Mitsui Chemicals, Inc. (MCI; Tokyo, Japan; www.mitsuichem.com) announced that it established Mitsui Chemicals (Thailand) Co., Ltd. in Bangkok, Thailand on April 3, 2017. With Mitsui Chemicals (Thailand) Co., Ltd. functioning as the Mitsui Chemicals Group distributor in Thailand, Mitsui Chemicals…
Vesa Erolainen (BSc Eng, MBA) has been appointed Metso Corp.’s (Helsinki, Finland; www.metso.com) chief information officer (CIO), reporting to CFO Eeva Sipilä. Erolainen has a long and successful career within information technology, most recently serving as the CIO of Pöyry…
Clariant AG (Muttenz, Switzerland; www.clariant.com) today announces the official opening of a new bleaching earth production site for its Business Unit Functional Minerals in Gresik, near Surabaya (Indonesia). The new production site supplements Clariant's existing manufacturing capacity and expands its…
ABB today announced the acquisition of B&R, the largest independent provider focused on product- and software-based, open-architecture solutions for machine and factory automation worldwide. B&R, founded in 1979 by Erwin Bernecker and Josef Rainer is headquartered in Eggelsberg, Austria, employs…
A joint venture (JV) between Evonik Industries AG (Essen, Germany: www.evonik.com) and Thai company Rajburi Sugar Co. (Bangkok, Thailand) will be the first enterprise to manufacture isomalt in Asia. To this end, the partners have officially opened a demonstration plant…
The latest release of STAR-CCM+ software, v12.02, includes several new features to help product development organizations enhance and accelerate their ability to digitally simulate and understand how a product will perform in the real world using the digital twin —…
Pittcote 16 coating (photo) is a new low-temperature, anti-abrasive (LTAA) product that is designed for application with this company’s Foamglas insulation blocks, curved segments (PSG), half shells (PSH) and fitting covers. Pittcote 16 LTAA coating is a water-based, rubberized latex…
Precise control over spray-drying processes can be enabled by modern measurement approaches that provide information on particle size and shape in realtime The process of spray drying is extremely valuable to a wide range of solid-product manufacturers due to its…
Several aspects of crossflow membrane filtration, including process design, equipment selection and control, are detailed here A membrane, also referred to as a semipermeable membrane, is a thin layer of material that selectively passes one or more components of a…
There are many physical properties that can impact the ultimate performance of adsorbent media in gas-phase filtration applications Gas-phase filtration media specifications may list numerous physical parameters, such as shape, moisture content, bulk density, impregnation level, size and hardness (crush…