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Weekly Round Up
23 May 2012 |
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INFOLABEL - Process Filter Systems for the Chemicals Industry
Timm Elektronik - Control, Measurement and Data Processing Systems for the Petroleum and Chemical Industries
Elring Klinger - Customized High-Performance PTFE Plastic Components
Ekström & Son - Pressure Vessels, Columns and Shell Tube Heat Exchangers
Buflovak - Rotating and Vacuum Thermal Process Equipment
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LEWA CEO Joins the Economic Senate
Bernd M. Stütz, CEO of LEWA, has been named a senator after a decision was made by the Presidium and Board of the Economic Senate. Professor Dr. Annette Schavan, Federal Minister of Education and Science, presented the certificate at a festive celebration at the end of March 2012, in Berlin.
Make Your Work Environment Safer with ISP Safety Hooks
Using safety hooks from Intrepid Safety Products (ISP) makes it extremely easy to suspend cables, electrical wires, hoses and other work lines.
Make Your Workplace Safer with ISP Manhole Signs
Working closely with one of our customers in the chemical industries, we set up a pilot study to improve the safety around manholes in shutdowns.
The Witte Company Provides Flexibility In Dryer, Cooler, Screener, Classifier Placement
Process equipment manufacturer The Witte Company, Washington, New Jersey, offers optional vibration isolators on its line of vibrating process equipment.
Prize Awarded to LEWA as Top Innovator
LEWA has been identified as one of the top innovators among the midsize companies by corporate consulting company Munich Strategy Group.
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Economic and Effective Safety Gate Solutions
Intrepid Safety Products (ISP) is the European distributor for Intrepid Safety Gates. After joint development between Dow Chemical and Intrepid Industries in 1980 many major companies in...
24,100l UN Portable Tank
Tank Service is a quality supplier of new and used portable tanks for bulk liquid transportation, and for storage or process...
Compressor Surge Prevention Control Implemented on DeltaV DCS
Continuous Control Solutions (CCS) specialises in industrial turbo-machinery control challenges for different types of...
Planex System: New Patented Horizontal Paddle Vacuum Dryer
Planex System: New Patented Horizontal Paddle Vacuum...
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Intelligent chemistry for mining: BASF invests in R&D
As new finds decline, the mining industry is looking to chemical companies to maximise the value of low-grade deposits. Julian Turner talks to David Timms, business director for performance chemicals Australia & New Zealand, and Dr John Farrow of the Australian Mineral Research Centre, about pushing the boundaries of intelligent chemistry for mining.
Stirring up the biofuel mix
The world's thirst for biofuel is growing but there is a clear conflict of interests when it comes to land use. With rising food prices as much of a global issue as climate change and energy security, Dr Gareth Evans finds out why recent chemical advances to help improve biofuel production could not be timelier.
Green chemistry and the future of biofuels
As the importance of biofuels increase, scientists are working to refine the chemical methods of their production. Chris Lo explores some of the most promising recent innovations that are improving the chances of biofuels tapping into the mainstream.
Storing for the future – battery chemicals
Battery technology is now an area with significant R&D resources being poured into it. Muriel Axford finds out how chemical companies are among the leaders in developing the new generation of materials needed to store the energy required for powering thousands of products, from mobile phones and medical devices to cars.
Mainstream chemicals: Enhancing oil recovery
Chemicals are now being relied upon to recover oil reserves as demand for the black stuff grows. Sarah Blackman finds out first-hand how surfactant-based technology is being used to retrieve trapped oil from hard to reach places inside a reservoir and how this process compares to other methods.
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Fawley Refinery and Petrochemical Plant, Hampshire
Fawley Refinery and Petrochemical Plant, located in Fawley, Hampshire, is the largest integrated facility of its kind in the UK.
Braskem Idesa Integrated Polyethylene Production Plant, Veracruz
Braskem-Idesa is building a new integrated polyethylene production plant in Mexico. The project, named Ethylene XXI, will be the largest private petrochemical facility in Mexico.
SOCC Aluminium Alkyls Facility, Al Jubail
Saudi Organometallic Chemicals Company (SOCC) is building a new aluminium alkyls production facility in Jubail Industrial City in Al Sharqiya, Saudi Arabia.
Ca Mau Fertiliser Plant, Khánh An
Ca Mau Fertiliser Plant is located in Khánh An, in the district of U Minh of the Ca Mau province, in southern Vietnam. Construction started in July 2008.
Abengoa Cellulosic Ethanol Biorefinery, Kansas
Spain-based company Abengoa Bioenergy (Abengoa) is constructing a commercial scale integrated biorefinery for the production of ethanol from lignocellulosic biomass in Kansas.
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