Process Technology
In line with its customer-oriented corporate strategy, BASF has expanded its capacities for ethylene oxide and ethylene oxide derivatives at the Belgian Verbund site in Antwerp. The investment increases BASF's production capacity for the corresponding products by about 400,000 metric tons per year. The investment of more than €500 million includes a second world-scale production line for ethylene...
Clariant has officially inaugurated its new and state-of-the-art halogen-free flame retardants production facility in Daya Bay, Huizhou, in China. The investment of CHF 60 million in the plant's first production line gives local customers access to novel and sustainable Exolit OP flame retardants. It also brings strong technical expertise to support the continued growth of engineering plastics...
Biesterfeld Spezialchemie, a business unit of the Biesterfeld Group, is bundling its business in the three overarching clusters "Industrial", "Consumer" and "Healthcare" with immediate effect. With the new structure and a newly created management level of Global Business Directors, the Group, which is one of the leading international distributors, intends to strategically drive forward its...
Covestro broke ground on its new Thermoplastic Polyurethanes (TPU) production site in Zhuhai, China. The investment had been announced in February. The new site will be built in three phases and is expected to achieve up to a maximum annual production capacity of 120,000 tons of TPU after the final phase of expansion. The mechanical completion of the first phase is estimated for 2025. This will...
Solvay and Shanghai Shengjian Environment Technology have signed a strategic partnership framework agreement to strengthen their business relations and expand into new markets. Based on over ten years of mutual success in important segments of the semiconductor, FPD, solar power and other growth industries, the partners will intensify their collaboration across all fields of new product and new...
At Fakuma from October 17 to 21, 2023 in Friedrichshafen, Sikora will be presenting solutions for quality control in the pipe and hose and plastics industries. The trade show appearance is fully in line with the motto "Ideas, Passion, Future", which the company has developed on the occasion of its 50th anniversary. The modularly developed "Purity Scanner Advanced" system demonstrates how plastic...
BASF has broken ground for a syngas plant at its Verbund site in Zhanjiang, China. The new world-scale production plant, which is fully integrated into the Verbund site, is scheduled to come on stream in 2025. The chemicals group will use new process concepts in the syngas plant to reduce CO2 emissions compared with conventional syngas plants, thus contributing to the company's sustainability...
Cremer Sustainable Foods PTE is a new plant-based food production facility in Singapore and a joint venture between Cremer Nutrition (Germany) and Temasek (Singapore). With approval from the European Commission in December 2021, Cremer and Temasek's Asia Sustainable Foods platform have laid the foundation for Cremer Sustainable Foods in Singapore. The joint venture's first plant-based products...
5.9 grams - The extremely low weight of the Shoulderflex bottle was the deciding factor for this year’s jury of the German Packaging Prize in the “Sustainability” category. That is because the Shoulderflex makes a crucial contribution towards reducing the carbon footprint of water bottlers by yielding material savings of up to 50 per cent compared to conventional 0.5-litre water bottles on the...
The new rotary vane vacuum pump R5 RA 0520 A from Busch increases energy savings by up to 25%. It features a compact and hygienic design, reduced heat emissions, and enables faster and easier maintenance. The optional Ecotorque variable speed drive provides up to 50% additional energy savings and a 20% increase in pumping speed. The proven R5 RA from Busch now comes in an improved version with a...
