The NEMO MY magnetically coupled pump is a hermetically sealed model designed for applications that require fully leak-free operations. It is ideal for use in chemical, pharmaceutical, paint, and food applications to convey highly viscous products. While mechanical seals are…
Corbion (Amsterdam, the Netherlands; www.corbion.com), a global leader in sustainable specialty food ingredients, announces its latest awarded patent relating to the liquid suspension of algal biomass with a distinct DHA-rich omega-3 profile. This innovation builds on a unique suspension design…
Dutch technology companies BlueAlp (Eindhoven, the Netherlands; www.bluealp.nl) and BioBTX (Gronigen, the Netherlands; www.biobtx.com) announce that BlueAlp has been selected as technology partner for the BioBTX project in Delfzijl. The goal is to combine the technologies in the BioBTX plant…
Air Liquide (Paris, France; www.airliquide.com) has entered into a long-term agreement to supply oxygen, nitrogen and argon to HYUNDAI-POSCO Louisiana LLC (HPLS; www.hyundai-steel.com) for its landmark new low-carbon emissions steel facility in Louisiana. Thanks to this new infrastructure, the Group…
An expansion of the ULTRAChem® line, the UCR and UCP series of centrifugal mag-drive pumps are engineered for the most demanding applications in the corrosive fluid transfer industry. ANSI-dimensional pumps designed for ultra reliability and ultra durability, the UCR and…
The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB; Washington, D.C.; www.csb.gov) announced today that the agency is opening an investigation into the fatal chemical release on April 22 at the Catalyst Refiners, Inc. facility in Nitro, West Virginia that…
Evonik Fuhua New Materials has completed construction of its hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) facility in Leshan, Sichuan Province, China. The joint venture between Evonik GmbH (Essen, Germany; www.evonik.com) and Fuhua Tongda Chemicals Company Ltd. (Leshan City, Sichuan, China; www.ccdp-ac.com) will purify…
AXENS (Rueil-Malmaison, France; www.axens.net), IFP Energies Nouvelles (Rueil-Malmaison, France; www.ifpenergiesnouvelles.com) and JEPLAN Inc. (Tokyo, Japan; www.jeplan.co.jp) announced today the success of a major industrial test for recycling post-consumer textile waste rich in polyester (polyethylene terephthalate; PET) using their Rewind® PET…
Saipem S.p.A. (San Donato Milanese, Italy) has signed with Eni Industrial Evolution the main contract for the realization of the new Priolo biorefinery in Sicily, a project announced on February 3 by Eni and Q8 Italia. The contract, which has…
Evonik Industries AG (Essen, Germany) is investing around €80 million to expand its biotechnology capabilities at its Fermas site in Slovenská Ľupča, Slovakia. The investment will add state-of-the-art downstream fermentation technology to support the contract manufacturing services of the group’s…