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Hydrogen Piping Systems: Mitigating Pitfalls by Design
This overview presents guidance for the safe design of piping systems that are used for the distribution of hydrogen gas Hydrogen gas is a very volatile fluid that has a high propensity to leak. This is a very dangerous and…
Hazardous Materials: What to Do When Disaster Strikes
Detailed plans for handling hazardous materials should be a central part of any chemical plant’s disaster preparedness plan Over the past year, many chemical facilities managed to overcome extreme circumstances. One instance of an extreme event was the winter storm…
High-shear granulator forcompacting powdery foodstuffs
This company has developed a granulator (photo) designed for compacting bulk goods, such as tea, cocoa or coffee. It is based on the mixing granulator type MGT, a vertical system for mixing and granulation of powders and granules. A specially…
Learn more about particles with this imaging accessory
This company launched the Hydro Insight, a dynamic imaging accessory for its Mastersizer 3000 particle sizing instrument (photo). The Hydro Insight provides an “extra pair of eyes” for researchers, scientists, and quality control managers. Through real-time particle imaging, this tool…
U.S. chemical production rebound continues in June, ACC says
The U.S. Chemical Production Regional Index (U.S. CPRI) rose 3.1% in June following a 4.6% decline in May and a 1.2% decline in April, according to the American Chemistry Council (ACC; Washington, D.C.; www.americanchemistry.com). During June, chemical output rose in…
Haldor Topsoe and Yanchang form JV and build methanol catalyst facility in China
Haldor Topsoe A/S (Lyngby, Denmark) and Shaanxi Yanchang Petroleum (Group) Co., Ltd. (Yanchang) form a joint venture (JV) with the aim of delivering locally produced MK-151+ methanol synthesis catalysts to the Chinese market. The JV will secure fast delivery to…
Neles to acquire valve and pump businesses from Flowrox
Neles Corp. (Helsinki, Finland) has signed an asset purchase agreement to acquire the valve and pump businesses of the Finland-based technology company Flowrox Oy (Lappeenranta, Finland). The acquisition will complement Neles' offering and exposure to the mining and metals industry.…
Chemical Activity Barometer rises in July, ACC says
The Chemical Activity Barometer (CAB), a leading economic indicator created by the American Chemistry Council (ACC; Washington, D.C.; www.americanchemistry.com), rose 0.5% in July on a three-month moving average (3MMA) basis following a 0.8% gain in June. On a year-over-year (Y/Y)…
Chemours sells Mining Solutions business to Draslovka for $520 million
The Chemours Company (Wilmington, Del.) has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its Mining Solutions business for $520 million in cash to Draslovka Holding a.s., a Czech-based private company specializing in cyanide production. The transaction is expected to close…
KBR awarded multiple technology contracts by PKN Orlen
KBR, Inc. (Houston) announced that it has been awarded technology licensing contracts by PKN Orlen (Płock, Poland) for KBR's Solvent Deasphalting (SDA) and Residue Fluid Catalytic Cracking (RFCC) technologies as part of PKN's Bottom-of-the-Barrel project for its Plock Refinery in…