08.04.2014
- Because of technical challenges and limited infrastructure, carbon dioxide, used for years to force crude oil out of old wells, likely will not replace water in hydraulic...
04.04.2014
- Linde Canada, subsidiary of the German gases and engineering group, has acquired shares in two Canadian companies, Oxygene Sorel-Tracy (OST) and Soudure Industrielle du Richlieu...
02.04.2014
- Always Adapting - Since their early days, when they were made of rawhide, radial shaft seals, rotary shaft seals or lip seals - all different names for the same component - have...
02.04.2014
- Speed Through Standardization - Chemical company Evonik has been pursuing a holistic approach to plant planning for years. Strictly defined XML files within a very modular working...
02.04.2014
- Soaring Costs - For a rising number of chemical companies, an increasingly profitable market is the sale of chemicals to aid the extraction of oil and gas from deep and...
02.04.2014
- Dow-Mitsui Chlor-Alkali, the joint venture of U.S. chemical giant Dow Chemical and Japan's Mitsui & Co, has started full-scale, commercial production at Freeport, Texas. The jv...
02.04.2014
- Linde and Shell Global Solutions have signed an Enterprise Framework Agreement (EFA) to jointly build ethane crackers worldwide. The ten-year pact, covering licensing, engineering...
02.04.2014
- Sustainable Management of Resources - Water is the origin of all life and is extremely important to each and every one of us. That is why, in 1993, the United Nations introduced an...
01.04.2014
- The liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility of U.S. olefins producer Williams at Plymouth, Washington, was rocked by an explosion and fire on Mar. 31. The company said the facility...
31.03.2014
- Recovering from the Economic Crisis - The European plastics industry will have to overcome some major challenges in the near future and work hard to maintain its leadership...
