The redesigned LC Series of tablet coaters features a newly configured airflow that provides a significant boost in throughput capacity. Advanced sensors facilitate optimized spraying and drying processes, and simplified nozzle-arm adjustment results in easier handling. In contrast to the…
Stonchem 444 is a spray-applied vertical lining system (photo) formulated to resist corrosion and abrasion and protect underlying substrates from a broad range of chemicals, including most petroleum-based products, salts, acids and alkalis. Approved for potable water storage tanks of…
The MT8 triplex metering pump (photo) is the newest model in the Hydra-Cell product line. The MT8 is designed to handle a wide range of processing fluids at low flowrates and features a multiple-diaphragm design to provide virtually pulse-free flow…
The Kek cone mill (photo) can handle a wide range of feed material to produce diverse products for intermediate sizing in both wet and dry granulation processes. According to the manufacturer, the Kek cone mill provides a gentle, low-energy form…
The new TankJet 78 tank cleaner (photo) provides fast, high-impact cleaning of tanks up to 45 ft in diameter. TankJet 78 systems are available in single-hub (two-nozzle) or dual-hub (four-nozzle) designs. The unit is built to withstand extremely harsh chemicals…
Velocys Inc. (Plain City, Ohio; www.velocys.com) has announced that it has signed a site option agreement with Adams County in the State of Mississippi for its first U.S. biorefinery to be located in Natchez, Mississippi. Velocys has been offered economic…
Air Liquide (Paris, France; www.airliquide.com) recently entered into a new joint venture with Sinopec (China Petroleum & Chemical Corp.) in Beijing, for the takeover and optimization of three existing ASUs (Air Separation Units) and the building of a new nitrogen production unit,…
AkzoNobel’s (Amsterdam, the Netherlands; www.akzonobel.com) Specialty Chemicals business has completed the expansion of a Chemical Island in Brazil to support a major project for Brazilian forestry company Fibria. The world’s leading producer of eucalyptus pulp from planted forests, Fibria has…
Outotec Oyj (Espoo, Finland; www.outotec.com) has been awarded an order for the delivery of minerals processing technology packages by Lundin Gold for their greenfield project Fruta Del Norte in Ecuador. The contract value booked in Outotec's 2017 third quarter order…
Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd. (Tokyo; www. shinetsu.co.jp) will carry out ¥20 billion in facility investments in order to further strengthen its cellulose derivatives business. Cellulose derivatives are water-soluble polymers whose principle raw material is cellulose pulp. Their main applications are…