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New automation product shown at Chem Show
Albert Lee, Business Development Manager with Emerson Process Management shows their new product, DeltaV Distributed CHARMs Station at the Chem Show (Booth 305) http://www.emerson.com/en-us/automation-solutions
Chem Show’s Opening Day Offers New Pathways to Process Improvement
Opportunities for improving processes abounded during the first day of the 2017 Chem Show, which opened yesterday at the Javits Center in New York. With a mix of best practice seminars, product presentations and exhibitor booths, the event’s first day…
Clariant to build flagship sunliquid cellulosic ethanol plant in Romania
Clariant (Muttenz, Switzerland; www.clariant.com) today announced the approval by the Board of Directors to invest in a new full-scale commercial plant for the production of cellulosic ethanol from agricultural residues using its sunliquid technology. The new plant, with an annual…
ABB Turbo Systems acquires Tekomar Group
ABB (Zurich, Switzerland; www.abb.com) announced that ABB Turbo Systems Ltd. (www.abb.com/turbocharging) has signed an agreement to acquire Tekomar Group Ltd., which is headquartered in Winterthur, Switzerland with subsidiaries in Scandinavia, Germany, and South Korea. ABB will further develop Tekomar’s digital…
Suez wins contract for sludge-to-energy plant in Romania
The city of Bucharest, Romania has selected a consortium composed of SUEZ (Paris, France; www.suez-environnement.fr), FCC - Aqualia to modernize a wastewater treatment plant and to build a treatment and sludge-to-energy plant in Glina, located southeast of the capital. This…
Clariant and Huntsman call off planned merger
Clariant (Muttenz, Switzerland; www.clariant.com) and Huntsman Corp. (The Woodlands, Tex.; www.huntsman.com) jointly announced that they have mutually terminated their proposed merger of equals. The decision was unanimously approved by the Boards of Directors of Clariant and Huntsman. In a joint…
Scalable onsite hydrogen generator for chemical processing applications
At the Chem Show's Equipment & Technology Showcase, this company rolled out the newest iteration of its onsite hydrogen-generation solutions — PHG 830 — a larger-capacity version aimed specifically at the chemical process industries (CPI). Tim Lebrecht, industry manager for…
On-demand printing of chemical and hazardous-material labels
This company’s ColorWorks on-demand inkjet label printers deliver labels for chemicals and hazardous materials for compliance with the Globally Harmonized System (GHS) of chemical classification. These devices enhance workflow by eliminating the need to manage pre-printed label stock, enabling users…
Kemira to expand production of polymers used for enhanced oil recovery
Kemira Oyj (Helsinki, Finland; www.kemira.com) will initiate an approximately €30 million capital expenditure phase in expanding the manufacturing capacity of polymers for Chemical Enhanced Oil Recovery (CEOR). "Kemira can help customers improve their longterm profitability and resource efficiency with fully…
Wacker to establish dedicated laboratory for cyclodextrin products in Michigan
Wacker Chemie AG (Munich, Germany; www.wacker.com) is expanding the service portfolio of its technical center in Adrian, Michigan. For the first time, Wacker is establishing a global laboratory dedicated to developing and commercializing new industrial applications for its cyclodextrin products.…