ExxonMobil Corp. (Irving, Tex.; www.exxonmobil.com) announced that it will fund the construction of a new polypropylene production unit in Baton Rouge that will expand production capacity along the Gulf Coast by up to 450,000 metric tons per year (m.t./yr). Construction…
Air Products (Lehigh Valley, Pa.; www.airproducts.com) announced it has completed the acquisition of ACP Europe SA (ACP), the largest independent carbon dioxide (CO₂) business in Continental Europe. All required customary closing conditions and regulatory approvals have been satisfied. Financial terms…
Bayport Polymers LLC (Baystar), the 50/50 joint venture owned by Total Petrochemicals & Refining USA, Inc. (TPRI) and Novealis Holdings LLC — itself a joint venture co-owned by Borealis AG (Vienna, Austria; www.borealisgroup.com) and NOVA Chemicals Inc. (www.novachem.com) — held…
The Linde Group (Munich, Germany; www.linde.com) has signed a contract with Praxair Inc. (Danbury, Conn.; www.praxair.com), to supply a hydrogen plant. The new plant will be part of Praxair's hydrogen system in Louisiana. "We are very pleased with this second…
The following recently published titles are relevant to various parts of the chemical process industries (CPI). Fluid Mechanics of Control Valves: How Valves Control Your Process. By Hans D. Baumann, International Society of Automation (ISA), 2019, 125 pages, $99.00. A…
The Model CDA-800 multi-shaft mixer (photo) has a special triple-shaft design specifically suited for hot melts and viscous dispersions. The CDA-800 has a mixing capacity of 500–800 gal and is designed for full-vacuum operation (29.5 in. Hg). The mixer is…
This company has launched a new mobile application (app) to aid engineers in the proper selection and installation of pipe-penetration seals (pen-seals). Pen-seals can achieve a cost-effective mechanical seal when piping must pass through walls, floors, tanks, pipeline castings or…
The MGP261 (photo) is said to be the world’s first multigas measurement instrument for in-situ monitoring of methane, carbon dioxide and humidity, offering realtime gas composition data without sample extraction or treatment. This compact measurement instrument is Ex certified up…
Corrosion under insulation (CUI) creates a pervasive and versatile challenge to the integrity of insulated equipment, but non-destructive inspection can help to avoid undesirable CUI surprises Corrosion under insulation (CUI) has been occurring ever since industry started insulating equipment. However,…
Uniflow cyclones can be effective solid-gas separation equipment when space is limited. Presented here are design and calculation methods for uniflow cyclones aimed at widening the industrial usefulness of these devices Cyclone separators are, in addition to fabric filters, electrostatic…