Awarding 'green chemistry'One important challenge that continues to receive the attention of…
October 2014
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Learning about spray technologies
Spray nozzles are very useful tools with a simple concept…Combine wastewater treatment with biofuel production
Algae Systems LLC (Daphne, Ala.; www.algaesystems.com) has inaugurated a demonstration… October Chementator Briefs
A step closer to bio-based acrylic acid Last month,… An energy-saving bioreactor for wastewater treatment
A bioreactor technology for removing organic and inorganic contaminants from… This solar cell promises to be less expensive
A commercial prototype perovskite solar cell that is less expensive… A step forward for a new titanium leaching process
Reed Resources Ltd. (Perth, Western Australia; www.reedresources.com) has advanced its… Using algae to produce medium-chain-length fatty acids
Scientists at Kao Corp. (KAO; Tokyo, Japan; chemical.kao.com) have discovered… 
The commercial debut for a gas-to-gasoline process
Last month in Ovadan-Depe, Turkmenistan, construction began on a plant…A direct route to organosilicon compounds
Researchers from the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and… BUSINESS NEWS
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Corbion Purac plans to construct a large PLA production plant in Thailand
Corbion Purac (Amsterdam, the Netherlands www.corbion.com) will accelerate its thrust… Messer to build third ASU in Vietnam
Messer Group (Bad Soden/Frankfurt, Germany; www.messergroup.com) is building its third… BASF and Toda Kogyo form JV for cathode-active materials
BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany; www.basf.com) and Toda Kogyo Corp. (Tokyo,… Clariant divests its Energy Storage Business to Johnson Matthey
Clariant (Muttenz, Switzerland; www.clariant.com) has agreed to divest its Business… Cristal to acquire TiO2 assets of Jiangxi Tikon
The National Titanium Dioxide Co. (Cristal; Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; www.cristal.com)… BASF to increase production capacity for t-butylamine plant in Nanjing
BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany; www.basf.com) will expand the production capacity… Outotec to modernize Norilsk Nickel’s smelter in Russia
Outotec Oyj (Espoo, Finland; www.outotec.com) has been awarded a contract… Fluor and Technip JV awarded contract for Sasol’s La. ethane cracker and derivatives complex
Fluor Corp. (Irving, Tex.; www.fluor.com), in a joint venture (JV)… Caloric wins its first project in the U.K.
Caloric Anlagenbau GmbH (Gräfelfing, Germany; www.caloric.com) has won its first… New Air Products Lab will help oil recyclers optimize hydrotreatment processes
Air Products (Lehigh Valley, Pa.; www.airproducts.com) is building a hydrogen… Fluor and Technip awarded RAPID Refinery Facilities Project in Malaysia
Fluor Corp. (Irving, Tex.; www.fluor.com), in a joint venture (JV)… ThyssenKrupp wins follow-up order for cement plant in Saudi Arabia
ThyssenKrupp Industrial Solutions AG (Essen, Germany; www.thyssenkrupp-industrial-solutions.com), the ThyssenKrupp Group's… UOP phenol technology selected by Cepsa Chemical in China
UOP LLC (Des Plaines, Ill.; www.uop.com), a Honeywell company, says… BASF to divest global textile chemicals business to Archroma
BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany; www.basf.com) and Archroma (Reinach, Switzerland www.archroma.com)… Evonik opens new production facility in Brazil
Evonik Industries AG (Essen, Germany; www.evonik.com) will start operations in… Foster Wheeler awarded EPC contract for Clean Fuels Project at Salina Cruz
Foster Wheeler AG (Zug, Switzerland; www.fwc.com) says that a subsidiary… CB&I lands gasification-technology contract in China
CB&I (The Woodlands, Rex.; www.cbi.com) has been awarded a contract… Clariant invests in personal- and home-care segments in Asia
Clariant AG (Muttenz, Switzerland; www.clariant.com) will build a new production… CB&I announces technology award in the Kingdom of Bahrain
CB&I (The Woodlands, Tex.; www.cbi.com) today announced Chevron Lummus Global,… Evonik boosts capacity for special silicas at its Rheinfelden site
Evonik Industries AG (Essen, Germany; www.evonik.com) has officially opened a… BASF inaugurates chemical complex in India
BASF India Ltd. today inaugurated its large-scale chemical production complex… New Borealis JV delivers safe and reliable energy supplies in Porvoo
Borealis AG (Vienna, Austria; www.borealisgroup.com) plans to partner with Neste… M+W Group receives contract for Merck’s new pharmaceutical facility in China
M+W Group (Stuttgart, Germany; www.mwgroup.net), one of the world’s leading… Parker opens Parflex Polymer Innovation Center
Parker Hannifin Corp. (Cleveland, Ohio; www.parker.com), a global leader in… Eastman to acquire specialty chemicals company Taminco for $2.8 billion; and more business news
