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Saudi Aramco, Total and Daelim sign MOU to build new polyisobutylene plant

Saudi Aramco (Dhahran, Saudi Arabia; www.saudiaramco.com) with its partner Total S.A. (Paris, France; www.total.com) announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Daelim (Seoul, South Korea; www.daelim.co.kr/). Under the MoU, Daelim is planning to build a new 80,000-ton…

Chevron to acquire Pasadena refining assets from Petrobras

Chevron U.S.A. Inc. (CUSA), a wholly owned subsidiary of Chevron Corp. (San Ramon, Calif.; www.chevron.com), announced that it has signed a Share Purchase Agreement with Petrobras America Inc. (Petrobras) to acquire all the outstanding shares and equity interests of Pasadena…

Invista completes sale of its Apparel & Advanced Textiles business

Invista (Wichita, Kan.; www.invista.com) has completed the previously announced sale of its Apparel & Advanced Textiles business to an affiliate of Shandong Ruyi Investment Holding.The transaction includes: The Apparel & Advanced Textiles business’s portfolio of apparel-focused fibers and brands, including…

A next-generation purge and pressurization system

Designed for Class I or II/Div. 2 and Zone 2/22 locations, the 7500 series Ex pzc/Type Z purge and pressurization system purges a common enclosure of hazardous gas or dust to maintain positive pressure. With operations in fully automatic or…

A hybrid IT cooling system is very energy efficient

The (LCP) DX/FC Hybrid liquid-cooling platform (photo) includes both a refrigerant circuit (DX = direct expansion) and a separate water circuit (CW = cold water). This means that the system can produce the required cooling output very efficiently in accordance…

These long submersible pumps are hermetically sealed

Two of this company’s eight-stage, sealless canned-motor pumps from the TCAM 30/4+4 series (photo) have recently been supplied as a replacement for conventional submersible pumps. The pumps are designed for easy installation in an existing tank. The supplied submersible pumps…

Lighting design for calculated efficiency

This company offers customized, optimized concepts for illuminating workspaces in accordance with EN 12464-1/-2, focused particularly on providing expertise in the switch to energy-efficient LED technology. The design includes all the relevant parameters and follows strict requirements as set out…

Simulate piping systems with this updated software tool

AFT Impulse 7 software (photo), a dynamic simulation and analysis tool used to calculate pressure-surge transients in liquid piping systems caused by waterhammer, has been recently updated with over 50 new and enhanced features. Users can create models using an…

Compact level transmitter with intelligent processing

The Sitrans Probe LU240 (photo) is this company’s newest ultrasonic level-measurement HART transmitter. Field-proven echo processing separates true material-level echoes from false, providing reliable readings while still allowing rapid response to actual changes in the material level. The device’s reduced…

Predictive maintenance improves pump diagnostics

SafeGuard (photo) is a predictive maintenance solution featuring wireless access and proactive alerts for all types of centrifugal pumps. SafeGuard allows both the pump and the motor to be remotely monitored at all times with continuous cloud connectivity. If an…