Saudi International Petrochemical Company (Sipchem; Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia; www.sipchem.com) is pleased to announce that the ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) Film Plant, owned by Saudi Specialized Products Company (SSPC), an affiliate of Sipchem, commenced commercial operations on January 1, 2019.…
PolyOne Corp. (Cleveland, Ohio; www.polyone.com) announced the acquisition of Fiber-Line (Hatfield, Pa.; www.fiber-line.com), a global leader in customized engineered fibers and composite materials for $120 million. Founded in 1987, Fiber-Line has utilized its customer-centric culture and specialty innovation to establish…
Indorama Ventures Public Company Limited (IVL; Bangkok, Thailand; www.indoramaventures.com) has entered into an agreement to acquire a polyethylene terephthalate (PET) recycling facility from Custom Polymers PET in Alabama, U.S. The facility consists of two production lines; Recycled Polyethylene Terephthalate (rPET)…
Eni S.p.A. (Rome, Italy; www.eni.com) announced that Syndial, Eni’s environmental services company, has begun operating at its pilot plant at the Gela refinery in Sicily, Italy. The plant transforms Organic Fraction of Municipal Solid Waste (OFMSW) by recycling it into bio-oil, which…
Saudi Aramco (Dhahran, Saudi Arabia; www.saudiaramco.com) and Lanxess AG (Cologne, Germany; www.lanxess.com) announced the completion of Saudi Aramco’s acquisition of LANXESS‘s interest in ARLANXEO Holding B.V., a Netherlands-based specialty chemicals joint venture between Saudi Aramco and LANXESS launched in 2016.…
DuPont Transportation & Advanced Polymers (T&AP), a global business unit of the DowDuPont’s (www.dow-dupont.com) Specialty Products Division, recently announced its intention to extend its High Temperature Nylon (DuPont Zytel HTN PPA) polymerization capacity at Uentrop facility in Hamm, Germany. With…
The following is a list of recently published books of relevance for chemical process industries (CPI) professionals Picturing Science and Engineering: A guide to making scientific photographs for presentations, journal submissions and covers. By Felice C. Frankel, MIT Press,…
This company has extended its line of specialty air-operated double-diaphragm (AODD) pumps with the addition of the new V150 13-mm Velocity Series pump (photo). Featuring a unique detachable mounting foot, Velocity Series pumps can easily be reoriented into a vertical…
The SAGE UMT (photo) is a wireless, hand-held steam-trap-testing solution that enables accurate, on-the-go testing of steam-trap performance. SAGE UMT leverages radio-frequency identification (RFID) technology to quickly locate and identify steam traps. Its piezoelectric acoustic and non-contact infrared (IR) temperature…
Reducing the total cost of ownership is paramount for manufacturers of dairy, food and beverage products. Using the new Aseptic Mixproof Valve (photo) instead of alternatives can deliver a total cost saving of up to 45% for manufacturers using aseptic…