Plant Watch Lanxess expands new plant for inorganic pigments in… 
Rethinking Intellectual Property Policies
A philosophical shift in the way universities treat intellectual property…
Reactive Chemistry in the CPI
Reactive chemicals and intermediates are used extensively in the chemical…
The Next Step Change in Process Safety
From plastics and synthetics to fertilizers and fuel, the general…
Better Filtration for the Bottom Line
Many applications in the chemical process industries (CPI) require filtration…
Pneumatic Conveying: Optimal System Design, Operation and Control
Numerous strategies and options for both dilute- and dense-phase conveying…
Hydrogen Cyanide Production
Hydrogen cyanide (HCN) is a chemical precursor used in the…
Pressure Transmitter Basics: Selection Guidelines
What are the steps to finding the best pressure sensor…
Pressure Transmitter Basics: DP Transmitters
Pressure transmitters are widely used throughout the chemical process industries…
Forces Acting on a Gasket
Gaskets are relatively simple pieces of equipment in principle, yet…
Learning about spray technologiesSpray nozzles are very useful tools with a simple concept…
Algae Systems LLC (Daphne, Ala.; www.algaesystems.com) has inaugurated a demonstration…
A step closer to bio-based acrylic acid Last month,…
A bioreactor technology for removing organic and inorganic contaminants from…
A commercial prototype perovskite solar cell that is less expensive…
Reed Resources Ltd. (Perth, Western Australia; www.reedresources.com) has advanced its…
Scientists at Kao Corp. (KAO; Tokyo, Japan; chemical.kao.com) have discovered…
The commercial debut for a gas-to-gasoline processLast month in Ovadan-Depe, Turkmenistan, construction began on a plant…
Researchers from the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and…
Corbion Purac (Amsterdam, the Netherlands www.corbion.com) will accelerate its thrust…
Messer Group (Bad Soden/Frankfurt, Germany; www.messergroup.com) is building its third…
BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany; www.basf.com) and Toda Kogyo Corp. (Tokyo,…
Clariant (Muttenz, Switzerland; www.clariant.com) has agreed to divest its Business…
The National Titanium Dioxide Co. (Cristal; Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; www.cristal.com)…
BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany; www.basf.com) will expand the production capacity…
Outotec Oyj (Espoo, Finland; www.outotec.com) has been awarded a contract…
Fluor Corp. (Irving, Tex.; www.fluor.com), in a joint venture (JV)…
Caloric Anlagenbau GmbH (Gräfelfing, Germany; www.caloric.com) has won its first…
Air Products (Lehigh Valley, Pa.; www.airproducts.com) is building a hydrogen…
Fluor Corp. (Irving, Tex.; www.fluor.com), in a joint venture (JV)…
ThyssenKrupp Industrial Solutions AG (Essen, Germany; www.thyssenkrupp-industrial-solutions.com), the ThyssenKrupp Group's…
UOP LLC (Des Plaines, Ill.; www.uop.com), a Honeywell company, says…
BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany; www.basf.com) and Archroma (Reinach, Switzerland www.archroma.com)…
Evonik Industries AG (Essen, Germany; www.evonik.com) will start operations in…
Foster Wheeler AG (Zug, Switzerland; www.fwc.com) says that a subsidiary…
CB&I (The Woodlands, Rex.; www.cbi.com) has been awarded a contract…
Clariant AG (Muttenz, Switzerland; www.clariant.com) will build a new production…
CB&I (The Woodlands, Tex.; www.cbi.com) today announced Chevron Lummus Global,…
Evonik Industries AG (Essen, Germany; www.evonik.com) has officially opened a…
BASF India Ltd. today inaugurated its large-scale chemical production complex…
Borealis AG (Vienna, Austria; www.borealisgroup.com) plans to partner with Neste…
M+W Group (Stuttgart, Germany; www.mwgroup.net), one of the world’s leading…
Parker Hannifin Corp. (Cleveland, Ohio; www.parker.com), a global leader in…
Plant Watch Lanxess expands new plant for inorganic pigments in…
Rethinking Intellectual Property PoliciesA philosophical shift in the way universities treat intellectual property…
Reactive Chemistry in the CPIReactive chemicals and intermediates are used extensively in the chemical…
The Next Step Change in Process SafetyFrom plastics and synthetics to fertilizers and fuel, the general…
Better Filtration for the Bottom LineMany applications in the chemical process industries (CPI) require filtration…
Pneumatic Conveying: Optimal System Design, Operation and ControlNumerous strategies and options for both dilute- and dense-phase conveying…
Hydrogen Cyanide ProductionHydrogen cyanide (HCN) is a chemical precursor used in the…
Pressure Transmitter Basics: Selection GuidelinesWhat are the steps to finding the best pressure sensor…
Pressure Transmitter Basics: DP TransmittersPressure transmitters are widely used throughout the chemical process industries…
Forces Acting on a GasketGaskets are relatively simple pieces of equipment in principle, yet…
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