee (www.tasnee.com), one of the…
Edwards Group Ltd. (Crawley, U.K.; www.edwardsvacuum.com), a leading manufacturer of…
The Saudi Arabian Mining Company (Ma’aden) will be utilizing ammonia…
Endress+Hauser (Reinach BL, Switzerland; www.endress.com) is manufacturing more and more…
Nanostart AG’s ItN Nanovation AG (Saarbrücken, Germany; www.itn-nanovation.de) has bindingly…
The specialty chemicals group Altana (Wesel, Germany; www.altana.com) has acquired…
SNC-Lavalin Inc. (Montreal, Quebec, Canada; www.snclavalin.com) has been awarded a…
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (Pasadena, Calif.; www.jacobs.com) has received a…
Johnson Matthey Davy Technologies (JM Davy; London, U.K. www.davyprotech.com) and…
Rive Technology (Princeton, N.J.; www.rivetechnology.com), a provider of innovative materials-based…
Messer (Bad Soden/Frankfurt, Germany; www.messergroup.com), the largest owner-managed industrial gas…
Bio-Based Chemicals Gain Market AcceptanceAs an industry sector, bio-based chemicals have seen significant expansion…
Plant Watch Sasol awards integrated complex contract to WorleyParsons July…
Methanol-to-Propylene TechnologyPropylene has been established as an important part of the…
Ten Things You May Not Know About Liquid Mixing ScaleupThe scaleup of liquid mixing systems does not have to…
Absorber Optimization: Employing Process Simulation SoftwareRaw materials and energy represent two of the largest expenses…
Pinch Analysis for Production Planning in Manufacturing IndustriesManufacturers face seasonal supply-and-demand variations in their production cycle due…
The management of process plants requires understanding and applying the…
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