Eastman Chemical Company (Kingsport, Tenn.; www.eastman.com) announced that is has acquired Sasol Ltd.’s (Johannesburg, South Africa; www.sasol.co.za) Marlotherm heat-transfer fluids manufacturing assets located in Germany and related formulations, intellectual property and customer contracts. This acquisition enables Eastman to expand its…
Exxon Mobil Corp. (Irving, Tex.; www.exxonmobil.com) has made a final investment decision on a multi-billion dollar expansion of its integrated manufacturing complex in Singapore to convert fuel oil and other bottom-of-the-barrel crude products into higher-value lube base stocks and distillates.…
At the Hannover Messe 2019 trade fair, seven leading suppliers from mechanical engineering, industrial automation and software announced the foundation of the Open Industry 4.0 Alliance. With this cooperation, the companies want to overcome proprietary solutions and give a decisive…
Off-line lab measurements of pH are often used for process control instead of in-line measurements. But as a hot process sample cools, its pH can change significantly. Relying on pH measurement of ambient temperature samples can lead to inappropriate and…
Air Liquide Engineering & Construction (Frankfurt, Germany; www.engineering-airliquide.com) entered into a partnership with Samsung Engineering, for the front-end engineering and design (FEED) study of a methanol production plant for Sarawak Petchem, a state-owned oil and gas firm established and owned…
Sandvik Group (Stockholm, Sweden; www.home.sandvik.com) announced that IBM is collaborating with Sandvik Mining and Rock Technology to develop IIoT (Industrial Internet of Things), advanced analytics and artificial intelligence to realize safety, maintenance, productivity and operational efficiency in the mining industry.…
Irkutsk Polymer Plant, LLC has selected Univation Technologies’ (Houston; www.univation.com) UNIPOL PE Technology for a polyethylene (PE) plant to be located in Ust-Kut, Irkutsk region, in the Russian Federation. The new plant is slated to produce 650,000 metric tons per…
GE Healthcare (Chicago; www.gehealthcare.com) and Rockwell Automation (Milwaukee, Wis.; www.rockwellautomation.com) are combining their automation, IT and single-use solution expertise to create new digital bioprocessing operations capabilities. The two companies will help biopharmaceutical manufacturers create flexible and scalable facilities, focused on…
The VacTest line of vacuum measurement equipment comprises a comprehensive portfolio of active vacuum gages and controllers to allow a wide measurement range from 1600 to 5 × 10-10 millibars, covering all vacuum levels with accuracy. Both analog and digital…
Adjustment and control of moisture levels in solid materials is a critical aspect in the manufacture of many chemical products. Drying can be defined as the vaporization and removal of water or other liquids from a solution, suspension, or other…