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Evonik acquires Argentinian biotechnology firm Novachem

Evonik Industries AG (Essen, Germany) has acquired Novachem, an Argentinian sustainable cosmetic actives innovator. Novachem offers a strong, innovative portfolio of biotechnological, natural and sustainable cosmetic active ingredients with scientifically proven claims that will boost Evonik’s portfolio of System Solutions.…

ALPLA Group expands recycling plant in Poland

ALPLA Group (Hard, Austria) is continuing the global expansion of its circular economy with the expansion of its recycling plant in Radomsko (Poland). The internationally active packaging and recycling specialist is investing around eight million euros in the third extrusion…

Ineos Styrolution, Tomra and EGN announce plans to scale up polystyrene recycling

INEOS Styrolution, the global leader in styrenics, Tomra, the world leader in waste transformation and EGN Entsorgungsgesellschaft Niederrhein, a leading recycling company, have announced a ground-breaking project to convert post-consumer polystyrene (PS) waste into recycled polystyrene for food packaging applications.…

Topsoe HydroFlex technology selected for three HF Sinclair renewable fuels sites

Topsoe A/S (Lyngby, Denmark) was selected by HF Sinclair as a technology provider for their production of renewable fuels at three facilities: Sinclair and Cheyenne, Wyoming and Artesia, New Mexico. All three facilities have now successfully been put into operation…

Bulk Solids Handling Seminar — July 13

Jenike & Johanson, the world’s leading powder and bulk solids handling company, has announced its Bulk Solids Handling Seminar, a full-day, interactive seminar aiming to prepare you to improve the bulk solids handling processes at your facility immediately. After the…

New offshore green-hydrogen demonstration project planned for the Canary Islands

Stargate Hydrogen Solutions OÜ (Tallinn, Estonia) has signed a grant agreement with the European Commission under the Horizon Europe programme marking a significant milestone in the company’s commitment to delivering sustainable energy solutions. The project, coordinated by the Oceanic Platform…

Thyssenkrupp Uhde Oleochemicals Thailand wins contract for alkoxylation reactor unit

Thyssenkrupp Uhde Thailand has been awarded a contract by BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany) for engineering services and proprietary equipment supply for its new non-ionic surfactant (NIS) plant at its Zhanjiang Verbund Site Project, Guangdong Province, China. The plant will employ…

Protecting the air we breathe

It has long been known, from advanced monitoring and modeling, that pollutants can linger in the air and travel long distances from their sources. Local air quality can therefore be affected by disturbances that happen in far-away parts of the…

Minimize the carbon footprint of pipeline operations

The Zero Emission Electro-Hydraulic actuator (photo) provides a comprehensive solution to lower emissions without requiring pipeline gas as the actuator’s primary power supply. Pipeline actuators have previously relied on using the gas from the pipeline as a power source, which…

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Real-Time Particle-Size Analysis Technologies: Overview and Case Study

Monitoring particle sizes in real time can improve product quality and reduce costs in chemical processes. Presented here is an overview of available technologies for particle-size analysis and an example involving suspension polymerization Effective measurement, in real time, of particle…